Issue No 83 | 09 February 2001 | |
Letters to the EditorWell Done, Workers Online
Congratulations on scoring so well in the LabourStart poll of best labour website for 2000. And deservedly so. This is an easy fast and efficient site to keep up wih all of the latest news and your archives are spot on. Susanna Duffy
Ed's Reply: Thanks for all those who voted for us and helped us perform so well. Final results on Labourstart (http://www.labourtart.org.au)
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Interview: Dispatch from Davos ACTU President Shahran Burrow reports back on the trade union movement�s presence at last week�s meeting of the heavyweights of global capital. Unions: After the Gold Rush Recent mass sackings at high-profile e-businesses are beginning to expose the flimsiness of the �jobs for all� predictions made on behalf of the sector. Economics: The Other Davos While the world�s business leaders met in Davos, a very different gathering was taking place in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Pat Ranald was there. Politics: While We Were Snoozing As we lay in our banana chair through summer the political world kept turning with a new man in the White House. Here�s what we missed while we were off the air. History: Federation Day, 1901 One hundred years after Australia became a nation, Ralph Sawyer relives the original Federation Day through the eyes of Billy Hughes. International: Burma: The Struggle Continues As the internatinal community moves to bring Burma to account, APHEDA - Union Aid Abroad is working on the ground. Review: Inside the Journopolis In his new book, Rob Johnson brings the infamous Cash for Comment Affair to life. Satire: Families Demand Longer Work Hours A new report confirms the long held suspicion that employees who reduce their workload to spend more time with their spouse and children just end up annoying their families even more.
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