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23 November 2001 |
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NewsACTU Executive To Mark Union Bounce BackBy Noel Hester
Next week unions look to bounce back from the disappointment of the re-election of an anti-worker government when the ACTU Executive meets to formulate a positive agenda for the next year. The Liberals may have conned their way to victory in the Federal election but there are some issues that are not going to melt away. Prominent on that list is the issue of worker entitlements. The Feltex dispute highlights the inadequacy of the Howard Government's quick and empty fix on this vital concern of workers. Priorities at the ACTU exec will be the setting of the work program for next year with a focus on delegates education, improving the rights of casuals and improving protection of entitlements. The ALP's defeat will also be on the agenda with the ACTU making its contribution to the debate by the wider labour movement as we find a way forward for labour politically. This week ACTU Secretary Greg Combet pointed out that the relationship between unions and Labor has been defined more by the Coalition than by the labour movement. 'John Howard, as a student of the Menzies period, knows that the conservatives can dominate when the labour movement is divided. That is why he denigrates unions and ridicules Labor politicians with a union background. Labor has been defensive about the issue, whereas a positive approach is needed,' he said. 'Those in the labour movement who argue that the Labor-union relationship should be jettisoned altogether should consider the issues very carefully indeed. They should look to build on the strengths of the relationship, rather than condemn it for its weaknesses.'
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   Interview: Civilising CapitalPeter Butler is a global investor with a difference. He believes that environment, shareholder democracy and workers rights make good business sense. Industrial: All In The Family In his opening submission to the landmark case, ACTU assistant secretary Richard Marles argues working hours are vital to life. Unions: Saving CinderellaIt is a modern day fairy tale - a Cinderella from the suburbs, worked like a slave from morning to night injured and then abandoned. International: Recognising ChinaGough Whitlam draws the links, past and present, between recognition of China and the continuing struggle to achieve a genuinely inclusive Australian democracy. History: The Speakers SquareA new book lifts the lid on Melbourne's radical past - including the soapboxes that dotted the city in the 1890s. Economics: Back to the PackThe big story in this year’s State of the States League Table is the end of the long reign of New South Wales at the top of the heap. Satire: Man Reneges On Promise To Leave The Country If Howard Re-ElectedA Sydney man has decided he won’t leave Australia despite the re-election of the Howard Government. Review: When Hippes Meet Unionists A new book investigates how links between politics and culture reached a high point in the 1970s
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