A short story by Craig Cormick
A shell explodes overhead. Bright. Like a star. It startles Private O'Connor awake. His eyes snap open wide. Staring around quickly. He sees the snow and icy mud of the trench. Sees Private Duigan staring at him. Like
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Picket greets Howard
ROCKHAMPTON — A hastily convened picket on April 15, attended by 40 trade unionists and environmentalists, told PM John Howard he is not welcome in central Queensland. Although armed only with conviction and placards, the
Fremantle wharfies' picket stays strong
By Sean Martin-Iverson
FREMANTLE—Protest action continues on the Fremantle docks despite a brutal paramilitary-style attack by police at 2.30am on April 16. The baton-wielding police outnumbered
By Jane Beckmann
NEWCASTLE — Patrick Stevedores has closed down its Newcastle terminal saying it can't guarantee the safety of the workers. This follows several victories for the picket line here. The first victory came on April 13 when Patrick
Strength in solidarity
While the Howard government and Patrick Stevedores are doing their best to smash the Maritime Union of Australia in an exercise which threatens the rights and conditions of all workers, the wharfies are receiving widespread
It has come!
BLAAAAH!
This verbal explosion occurred just as I was about to take in my day's surfeit of news. I was the speaker of that BLAAAAH, and my utterance was noted by many of those around me. These same people quickly turned
Solidarity with MUA!
[The following statement was adopted by the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference in Sydney at Easter.] This conference endorses and applauds the regional campaign of political solidarity with the Maritime Union of Australia
By Chris Slee and Ben Courtice
Australian Taxation Office workers have rejected an attempt by management to push through a non-union agency agreement. Some 62% of general employees, (those in the lowest seven levels of the public service
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