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The Politics of Security
Long before the Tampa sailed onto our political stage, politicians of all colours knew security was the hot issue in the electorate.
Interview: Trade Secrets
Federal Labor�s trade spokesman Craig Emerson is on a mission to bring the shady world of trade talks into the open
Industrial: It�s About Overtime, Stupid
An overtime free-for-all is at the heart of Australia�s hours explosion and it's time to look at a cap on hours, reports Noel Hester from the ACTU�s Working Hours Summit.
Unions: Full Steam Ahead
After two weeks of rallies around the state, rural Rail Towns are making a stand for jobs and safety. Jim Marr reports.
Bad Boss: The BBQ Battle Axe
Manly restaurateur, David Diamond, is a shoo-in for this month�s Bad Boss nomination, leaving Workers Online looking for a good employer who can undo some of his damage.
Economics: Different Dimensions of Debt
Professor Frank Stilwell presented the big picture on debt policy at the Evatt Foundation�s Breakfast Seminar
History: Raking the Coals
Labour historians Rae Cooper and Greg Patmore explain why today�s organisers have much to learn from the lessons of the past.
History Special: Wherever the Necessity Exists
Rae Cooper tracks NSW union organising between 1900-1910 to argue that today�s activists should be looking closer to home for inspiration
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.
History Special: A 'Cosy Relationship'
Barbara Webster looks at Rockhampton between 1916 � 1957 to debunk the �dependence� theory of trade union growth.
Politics: Regime Change for Saddam
Labour lawyer Jim Nolan looks at the challenge for the Left in the current geopolitical stand-off in the Middle East.
International: World War
Europe has suddenly come aflame with industrial action, Andrew Casey reports.
Corporate: Industrious Thinking
Neale Towart looks at the influence of German immigration on Australian industry policy in the post-war period.
Review: Jack High
Mick Molloy�s new flick Crackerjack tells the tale of a traditional bowling club struggling to stay afloat in an industry dominated by pokies, pokies and more pokies, writes Tara de Boehmler.
Culture: Duffy�s Song
Former Labor Council official Mark Duffy�s Sydney super band Sundial clocks in a bit of a corker.
Satire: A Nation of Sooks
The Strewth Institute's Tony Moore looks at the spate of defo suits and wonders if Australia has gone soft.
Poetry: Mr Flexibility
One of the key challenges facing unions, as the ACTU celebrates its 75th anniversary, is confronting the problems of increasing working hours and work intensity under the guise of "flexibility". Our resident bard, David Peetz, takes up that theme this week.
We Paid Witnesses Who �Lied�
African Immigration Scam Widens
School Staff Block Parents� Pay
Yarra Operators Dodge Accident Probe
Financial Windfall in Radio Sale
Liza Fights For Her Stud
Vic Anti-Union Campaign Backfires
Car Workers Rev Up For Fight
Coles Myer Breaks Out Of Sweat
Police Sick of Being Kicked Around
Jobless Dumped on Drought Farms
Men Only Scholarships Hit Snag
Vale: Peggy Errey
Activists' Notebook
The Soapbox
Economic Migrants
A man - a worker - risks death by machine gun to escape what he is told is a 'workers' state'. He flees East Berlin through a tunnel, dug beneath a cemetery. Awards
And the Winner Is �
It�s that time of the year when we honour the best. In the past week, both the IR Writers fraternity and ACTU have got in the act with more to come. The Locker Room
More Post-Colonial Madness
Phil Doyle joins the fools and Englishmen out in the midday sun, and finds that it all comes at a price. Bosswatch
Call Waiting
The Howard Government backs off its plans to privatise the rest of Telstra under market pressure. But it�s nothing like the pressure that former HIH directors are under.
Month In Review
Way Down
As Elvis might have said, if he had had a longer-term perspective �ooh, what a month it was, it really was such a month ��
Old Silver
The Golden (Th)Ong
Overtime Cap is Flawed
Outsourced Education
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Police Sick of Being Kicked Around
The NSW Police Association has released its Law and Order Blueprint for the upcoming State Election, calling on all political parties to commit to a better-resourced police force for NSW.
"Political parties like to talk a lot about law and order, but police officers are sick of being used as political footballs," Police Association president Ian Ball says.
"What police officers want to see is real action to assist us in protecting the community.
The Police Association wants all political parties to accept three basic principles:
� Respect: for police officers through a Blue Ribbon Superannuation Scheme for police injured in the course of their duty.
� Recognition: of the risks of policing by committing, in the next pay round, to a system which properly rewards experienced operational officers to keep them in the force longer, increasing the return on the significant public investment in training new police.
� Resources: commitment to a coherent strategy for resourcing police stations, rather than the current ad hoc and politicised system by governments of all persuasions that has left many stations in disrepair.
"The attitudes towards these issues should be the true test of a political party's commitment to Law and Order - a well-resourced, well-remunerated force," Ball says.
"Our members are taking their concerns out to political candidates around the state and will seek the support of local communities for our claim."
A full copy of the Police Association blueprint has been circulated to the major political parties, with a response sought by mid-January. It can be read in full at: http://www.pansw.org.au
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