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Interview: Agenda 2003 Peace: The Colour Purple Industrial: Long, Hot Summer Solidarity: Workers Against War Security: Howard And The Hoodlums International: Industrial Warfare History: Unions and the Vietnam War Review: Eight Miles to Mowtown Poetry: Return To Sender Satire: CIA Recruits New Intake of Future Enemies
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Report Derails Freight Plans BIS Shrapnel says the proposal to give Canberra control of the track was based on unrealistic costings that would leave NSW taxpayers exposed by up to half a billion dollars. [full story] Journo Embarrasses Cole Current affairs program Today Tonight ran footage of the private, licensed, Sydney-based assessor accepting payments from a reporter that would have enabled him to operate a 60-tonne crane on a building site. While he was at it, the reporter also got rigger’s and dogmen’s tickets for $110 each. [full story] CASA a Safety Threat Two groups of airlines workers were scathing about CASA’s “hands-off” approach to industry standards after it refused to censure Virgin or Qantas for taking shortcuts in the face of industrial unrest. [full story] Howard Shafts Battlers Howard made those positions clear this week, drawing fire for his “meanness” from industrial and political labour. [full story] Sparks Fly at Sydney Uni The 13 staff, members of the National Tertiary Education Union, will stop on Tuesday over plans to cut a raft of leave entitlements, including one for menstrual stress. [full story] Unions Target March 14 For Peace Public transport workers will wear badges, building workers will hold stop work meetings and schools will conduct peace assemblies as part of coordinated action under the ‘Unions Work for Peace’ Banner. [full story]
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A plan to transfer control of the state’s regional freight lines to the Commonwealth would compromise safety, degrade the rail network and cost jobs, according to a damning independent report.
Tony Abbott’s $60 million Building Industry Royal Commission missed a corrupt WorkCover assessor, nailed this week by a television journalist, because it wasn’t looking, according to the CFMEU.
Federal aviation watchdog, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, stands accused of putting strike breakers ahead of public safety.
John Howard won’t move to rein in million dollar executive payouts but will act to restrict wage increases for the lowest paid to $8.40 a week.
Industrial warfare has broken out at Sydney University between its ALP-controlled student council and staff, with strike action planned for this week.
Workers around NSW are being encouraged to hold workplace meetings and take symbolic action against Australian involvement in a war with Iraq on March 14 as the union drive for peace gathers steam.
