Issue No 102 | 13 July 2001 | |
Letters to the EditorStrained Relations
Dear Comrades, I have been suprised that union delegates have been given so much short shrift for making criticism of the Labor Party and advancing other minor parties such as The Greens. There is no arguing that the workers movement has a history entwined with that of the Labor Party, but how entwined are the two now? Sure, compared to the coalition the Labor Party is enlightened on industrial relations and those efforts should be supported. But then again there is the Labor Right that blurs the distinction between the conservatives and the Labor Party. It could explain why young unionists, such as myself, see the Greens as the alternative. As compensation demonstrations in Sydney suggest- it is wrong to think of the union movement and the Labor Party as part and parcel. David Grant
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Interview: Jolly Green Giant Senator Bob Brown on the upcoming federal poll, balances of power and what the Greens can teach the trade union movement. Workplace: Call Centre Takeover Theresa Davison brings us this real-life story from the coal face of the call centre industry. E-Change: 1.2 Community � The Ultimate Network Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel look at the potential for network technologies to reconnect communities. International: Child's Play Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has recently entered a new alliance with the Child Labour Schools Company to support a project for child labourers in India. History: Flowers to the Rebels Faded With the departure of our own Wobbly, a look at the development of the Wobblies in Australia and their view of Labor politicians and the work ethic seems timely. East Timor: A Dirty Little War In this extract from his new book, John Martinkus recounts the scenes in Dili immediately following the independence ballot. Satire: Telstra Share Failure Ends City-Bush Divide: Everybody Screwed Equally Communications Minister Richard Alston today claimed that the government had fulfilled its promise to ensure that the bush was not disproportionately disadvantaged by Telstra's privatisation. Review: Cheesy Management Currently climbing Australian best-seller lists is the 'life-changing' motivational book 'Who Moved My Cheese?' Rowan Cahill has a nibble but doesn't like the taste.
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