Issue No 65 | 04 August 2000 | |
Letters to the EditorEditor bagged
This weeks Workers Online editorial contains the extraordinary assertion that "the One Nation backlash... has now morphed into the anti-globalisation movement". Nothing could be further from the truth. One Nation was/is a racist, pro business, anti green crusade. The anti globalisation movement is the opposite of this. I hope this is some sort of typing error and not the first shot across the bow of Online/Labor Council to line up with the Fin Review and the rest of the corporate media in misrepresenting ordinary Australians concerns at the growing power of multinational corporations. I also hope Online will accurately represent the concerns of Labor Council affiliates heading to Melbourne to protest the greatest gathering of pig bosses ever seen in this country. "Free trade" exponents within the Labour Movement can rationalise their position as much as they want, but at the end of the day they are lining up with the ruling elite who are wreaking havoc on the rest of us. Michael Costa needs to decide whether he is going to line up with his affiliates on this issue, or divide our movement and sing from the song book of Rio Tinto and McDonalds. Phil Davey
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Interview: Hobart Perspective Having held senior positions in both wings of the labour movement, Martin Ferguson went to Hobart with more perspective than most. He shares a bit of it with Workers Online. Politics: Love-in In a Cold Climate In our exclusive campaign diary we bring you the sights, sounds and smells of the ALP's Hobart conference. Unions: Passion Plays Canadian union campaigner Sharon Costello outlines how British Columbia nurses are using the arts to activate their membership base. International: Spanish Telecom Builds Employee Portal The prospect of on-line access for unions to company employees was outlined to Union Network International by the head of Spanish Telecommunications giant. Telefonica. History: Husky Girls and the Female Psyche When women entered the workforce during World War Two their male supervisors were given these simple tips to get the most out of them. Satire: Communism Vindicated by Successful Collective Meeting Tonight's meeting of the Marxism-Leninism Now Collective demonstrated the continuing relevance and ultimate success of communist principles, according to the Collective's Secretary, George Addison, 44. Review: Following the Money A new book looks at the role the bosses have played in the changing industrial relations framework.
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