Issue No 5 | 19 March 1999 | |
Letters to the EditorPlenty More History
Salut et fraternite! It was good to see Comrade Patmore's piece on early unionism in Australia. Readers might be interested to know of considerable industrial activity among soldiers- especially the NSW Corps- and sailors in the pre-1850 period. I also have discovered strikes by troops and convict miners in Newcastle before 1810. There is also a taxation populaire on Norfolk Island inthe early 1790s, led I am delighted to say by a marine called Parsons. Plenty more history from below to discover. George Parsons
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Interview: Towards An Information International FIET general secretary Phillip Jennings talks about the development of the Union Network International and its potential to organise globally. Unions: The Integral Price of Loyalty Workers at Integral Energy are asking for their share of the fruits of power reform. History: A Very Public History Historian Ray Markey and Public Service Association General Secretary Janet Good take a look at the union�s first 100 years. Review: Bullworth - Beatty�s Political Rap Warren Beatty makes some gutsy calls in his new film about a politician who, when all else fails, tries the truth. Campaign Diary: The Ultimate Punt As the leaders slug it through the final weeks of the campaign, the armchair critics get their chance to work their pet election theories.
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