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Interview: Terror Australis Unions: Graeme Beard's Second Dig Industrial: The Hell of Troy Organising: Miners Strike Gold Economics: The Accepted Wisdom History: Vicious Old Lady International: Out of Sight, Out of Mind Review: War Unfogged Poetry: TAFE
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"Slave Labour" in WA Revolt The boilermakes, pipe fitters and welders � earning as little as $11.45 an hour at Pt Hedland, Perth and Kalgoorlie � rallied in the WA capital, demanding Australian rates and relief from oppressive conditions tagged to their four-year immigration visas. [full story] Vaile Orange � 200 Punted Sweden-based Electrolux dumped 200 workers, last week, two years after it promised a controversial out-sourcing program would protect jobs in the central west town. [full story] Right Turn Ends in Court The Supreme Court in Sydney last week ordered the motoring organisation to hold a special general meeting to consider resolutions forwarded by AMWU assistant state secretary, John Parkin, and more than 4000 others. [full story] Premier on Track to Nowhere The about-face came in Treasurer Michael Egan�s mini-budget, sparking angry communities to book a "protest train" that will arrive in Sydney on Thursday morning. [full story] Bosses Unite Against Holidays Unions NSW official, Chris Christodoulou, said the number of witnesses notified by employers meant there was "no way" the ground-breaking Secure Employment Test Case would be heard this year. [full story] Miners Stand Up to "Bullies" Wesfarmers Premier Coal has taken its attack into "worker�s kitchens and bedrooms" by sending letters to their families stating its intention to "rip the heart out of conditions", according to unions. [full story]
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Twenty five South African tradesmen walked off jobs across Western Australia, this week, after the AMWU blew the whistle on a massive immigration rort.
Orange is being squeezed by a multi-national that pocketed $6 million taxpayer dollars before announcing the export of 200 blue collar jobs to China.
Back to back legal defeats for NRMA executives have opened the way for two million NSW motorists to decide the future of their patrol officers.
Southern Highlands residents will have hours added to travel times and Murwillimbah will lose rail services altogether after the NSW Government reneged on a no-cuts promise.
Employers, including state government departments, are "filibustering" efforts to deliver annual leave, sick pay and other basic entitlements to hundreds of thousands of people around NSW.
Miners are fighting attempts to "slash and burn" wages across the Western Australian coalfields.
