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Interview: Picking Up The Peaces Unions: The Royal Con National Focus: Around the Grounds Economics: The Secret War on Trade International: United Front History: Confessions of a Badge Collector Politics: Stalin�s Legacy Review: Such Was Not Ned�s Life Poetry: Osama's Top Recruiter Satire: Woolworths CEO Denied Bonus After Company Posts Profit
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Cole Launches Civil Rights Assault Cole wants the Government to boost the already sweeping powers of extra-judicial inquires whilst curtailing the rights of individual citizens. He underpins his prescription with calls for large fines and long prison sentences. [full story] Protests Target Arncliffe �Shocker� Labor Council will take the lead in ensuring numbers turn up for �community protests� in defence of more than 100 workers at Morris McMahon, Arncliffe Rd, who have been on strike since their employer refused to negotiate a new agreement. [full story] Commerce Swallows DIR The decision has raised concerns that industrial relations will be downgraded by a third term Carr Government, with vital issues like labour hire and job security still to be addressed. [full story] Abbott, Bosses Turn Guns on Low Paid The plan was revealed when the traditional allies used the Middle East conflict to simultaneously dump on the low-paid and back away from the prospect of a family friendly budget. [full story] Fat Cats Should Justify Salaries - LHMU The LHMU has given substance to labour movement concerns about corporate excess in a detailed submission to the Senate Inquiry into Poverty, laying down challenges to key elements of economic inequality. [full story] Black Humour for a Dark Issue In a bid to channel the increasing anger amongst those opposed to the Howard Government�s support for the War on Iraq, Labor Council has offered to pay $200 to a charity nominated by the marcher with the wittiest placard. [full story]
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Building Industry Royal Commissioner Terence Cole has gone outside his terms of reference to push for draconian changes to the Royal Commissions Act.
Sydney workers are rallying behind low-paid men and women at an Arncliffe factory where the boss refuses to negotiate wages and threatens union activists.
Unions have been shocked by the Carr Government�s decision to disband the NSW Department of Industrial Relations and absorb it into a super-ministry of Commerce to be run by John Della Bosca.
Federal Government and big business are targeting Australian families as collateral damage in their war on Iraq.
A radical proposal for the AIRC to hear an �excessive wage case� has gone before a Senate Inquiry.
Marchers at the Palm Sunday Peace Rally, the next major Sydney event for the anti-war movement, are being asked to match their anger with wit to cut George Bush and John Howard down to size.
