
Issue No 44		03 March 2000

News

Western Sydney Added to Campus Tour

A date at the University of Western Sydney's Nepean campus has been added to Labor Council secretary Michael Costa's 'Bald Truth' campus tour.

The tour of five Sydney campuses is being backed by the National Union of Students and is pitch to students to join trade unions and get involved in the labour movement.

"It is true that the union movement is facing a crisis and we need to engage with younger people," Costa says,.

"The encouraging thing is that students and young workers are sympathetic to the principles of collectivity, it's just that we need to work out ways of making the movement more relevant to them."

"As well as spreading the word, the campus tour will be a good way for me to find out what issues are resonating with students today."

Campus Tours

* University of Technology -6/3/2000 1pm Level 4 Entry Area, Tower Building

* University of NSW-7/3/2000 1pm MacAuley Theatrette, Level 1, Quad Building South

* Macquarie University-9/3/2000 12 noon Level 3, Students Union Building

* Sydney University-13/3/2000 1 pm Room 1, Level 5 of the Wentworth Building

* University of Western Sydney - Nepean-21/3/2000 12 Noon, Room AFG03, Werrington North Campus

For more information contact Paul Howes from the Labor Council on 02 9264 1691 or email [email protected] or see http://labor.net.au

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Issue 44 contents

Interview: The Big Fella
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley speaks about Laborďż˝s evolving relationship with the trade union movement in the post-Accord era.

Unions: An Interactive Resource
The priority for unions in the 21st century is organising and growth. Greg Combetďż˝s unions @work report identified the direction unions should be moving.

Media: Public Hearings
As the big media players look increasingly tarnished, the broadcasting minnows like FBi are seeking their share of the airwaves.

History: Labour History Under Siege
In good labour tradition, the history section of Workers Online begins the year with a call to arms.

Olympics: Games Greed Boosts Homeless Numbers
'Homeless in Sydney' is shaping up to be the theme of the Olympics with many property owners evicting tenants and pushing up rents.

Women: No Time To Be Casual
International Womenďż˝s Day is a day to take action. As a shop steward or union delegate why not use IWD as an opportunity to encourage the women in your workplace to join the union?

International: Serbian And Kosovo Unions Meet
The Italian metalworkers has hosted meetings on how to build a different future for the workers in the Balkans.

Labour Review: What's New
Read the latest issue of Labour Review our resource for students, activists and officials.

Review: Rock and a Hard Place
A hippie festival? Alternative? No way...the music festival know as the Big Day Out (BDO) is fast becoming a mainstream youth cultural event, a snapshot of the broader society that unions are struggling to engage.

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