
Issue No 84		16 February 2001

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Mom Always Said … Don’t Break a Picket

Those years of wholesome moralising seems to have been a waste of time for TV's Greg Brady. He's emerged from obscurity as a strike-breaker!

Actors are picketing the 24-city tour of "The Sound of Music" starring Barry Williams, best known as Greg Brady from TVs "The Brady Bunch."

Actors Equity has fined Williams--a union member for almost 30 years until he resigned last September--more than $50,000 for playing in the nonunion show, produced by Rockville, Md.-based Troika Entertainment.

More than 50 actors and theatrical personnel handbilled the openings of the show in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Providence, R.I.

Future actions are planned when the show opens in Omaha, Neb., on March 9, Baltimore on March 27 and in Washington, D.C., on April 3.

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  Issue 84 contents

Interview: Life After Wartime
After ten years representing the interests of the labour movement in Parliament, Jeff Shaw is back at the bar. And loving it.

Legal: Why the Freeloaders Should Pay
Michael Costa explains why service fees are not only fair - they are economically rational.

Organising: Young Activists Bask in Union Summer
Sydney students have spent three weeks of their summer holidays experiencing on-the-ground work with unions.

Unions: Things Are Looking Up On The Dock
After six years as a call centre worker, Marios Ellas has joined the union movement. Here's his first impressions.

History: Trades Hall – The Royal Connection
Republic, who needs it when we have the Trades Hall decreed by Royal Imprimatur? So tug your forelock as work commences to restore the building.

International: Greetings from Hong Kong
Chan Wai-Keung from the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions outlined the challenges facing Hong Kong workers.

Politics: One Nation - The Old Labor Link
The resurgence in One Nation in the WA election has the pundits again reaching for the tea-leaves. But are they pouring from the wrong pot?

Review: Elect the Ambassador
Labor frontbencher Duncan Kerr unveils his vision for a new international democracy.

Satire: Man Buys Big Issue for the Articles
A Melbourne businessman claims his recent purchase of the "Big Issue" was due to his interest in the magazine's editorial content.

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» Union Members Tell Scabs: Sing for Your Supper

» Genetic Advances Spark New Privacy Issues

» Wentworth Twenty Emerge Victorious

» Racing Radio Makes Way for Workers’ Voice

» Another Major Centre Takes Union Call

» Transport Passes Key Issue for Young Workers

» Shier Calls the Cops! - Fear and Loathing at the ABC

» BHP Contracts Battle Goes Back to the Coalface

» Newcastle Mill to be Union Project

» Government Must Lead on Casual Leave

» Della Ends Discrimination on Leave Entitlements

» Rural Safety Campaign Pays Off

» Mom Always Said … Don’t Break a Picket