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Interview: A Life And Death Matter Unions: Fighting Back Industrial: What Cowra Means Environment: Scrambling for Energy Security Politics: Page Turner Economics: The State of Labour International: Workers Blood For Oil History: Liberty in Spain Review: Go Roys, Make A Noise
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Ah, Sol Revelations of Sol Trujillo's massive go-away deal, in the Rocky Mountain News, have shocked shareholders of US telco Qwest. [full story] Telstra Contractors in Bush Raid Downer has told subcontractors it wants work in rural areas to be paid at the same rate as in the big smoke. [full story] Spooks Go �Nuclear� The prospect of massive damages bills, on top of $28,000 fines, was floated by the head of John Howard's Building Industry Commission at an industry gathering in Sydney, last week. [full story] Drivers Under Attack A Penrith driver ended up with shards of glass in his eye after a brick was thrown through a bus windscreen in Luxford Road Mt Druitt last Sunday. [full story] Stacks on the Hill Williams is the Executive Director of Workplace Relations for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Western Australia. [full story] Advertising Works All Trades Queensland backed away from its unilateral collective agreement, stripping award conditions, as union radio and newspaper ads condemning the company were about to run. [full story]
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The American determined to sack 12,000 Australians and flog publicly-owned Telstra, trousered a $95 million payout from a previous job.
A Telstra contractor is trying to pinch $20,000 a year from the pockets of subcontractors in the bush after the telco punted more than 200 of its own technicians.
Twenty eight thousand dollar fines could be chicken feed if building industry police deliver on threats to personally sue 107 Perth construction workers.
Undercover cops will ride western Sydney buses as drivers declare 'no-go zones' following a spate of violent attacks in recent weeks.
The Howard government's policy of political appointments to key industrial posts shows no sign of stopping with boss' cheerleader Bruce Williams due to become a member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC).
A Queensland labour hire company has backed down from a condition-stripping contract for apprentices after unions threatened to run an ad campaign exposing the company's use of WorkChoices.
