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A Dry Argument
It�s interesting to watch the way the mainstream media has handled the devastating drought that has laid waste much of rural New South Wales.
Interview: Life After Keating
Labor's foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd looks at the world and wonders what might have been ...
Industrial: That Friday Feeling
Anthony Stavropoulos has been working six days a week for the last eight years and now he wants his weekends back. �Remember that Friday feeling?� he asks. �You just don�t get that anymore.�
Bad Boss: Begging to Work
They may put themselves about as the Saints of the Fourth Estate, but bosses at the Big Issue Magazine have been nominated by their own vendors for this month�s Tony award.
Organising: Project Pilbara
Sydney University�s Bradon Ellem reports on how unions are bouncing back in Rio territory
Unions: Off the Rails
The Federal Government is attempting to turn NSW Railways into a political football with a proposal that threatens the safety of freight and passenger trains in NSW and life in our rail Towns, writes Phil Doyle.
International: Brazil Turns Left
Union stalwarts throughout the American hemisphere are cheering the election of Lula � the peanut seller and shoeshine boy, turned union leader - who has been elected as the first working-class President of Brazil.
Environment: Brown Wash
Stuart Rosewarn argues the Johannesburg Sunmmit was a gripping showcase of Australia�s lack of a strategic vision.
History Special: Learning from the Past
Ray Markey looks at union membership growth in the 1880s & 1900s to argue that today�s unions must engage to grow.
Corporate: Will the Bullying Backfire?
Job insecurity, unemployment, a growing gap between rich and poor, massive global poverty and environmental danger are the big issues for the protests at the World Trade Organisation meeting in Sydney.
Technology: Danger Lurks For The Passive
If unions fail to exploit opportunities on the web to gain members, other organisations are likely to fill the void and provide services to workers on the internet.
History: In Labour�s Image
Neale Towart looks at a long-overdue initiative to around NSW through the eyes of the workers.
Politics: Without Power Or Glory
South Coast contributor Rowan Cahill gives his take on the Cunningham by-election result.
History Special: A 'Cosy Relationship'
Barbara Webster looks at Rockhampton between 1916 � 1957 to debunk the �dependence� theory of trade union growth.
Culture: Blood Stains the Wattle
Former Queensland Treasurer Keith De Lacey has turned up in print with a rollicking tale of life during the famous Mt Isa strike of the 60s.
Satire: Iraq Pre-empts Pre-emptive Strike
Saddam Hussein has launched a pre-emptive strike on the United States to prevent it from pre-emptively striking Iraq first.
Poetry: The Executive Pay Cut
Executives accepting pay freezes, or even pay cuts? This outrageous proposal has been put on the table by some capitalists themselves, and taken up by our bard.
Review: Time Out
When a family man invents a new life after losing his steady job, Tara de Boehmler watches his charade escalate until there is no turning back.
 African Immigration Scam Widens
Unions in New Economy Breakthrough
Water Workers Told to Stay Home
Rural Campaign Against Rail Carve-Up
Seven's Deadly Sin: Email Access Denied
Vic Election: It�s Bracks �v- Jeff junior
Aboriginal Health Workers Denied Minimum Wage
Zookeepers Settle But Pay Stink Continues
Nurses Gear Up for Aged Care Action
Stoppage Over Rubbish Protection
Nurses Care For Themselves Too
New Roster Undermines WA Prison Security
Strike Rocks Israel
ICFTU: Japan No Workers� Paradise
STOP PRESS: Libs Plan $70m Arts Heist
Activist Notebook
Month In Review
War and Pieces of Work
The Bali Tragedy dominated the news this month, leaving many questioning the motive and wondering if this is fallout from Australia�s unquestioning support of George Dubya�s �War On Terror�. The Soapbox
Beware of Greeks Bearing Historical Allusions
Roland Stephens argues that the current popular line that the USA is a modern day version of the Roman Empire is flawed. The Locker Room
Over The Fence Is Out
Phil Doyle warms up for another season of hard hitting and fast bowling in the park, making the rules up as he goes along. Indigenous
The Sea of Hands
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation are five years old. Spokeswoman Dameeli Coates addressed labor Council to mark the event. Postcard
Tokyo Youth Call
Tokyo unions are relying on young organisers to infiltrate workplaces as part of a major organising campaign, which focuses on non-unionised companies, reports Mary Yaager. Bosswatch
Still Crazy After All These Years
With new research suggests CEO carry similar personality traits to psycho-paths, the AGM season is proving that there�s little room for logic in our nation�s board rooms.
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Rural Campaign Against Rail Carve-Up
Workers in rail towns across NSW are fighting plans by the Howard Government to take over the state�s rural rail track and contract out maintenance at the expense of jobs and public safety.
They have called on NSW Premier Bob Carr to reject outright overtures by Canberra to take control of mainline tracks and open them up to competitive tendering.
Combined Rail Unions will take the 'Keep Our Railway Together' campaign around the state for two weeks commencing in Newcastle on Monday, November 11.
Workers in rail towns around the state have established campaign committees to fight the changes and are seeking community support through a petition to be delivered to the NSW Premier later this month.
They will visit 11 different rail towns, holding public meetings, distributing petitions and screening 'The Navigators', Ken Loach's move dramatising the experience of the privatisation of British Rail.
NSW Labor Council secretary John Robertson said 1500 rural jobs would be lost if the take-over went ahead.
"The Australian Rail Track Corporation wants take over the rail tracks, break up the network and force workers to bid against each other to keep their jobs," Robertson says.
"Where this has been tried overseas the results have been disastrous - with massive job losses and decreased safety leading to rail fatalities."
"We are calling on the Premier to reject outright any move to give up control of NSW rail track and commit to a single chain of command controlling this important public asset," he says.
Campaign Itinerary:
Mon Nov 11 - Newcastle: Rally noon, Shortland Lawn, Newcastle Harbour
Tues Nov 12 - Grafton: Rally noon, Market Square
Wed Nov 13 - Lismore: Rally noon, Cedarlong Park
Thurs Nov 14- Narrabri: Rally noon, Collins Park
Fri Nov 15 - Maitland: Rally noon, Maitland Park Hockey Fields
Mon Nov 18 - Bathurst: Rally noon, Kings Parade
Mon Nov 18 - Orange: Rally 4pm, Robertson Park
Tues Nov 19 - Dubbo: Rally noon, Venue TBC
Wed Nov 20 - Wagga: Rally noon, Venue TBC
Thurs Nov 21- Goulburn: Rally noon, Belmore Park
Fri Nov 22 - Moss Vale: Rally noon, Venue TBC
Full details at the LaborNet campaign page
http://www.labor.net.au/campaigns/saveourrail
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