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Issue No. 156 | 11 October 2002 |
Work and the Meaning of Life
Interview: The Wet One Bad Boss: Like A Bastard Unions: Demolition Derby Corporate: The Bush Doctrine Politics: American Jihad Health: Secret Country Review: Walking On Water Culture: TCF Poetry: The UQ Stonewall
Muslims Snubbed in Discrimination Laws Workplace Racism Rife Post S11 Qantas Directors Bust Wages Freeze Dad�s the Word For Steelworkers Funeral Workers Dig in Their Heels Unions Expose Truth Of McDonalds� People Promise Gay and Lesbians Workers To Meet VTHC Urges Compassion For Colombian Refugees New Zealand Workers Win Paid Parental Leave WorkCover Inspectors Off the Road Unions On Call For Working Young
The Soapbox Postcard Month In Review The Locker Room Bosswatch Wobbly
Direct Voting Rights Iraq is a Gobalisation Issue Too Letter to George Dubya WTO and Schools Casual Thought
Labor Council of NSW |
News Gay and Lesbians Workers To Meet
Late and One day registrations are still being accepted. Unionists everywhere - from Belgium to Bangladesh - are descending upon Sydney with the aid of a generous scholarship program for global strategising and action planning from 31 October to 2 November. Nine out of ten international trade union federations for particular industry groups, in addition to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU and the ACTU) have now endorsed Workers Out. Coordinating the sharing of stories and campaigns amongst unionists who speak a dozen different languages has been a difficult task for the Workers Out Organising Committee, but the program reflects the task has been achieved. Topics to be covered range from coming out to colleagues to disabilities and sexuality. If that doesn't interest you, you can try your hand at transgender organising in Canada and US or debate the role of parliamentary representatives working towards workplace rights reform. Workers Out will feature a 3-course dinner on Friday 1 November at Sydney University's 'Darlington Centre' (alcohol included, tickets still available). Following the conference a free mini festival of queer-themed documentaries will be screened. To top the agenda off there are industry and interest group caucuses taking place across the four days and nights of Workers Out. These range from Education and Public Sector caucus' to the first ever Australian Rainbow Labor conference. In the tradition of the Olympics (the conference is timed to coincide with the Gay Games) speakers from Quebec, who will host the 2006 Gay Games in Montreal, will close the conference. To register for one day ($120 full, $60 concession) or the whole conference ($360, $180) act now by visiting www.workersout.com Reserve conference dinner tickets $75 full, $50 concession by emailing [email protected]
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