Dam the Howard tidal wave
The media has turned the brief occupation of parliament house into a riot and has used the clash to try and discredit the struggle against the budget and the Workplace...
Pilots defeat: Unions will pay the price
With the end of the pilot’s dispute, another chapter of shame closes for the leadership of the Australian labour movement. Their role in this episode has been nothing short of...
Pilots step up action
Striking Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) members have over the last couple of weeks staged protest demonstrations against Bob Hawke, the Labor government and the airline in various locations....
1989 pilots dispute: Defend the right to strike
The recent court decision against the Pilots Federation, with the threat of $10 million fines has profound implications for every worker in Australia. It has effectively confirmed that it is...
Pilots defy the odds
As the pilot’s dispute moves into its fourth month, still only 10% of the airlines own planes are flying. In frustration Tourism Minister Holding has put forward the idea that...
Support the pilots’ victory!
A heavy defeat for the pilots would be a victory for all union busters and for all those who want workers to pay for the economic crisis. The airline companies...
Pilots dispute: Armed forces, civil action…
The pilots dispute is the most important since the Hawke government came to power in 1983. The government’s main strategy has been to make the workers pay for the capitalist...