Sue Bolton
The Labor Party has again undercut the union movement's campaign against the Coalition government's plans for broad-sweeping attacks on workers' rights.
On July 29, in response to a journalist's question about whether a Labor
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Bernie Stephens, Harare
The finding by UN Special Envoy Anna Tibaijuka that Operation Murambatsvina (drive out rubbish) — the bulldozing of informal settlements — has left up to 3.3 million Zimbabweans "deeper in poverty, deprivation and
Speaking at an event in New Mexico on July 23 to promote her new book My Life So Far, actor and activist Jane Fonda announced that she was joining the movement to oppose the war in Iraq. "I've decided I'm coming out. I have not taken a stand on any
On August 4, 90% of nurses went on strike across Fiji after the government failed to agree to agree to their demands. The nurses are demanding a wage rise and are refusing to accept a pay cut due to a recent overpayment. Labour minister Kenneth Zinck
Dick Nichols
The death on July 26 of renowned French Marxist historian Pierre Broue after a long and painful battle with cancer closes the life of one of European Trotskyism's most remarkable figures.
Born in 1926 into a family of deeply
John Pilger, London
The latest bombings in London have produced a strange political atmosphere here; I cannot recall anything like it. A truth is struggling to be heard. It is being said guardedly, apologetically. Occasionally, a member of the
Federico Fuentes, Caracas
With a firm date, December 4, set for Bolivia's presidential elections, the left is discussing how to best approach the current political situation.
The elections were won through a popular uprising in May-June, which
Sue Bull, Ballarat
At a meeting on August 5, 90 National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members employed at Ballarat University vowed to fight any attempts by their administration to stand them down for bans imposed as part of a dispute over a new
On July 27, a 100-strong protest of mostly women textile workers in the south-eastern province of Kerman was brutally attacked by security forces. The workers at the Asia Wool-Spinning Company are owed up to 3 million Tomans (about $3500) in unpaid
Sibylle Kaczorek, Sydney
On August 2, Sister Susan Connelly, assistant director of the Mary MacKillop Institute for East Timor Studies, said that "fairness" should be the overarching principle in the David versus Goliath stand-off that
The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) will embark on an indefinite strike from August 8 in support of its demands for a living wage. This follows a three-day strike that began on July 27, along with large marches in most major cities. On
"Workplaces can be distressing for gay men and lesbians. Many attempt to hide their sexuality, which is difficult and demoralising, and they may live in fear of being found out. For those who are 'out' the treatment they receive can lead to
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