NSW firefighters fight inequities
By Frances Sheehan
SYDNEY — A mass meeting of members of the NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union (FBEU) voted on August 6 to continue a campaign of industrial action over inequities in death and disability
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Southern Cross Uni dispute continues
By Nick Fredman
LISMORE — On August 4, staff at Southern Cross University stopped work for the second time since enterprise bargaining negotiations broke down in May. Staff unions and the Student
European elections provide some shocks
By François Vercammen
The June elections to the European Parliament sent a major shock wave through the political system. In Italy, the presidents of four parties have resigned. Social democrats in
The National Union of Students (NUS) was formed in 1987. From its inception, it has been dominated by members of the Labor Party, particularly members of the National Organisation of Labor Students (NOLS). How the left should approach NUS has been
Australian Prisoners' Union formed
By Sean Healy
On July 17, prisoners' rights activists launched a new organisation, the Australian Prisoners' Union. The launch took place at the 15th anniversary function for Breakout, a design and printing
They jail trade unionists in Indonesia
Last week, Green Left Weekly's MAX LANE spoke to Indonesian labour leader DITA SARI, who was released from jail on July 3 after serving three years of a five-year sentence for organising workers to fight for
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So John Laws and other shock jocks, such as Jeremy Cordeux, are being investigated for doing deals with corporate interests in exchange for favourable comments on their products and services?
The general population may be vaguely
Adelaide
Rally — Wed Aug 11, 12.30pm, Victoria Square, City. Ph 8212 3155.
Green Left Weekly forum — "Sink or swim? The unions' struggle against Reith's second wave". Wed Aug 25, 7pm, Resistance Centre, 1st fl, 34 Hindley St, City. Ph 8231
Queensland NTEU takes action
By Justin Randell and Adam Baker
BRISBANE — Academics, students and general staff have taken action for better enterprise bargaining agreements at the University of Queensland, Griffith University and Queensland
Burmese students remember August 8
By Sean Healy
August 8 is the 11th anniversary of the 1988 uprising in Burma. On the 8/8/88, the entire country rose up against the corrupt and brutal regime of General Ne Win, in power since a military coup in
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