
Issue No 40		19 November 1999

Letters to the Editor

Letter of the Week

Lewis you are a fucking loser. Typical former North Sydney Bears fan with his head stuck up his arse. When the going got tough for the Bears you told them to piss off and joined the ultimate chardonnay set yuppie dipshit Sydney Swans. Full points for you idiot.

You claim to be a representative of the worker and then pour a bucket of shit on anyone and everyone who voted no in the referendum. Come on out here to Penrith shit for brains and ask people why they wouldn't vote for your Eastern Suburbs latte republic. You will say we were all too stupid, we were uneducated, we were confused, etc etc. We voted no because it was a tenth rate issue pushed by eleventh rate Labor try hards like you. It was pushed by people who use the working class and the trade union movement to get jobs as political staffers and hopefully members of Parliament. Quite frankly Lewis we rank and file union members in the West are sick and tired of being laughed out and treated with contempt by inner city lefties with funny glasses. We are workers who are doing it tough. You idiots claim to represent us when you despise us. Well we gave you Swanboy the first big boot last Saturday. And there will be more to come.

So Lewis get back to your chardonnay and your sourdough foccacia at the Swans. You make me sick.

Declan O'Neill

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Issue 40 contents

Interview: No Quick Fix
Online pioneer Marc Belanger explains why the Internet, on its own, will not save the union movement.

Unions: Organising With A Mission
Entries are beginning to trickle in for the Labor Council Organiser of the Year. With just two weeks to deadline, we look at the TWU's nominee.

History: Rhyme and Reason
Poems written by workers provide us with an insight into their experiences and also how they felt about their work and working conditions.

Health: The Food Police
Three times a day you take your life in your hands. How? When you sit down to eat a meal.

Politics: East Timor: Defeat or Victory for the Left?
John Passant's "Requiem for the Left" advances some rather extravagant charges regarding the left and East Timor.

International: Kiwi Unions Rebuild from Ground Up
After fifteen years as a right wing laboratory New Zealand is about to change tack. New NZCTU chief Paul Goulter outlines the challenge ahead.

Satire: Australian Democrats Revealed as Student Hoax
The Chaser has obtained an exclusive background report on the extraordinary story which reveals how and why Cheryl Kernot defected from the Democrats.

Review: The Best of the Best
Once again Channel Nine has out done itself with it�s new Ray Martin program �Simply the Best�.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
View the latest issue of Labour review, our resource for officials and students.

Deface a Face: 25,000 Teachers Can�t Be Wrong!
Angry teachers yesterday voted overwhelmingly for Education minister John Aquilina to take the mantle of this week�s face to deface.

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