By James Vassilopoulos
After a month of mass pickets, wharfies are back at work at the major Patrick operations, following the Maritime Union of Australia's win in the High Court. Mick O'Leary, national organiser of the MUA, told Green Left Weekly
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Communist Party's vision to change Japan
KIMITOSHI MORIHARA, vice-head of the Japanese Communist Party's international
department, took part in the Asia Pacific Solidarity Conference in Sydney
over Easter. He outlined the JCP's analysis
By Jon Land
The Timorese National Convention, held on April 23-27 in the Portuguese town of Peniche, has been hailed by participants as an overwhelming success. The 218 delegates, representing the main East Timorese political and cultural
By Peter Montagu
A new study concludes that this has been the warmest century in 600 years, and that the hottest years during this century have been 1990, 1995 and 1997 (New York Times, April 28; Nature, April 23). This is further evidence that
Emile Habibi: I stayed in HaifaSBS, Wednesday, May 20, 8pm (7.30pm in SA) Preview by Jennifer Thompson
Ironically, the life and work of Arab Israeli and Palestinian writer Emile Habibi is not well known in the English-speaking world precisely
Palestine: Story of a landThree-part documentary seriesPart 1, SBS, Monday, May 18, 8pm (7.30pm in SA) Preview by Jennifer Thompson
In a sea of versions of the Arab-Israeli conflict, timed for Israel's 50th year, this collection of rare pictures
PADDY CRUMLIN is the Maritime Union of Australia assistant national secretary. He was interviewed for Green Left Weekly by ANA KAILIS and IGGY KIM. Question: Where does the dispute go now, after the High Court decision and the return to work?
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May Day has been a day of celebration of working-class struggles and victories, and of protest against the ongoing exploitation of working people, for 112 years. This year it was marked amidst an economic crisis across Asia, general strikes in
Strike leader to challenge Hoffa Jr in Teamster election
By Barry Sheppard
Ken Hall was a key leader, along with former Teamster president Ron Carey, of the victorious strike the Teamsters Union waged against the United Parcel Service (UPS)
German solidarity against Jabiluka uranium mine
The following "Declaration of Solidarity" was adopted at an April 17-19 conference of the German anti-nuclear movement attended by activists from more than 40 cities. The Nationwide Conference of the
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) construction division has called a national strike for May 20 to protest against the government and the building industry bosses' attempt to strip back national building industry awards.
'A small group of loafers'
By James Vassilopoulos
In the year to September 30, 1997, one of the directors of Lang Corporation, the parent company of Patrick Stevedores, was paid a salary of more than $800,000. This director achieved world's best
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