Issue No 68 | 25 August 2000 | |
Letters to the EditorFrom Cryptoneoliberal to Careless
Congratulations on your editorial this time...it makes a change from the crypto-neo-liberalism wrapped up as dot-com generation pragmatism we usually get from your colleague's offerings. And on your comments on Noel Pearson who one of our former union presidents is working with in Cape York, although you shouldn't have used the expression rattling the cage, however unwittingly, as it will invite the racist epithet you are so conscious of avoiding. Rob Durbridge
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Interview: New Unionist Britain's Trade Union Congress secretary John Monks on life under Blair and why the future of unionism could well rest in Europe. History: The Victims of Whiggery George Loveless, the leader of the rural workers who became the Tolpuddle Martyrs, recorded his ideals and experiences in a pamphlet that brings his story to life. Economics: The Final Station Corporatisation was first introduced into Australia by the former Greiner Coalition government. What is 'corporatisation' and who should we hold to account under its prescriptions? International: Massive Union Win in American Telecom The Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced on Thursday a settlement with Verizon Communications ending a fifteen day strike by 87,000 telephone workers from Maine to Virginia. Unions: A Vital Community Service What keeps the engine of the Australian economy running? Manufacturing productivity, the stock market, exports? Try child care. Satire: Putin copies Clinton: dead seamen stains reputation MOSCOW, Tuesday: Russian naval authorities today faced staunch criticism, and the anger of a nation gripped by tragedy, as they conceded that all 118 Russian submariners trapped in the nuclear submarine, the Kursk, had died. Review: Blow Up The Pokies Whether it arouses public debate about Gambling is best left to the public but Peter Zangarri thinks Tim Freedman is on a winner with the Whitlam's latest CD.
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