Lee Sustar, Chicago
Call it the wishbone strategy — grab hold of a big part of the labour movement, give a hard pull and hope to end up with the biggest piece. That's the method of the seven-union Change to Win coalition, whose three biggest
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On August 15, 1949 a national coal strike by Australian miners ended after Labour premier Ben Chifley used military force to break the strike.
The miners had been demanding a pay rise, a shorter working week, and better conditions in the pits. Two
Colin Hughes, Apartaderos
The old man carries his X-ray across the brand spanking new clinic. He enters the specialists' room and is given the news he is to be flown to Cuba within five days for a life-saving operation.
Three days earlier, the
Navigating FlindersBy Don ReidDirected by Christopher HurrellStarring Drew Forsythe, Jonathan Gavin & Ksenja LogosEnsemble Theatre, SydneyUntil August 27
REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE
There must have been a conspiracy to make Australian history boring
The following is abridged from a July 27 article by Thamrin Ananda, the chairperson of the Acehnese Popular Democratic Resistance Front (FPDRA).
The negotiations between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to resolve the Aceh
CANBERRA — One-hundred-and-fifty Community and Public Sector Union members rallied on August 5 alongside Department of Employment and Workplace Relations workers who are campaigning to have their certified agreement ratified. The rally marched
MELBOURNE — Brunswick Town Hall was full for Melbourne's Global Solidarity Fiesta on July 30. An annual event now in its fourth year, this Green Left Weekly fundraiser was, once again, a great night out.
Guests heard greetings from Joan Doyle
Protecting the business environment
"The US Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect the public from tens of thousands of toxic compounds because it has not gathered data on the health risks of most industrial chemicals, according to a
Andrew Lowenthal
"What floor are you going to?", a woman asks as a group of 20 activists cram their way into the lift. "Seventeen." "Oh, no you're not!", she shouts and attempts to block the buttons. The activists scramble to another lift and she
Alison Dellit
On August 30, the fifth annual Forbes Global CEO Conference will be opened with a cocktail party at the Opera House. As well as hosts PM John Howard and Steve Forbes, this collection of the world's wealthiest scumbags will be greeted
Lynda Hansen, Brisbane
On August 3, about 600 Qbuild workers across Queensland voted to implement work bans on administrative work as part of their campaign for a new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA).
Qbuild is the agency responsible for
Girma Belay, a 52-year-old Ethiopian refugee who has lived in London for 12 years, was detained for six days in connection with the London bombings. He told the August 4 Guardian that he was at a friend's apartment when officers burst in and forced
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