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Interview: The Reich Stuff Economics: Crime and Punishment Environment: Beyond The Wedge International: The End Of The Lucky Country Safety: Tests Fail Tests Politics: Labo(u)r Day Human Rights: Arabian Lights History: Labour's Titan Review: Foxy Fiasco Poetry: Then I Saw The Light
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Workers Seize Cat The AMWU has warned Wavemaster creditors that no work will be done on the $2 million catamaran until union members get their money. [full story] Castle Hill Uprising The IRC heard the disability centre manager abused and swore at staff, made them work over 18 consecutive hours, and forced a sick worker out of the toilet to attend a meeting. [full story] Carr Flips on Rail On one day, last week, NSW Industrial Relations Minister John Della Bosca said the state would not cop Federal Industrial relations laws, while Premier Bob Carr threatened to use them against rail workers. [full story] Producers Call "Cut" The revelation comes as Australian screen producers seek to tear up a negotiated agreement in a bid to slash earnings for Aussie actors. [full story] Fly Me To � Anywhere Newcrest sparked the showdown by refusing productivity payments to workers who took a day off out of respect for a supervisor who died at the camp, 300km inland from Australia�s hottest settlement, Marble Bar. [full story] Saint Buzz: Hymn the Man Responding to a request from a group of the Canadian United Church ministers and their families, CAW president Buzz Hargrove, said "although the workplace is different the concerns raised by the ministers are similar to those of other workplaces including health and safety, privacy, harassment and compensation". [full story]
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A luxury boat shapes as the best hope for 45 Perth workers whose boss bolted after convincing them to work for eight weeks without wages.
A Castle Hill boss with half his staff on stress leave stands accused of systematic bullying.
Sydney commuters are in limbo as rail workers battle the state government�s split personality.
An actor who spruiked for a credit card company in a TV campaign had his own application rejected by the same company.
Mining giant, Newcrest, is being told to have a squadron of planes on standby as 500 construction workers threaten to quit its isolated Telfer site, en masse.
Priests and pastors are flocking to sign up with the Canadian Autoworkers Union.
