
Issue No 107		17 August 2001

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Belly's Back!

Belly's shout!

Well in some ways it proved my point appearing in its unspelt form my hot headed response to a middle class letter going right over the heads of most workers put me in my place and highlighted the view ,what in the hell s this bloke doing on our page?.

Any night you may find me late home spending hours compiling reports to the rank and file I serve and sending e mails to many different places.

Then home to my own PC to print out what I can distribute from this page to the rank and file.

About 60 hour weeks , I am no saint , no middle class dreamer for workers rights , my union fights for and ensures we get those rights.

Its more what unions or some of the members of some of them are not doing that concerns me,reith is a rude word in my house , he could not rely on the water in my bladder to help should he catch on fire, but I owe it to my union and everyone's union to tell him so in a decent manner.

Kicking the hell out of his car?are we mad? My solidarity is not for such half witted acts that damage the whole movement and our great white hope the federal ALP.

People who should be in unions are not ,they see us all in this light.

The left has often done extremely well be the movement as a whole , and got plenty of support when needed but this is a crime against the workers , its bloody stupid, and a betrayal.

Unions need to use the net, promote it in the ranks, every delegate should always sell his union always be on duty and on display as a trade unionist act like one always.

My union cut ties with Carrs Fifedom over workcover we stood for the most Important people in the world ,workers.

In truth I challenge weakness in others we should be solid now make the battle shorter, next ALP conference will see more VW,s parked near the town hall , motions to free the mice from rat traps will flood the floor.

Shirts showing the very best of the communist world [ dead ones] will be on show but is it good for the workers?.

This poorly educated worker knows we too must change to survive, we must get on board a third way stay solid with workers but think a bit more like the 78%who are not yet union members.

I cannot spell, wear singlets, say what I think rather to honestly, but I know and have proved service gets members , my workplace went from 70%membership [ a government department ] back to 100%and will stay there.

Three magic words get union members ,service, service service.

Belly

And buy your own, I cant offered Chardonnay

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Issue 107 contents

Interview: What's The Deal?
Labor's IR spokesman Arch Bevis explains how a Beazley Government will rebuild our broken system.

E-Change: 2.3 The State of the Union
White hope or white elephant? The future of trade unions is by no means guaranteed in the networked society.

Industrial: Into the 21st Century
ACTU President Sharan Burrow looks at the landmark deal delivering workers 12 months paid maternity leave.

Unions: The Black Hole
Jim Marr goes inside Stellar to discover the human cost of a management philosophy that says: you are on your own.

History: The Age of Dissent
The Sydney Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History has organised a Conference on Social Protest Movements and the Labour Movement, 1965-1975.

Media: ABC and the Knowledge Nation
Tony Moore looks at how the national broadcaster's fortunes are closely linked to the Knowledge Nation Agenda

International: Brazil�s C.U.T. - When Big Is Beautiful
The CFMEU�s Phil Davey drops in on Brazil�s equivalent to the ACTU, the Central Unica Dos Trabalhadores (CUT).

Satire: Bracks Disputes Cabramatta tag
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has called for a national council to decide on a location for Australia's drug capital.

Review: Globalisation Is Globalisation
In an extract from his book, Christopher Shiel argues that the official Australian perspective on globalisation is strikingly narrow.

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» WorkCover Report Delayed Two More Weeks

» Unrest in Hospitals Over Contracting Out

» Paid Baby Leave Sparks New Family Push

» Nurses Pay Action Hots Up

» Costello's Couriers March to Canberra

» 'Man Who Worked Too Hard' Wins Back Job

» Soldiers Suffer Dodgy Bog

» Union Backs Call For Safety Review

» Cleaner Wins Annual Leave Rights Dispute

» Tip Top's Not the One

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