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Issue No. 144 | 12 July 2002 |
The Lotto Economy
Interview: Capital in Crisis Industrial: No Sweat Bad Boss: Super Spam History: Living Treasures International: Axis of Evil Solidarity: Pride of Place Technology: The Art of Cyber-Unionism Poetry: The Masochism Tango Satire: Foxtel-Optus Merger 'Anti-Repetitive' Review: Bob Carr's Thoughtlines
Sweat Shops � Coming To A Street Near You Glassworkers Walk for the Umpire Drivers Frozen Out by Corporate Spin Coca-Cola Brews Storm In A Tea Cup Bush Prepares for War on the Wharves Safety Summit A Hit With Unions Beattie Faces Bargaining Face-Off Casual Work Exploits � Catholic Church Agency More Effort Required On Disabled Workers Protecting Security Officers From Disease
The Soapbox The Locker Room Bosswatch Postcard Week in Review
GST Agenda Amanda's Mediocrity Capital Ideas
Labor Council of NSW |
Letters to the Editor Capital Ideas
A comment on something the Libs have overlooked in their quest for the Liberal "Holy Grail" (voluntary self funded slaves) Unlike their misguided view of life, we in Australia WORK FOR A LIVING, we do not LIVE FOR WORK. Therein lies a basic difference in business operators and "EMPLOYEES". We rent our time and skill to obtain a reasonable life for "OUR FAMILIES" not the employers. Employers only hire a person if it will make them a "PROFIT". What is wrong with the employee doing the same? We work to enhance our lives and in doing so we, through "OUR SKILL" bring wealth and prosperity to those we "CHOOSE" to rent our labour to. Tony Abbott would have us believe that we should be grateful to have a job. I say we are the skilled workers that he and his unions (employers and chambers of commerce etc.)need to make the country work. We are the ones with the ability make laws through OUR politicians that will leave Abbott and such greedy heartless tyrants on the other end of the stick. Abbott follows Howard's style of Divide, Start several fights and asign blame to workers. This has to addressed and reversed if we are to move forward as skilled work force in a 'Clever Country". I asked Ursula Stephens, at a recent dinner where she was speaking, What will the federal labor party do to ensure state Labor Premiers can never send mounted police against a picket line as happened in Victoria. She had no answer, but agreed something must be done. These and many other issues including instruction for our own pollies on the "Separation of Powers ACT" that supposedly stops ministers interfering with the police and Judiciary and vice versa. I hope we can someday all be working towards a better and smarter future. Fighting achieves nothing but negotiation and compromise by all parties achives continued prosperity for all. Regards: Lance Fearne. Pres. Narooma Branch Country Labor
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