Issue No 50 | 14 April 2000 | |
NewsEllis to Give May Day Toast
Notorious author and political speechwriter Bob Ellis will join Labor Council President Sam Moait and National Textile Worker Dave Evans to give the annual May Day Toast.
The Toast will be held on Monday, May 1, at the South Sydney Leagues Club in Redfern from 6.00pm. The week of May Day celebrations will culminate in the annual May Day march to take place through the Sydney city streets on Sunday May 7 from noon. Workers will assemble in Bathurst Street between George and Sussex Street then march down George Street to Circular Quay where they'll hear from speakers as well as a band emanating from one of Sydney's Call centers. More details in upcoming issues.
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Interview: The Gospel According To ... Green Bans legend Jack Mundey looks back on his days in the BLF and the lessons that can be drawn from that experience today, Unions: Spinning at the Casino In the lead-up to this weekend's historic strike, active LHMU members at Sydney�s Star City Casino have been making their own news. East Timor: Rebuilding From the Nightmare NSW Attorney General Jeff Shaw travelled to Dili to get a first-hand perspective on the reconstruction work required. History: Internal Democracy and the BLF How the rank and file team that took over the BLF in the early sixties attempted to devolve power to the grassroots. International: Towards Liberation Zimbabwe trade unions are at the centre of the democratic struggle going on within the African Nation Republic: The Referendum We Had To Have Paul Norton finds some hope in last year's resounding defeat of the republic proposition. Work/Time/Life: @work in the e-century Marian Baird takes stock of how far we�ve come, or not come, in terms of our working life. Review: Rocking the Foundations Pat Fiske's wonderful documentary on the BLF should be compulsory viewing for anyone in the union movement talking about shifting to an Organising Model.
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