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Issue No. 330 | 27 October 2006 |
Fair Weather Friends
Interview: Cowboys and Indians Industrial: Seven Deadly Sins Unions: The IT Factor Politics: Bargain Basement Environment: An Inconvenient Hoax Corporate: Two Sides International: Unfair Dismissals History: A Stitch in Time Review: The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Aunty Strikes at Lakemba Mosque Community Volunteers for Heavy Lifting Life Education for Apprentices
Parliament The Soapbox Culture
Labor Council of NSW |
News Activists
Leave your human rights at the door The workplace in Howard's Australia The new workplace laws introduced by the Howard Government are a serious attack not just on living standards, but also civil liberties. Special legislation has been introduced to allow government investigators to interrogate workers about union activities. The coercive powers of these investigators are greater than the powers of the NSW police investigating major crime. The right of a citizen to silence has been suspended, with a 6 month jail sentence for workers or union delegates who refuse to answer questions. The government has created an inquisition aimed at workers in the building industry. We already have 107 workers on a building site being prosecuted and facing fines of $28,600.00 for protesting against the unfair sacking of their union delegate. 6.00pm, Wednesday November 1st 2006 NSW Teachers Federation Auditorium 39-41 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills Speakers John Robertson - Unions NSW Secretary Bernadette Peters - Partner of one of the WA workers being prosecuted Andrew Ferguson - NSW CFMEU Secretary Maree O'Halloran - NSW Teachers Federation President Chris Harris - Greens Councillor City of Sydney Defend Workers Rights 107 building workers prosecuted for defending a sacked workmate. Penrith meeting: 6:30pm, Tuesday 31 October 2006 Q Theatre (Joan Sutherland Centre) 597 High Street, Penrith Speakers: o Mal & Bernadette Peters (one of the workers facing a $22,000 fine) o John Robertson (Secretary, Unions NSW) o Cameron Murphy (President, NSW Council for Civil Liberties) o Rev. Dr. Ann Wansbrough (Uniting Church) o Tim Vollmer (CFMEU - construction union)
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