Mobil vs unions in Altona
MELBOURNE: The first big dispute in Victoria within the framework of the new federal Workplace Relations Act (WRA) has erupted at the Mobil cracker …
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For a real campaign to shorten the working week
It may seem a little ironic, but after presiding over the greatest effective increase of working hours this century, the ALP is now finally …
Rebuild the labour movement!
We need a fighting union leadership The passing of the Industrial Relations Bill took place without a blush. Yet the passing of this bill …
ACI dispute: Anatomy of a 19 week struggle
MAGNIFICENT STRUGGLE OF ACI WORKERS ENDS IN PARTIAL VICTORY MELBOURNE: The nineteen week struggle by locked out maintenance workers from the ACI glass factory …
The way forward: Dump capitalism – Build socialism
What is happening to our national public health system is a huge crime. The cuts are literally killing, infecting and effectively torturing many patients …
The 50,000-strong Canberra rally
The significance of last month’s rally in Canberra has been drowned in moral effluvia by the media and politicians. Peter Reith [Industrial Relations Minister] …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
