Subject: Melbourne Sympathy Orchestra The unit attended a performance of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, and observed the following:
1. For considerable periods, the oboe players had nothing to do. Their number should be reduced and their work
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By Ben Courtice
HOBART — The long-running wages campaign by Tasmanias non-nursing health workers has taken a bitter turn. On July 17, the state Liberal government announced a 5.5% pay rise for 20,000 public servants, but not for members of the
By Sujatha Fernandes in India
On July 11, a 500-strong armed squad of the Ranvir Sena descended on Barki Kharaon, a village in the Bhojpur district of Bihar, in a four-hour attack that left 22 people dead and 52 injured. Ten huts were also burned
By Jill Hickson
The Cuban Freedom and Democratic Solidarity Act, better known as the Helms-Burton Act, is causing a major rift between the US and governments all over the world. On July 16 President Bill Clinton was forced to delay implementation
Until the mid-1940s, apprentices were forced to undertake their training at night and unpaid, often after long shifts of work. The Melbourne Apprentices Committee was set up to campaign for the paid, daytime, training of apprentices. GEORGE CRAWFORD
The following is abridged from a speech given by first-year apprentice carpenter HILLARI LOGAN to a Youth Wages and Conditions forum organised by the Victorian TAFE Student and Apprentices Network (VTSAN) at Trades Hall in Melbourne on July 18. Under
Detroit strike a test for unions
By Barry Sheppard
July 13 was the first anniversary of the Detroit newspaper strike, which is the most important labour struggle taking place in the United States today. This war of attrition pits 2000 workers
By Michael Bramwell
FREMANTLE — July 26 marked the fifth anniversary of the Kirkis shipping disaster. The Kirkis, an unseaworthy ship not inspected by unions, broke up off the WA coast, spilling 20,000 tonnes of oil into the Indian Ocean. To mark
According to a paper published by Dr Allan Brown from the Griffith University school of economics, Australia spends just 0.16% of gross national product on public broadcasting (the same as Canada) compared to Britain, which spends 0.32%. Not
CHARLESTON, Illinois, USA — Union members locked out for five months at Trailmobile Corporation here have ratified a new contract which turns back all company demands for concessions and makes gains in wages and other improvements. Members of
By Eva Cheng
The Prison Activist Resource Centre and the Institute of Global Communication on July 4 released information concerning the plight of 25 activists in six Chinese provinces or cities. Three workers — Chen Gang, Peng Shi and Liu
By Peter Montague
Bill Gaffey's work is finished. He died suddenly of a heart attack at age 71 on October 6, 1995, in St Louis. As a result, his libel lawsuit against Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly, and its editor, Peter Montague, has been
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