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Interview: The Baby Drought Industrial: Lies, AWAs and Statistics Workplace: The Invisible Parents History: Bruce�s Big Blunder Politics: All God's Children Economics: Spun Out International: Shakey Trials Legal: Civil Distrubance Review: Crash Course In Racism Poetry: You're Fired
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Insults Hertz The workers have been called "wankers" and received threatening messages in Hertz envelopes. [full story] Andrews Bends Over for Big End Andrews is mulling over a radical demand to ban all strikes in oil, gas, power and possibly other sectors. The proposal, which breaches core ILO conventions, has been served up by a business taskforce, backed by corporate law firm, Clayton Utz. [full story] Boeing, Boeing Gone "It seems funny that John Howard can fight for freedom in Iraq but not in Williamstown," says workplace delegate Adam Szady. "For four years we�ve tried individual contracts and they don�t work. It just pits worker against worker." [full story] Cobb & Co Punt Parkes Anthony Dawson is one of 108 workers who face redundancy after Australian Topmaking Services announced they were moving their Parkes plant to China where textile workers get 80 cents an hour. [full story] Corporates Arm Firing Squad The Finance Sector Union, representing 15,000 CBA staff, is seeking a clear the air meeting with Norris, a Kiwi with form. [full story] Quad Gets the Brush This week his plight was outed when the cleaning contractor that turned a blind eye to the employment practices of its subbies scored the LHMU's annual Toilet Brush Award. [full story]
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Car detailers at Perth airport are being threatened and abused in a bid to keep them on below-par individual contracts.
Workplace Relations Minister, Kevin Andrews, is considering dealing energy multi-nationals a no-strike trump card to play against Aussie families.
Workers who maintain the RAAF�s FA18 Jet fighters used in Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq are being denied the right to choose a collective agreement.
A western NSW textile worker is challenging a Federal pollie to live on 80 cents an hour.
New Commonwealth Bank chief, Ralph Norris, takes the reigns as big businesses gears up for a job-slashing orgy expected to pitch tens of thousands of people into dole queues.
A Canberra father's early mornings spent scrubbing toilets and mopping floors have been rewarded with below award wages and a vanishing employer.
