Issue No 89 | 23 March 2001 | |
NewsMcGauchie Appointment Draws MUA Fire
The Howard Government appointment of union busting P&C Stevedores director and former NFF president Donald McGauchie to the board of the Reserve Bank is just another example of jobs for the boys, according to the MUA.
"The PM made no attempt to hide his delight when the NFF set up at Webb Dock, Melbourne three years back," said MUA National Secretary Paddy Crumlin. "At the time McGauchie claimed it was a legitimate business enterprise, but before long it came to light it was all about training people to take over the waterfront after the failed Dubai debacle and the mass sackings. We believe the NFF enterprise was part of the conspiracy to do away with the MUA, just another sorry chapter in the Australian industrial mercenary saga. This appointment looks very much like the government rewarding them for their contribution." The MUA National Secretary said of most concern for the wider Australian community was the implication of political appointments at a time when the Australian economy was on the brink. "The P&C Group was never a viable business," said Mr Crumlin. "It folded within months of being set up. Yet one of its three directors is now being appointed to a crucial economic portfolio because he is a political mate. No wonder the joint is in a mess. The Australian people deserve better."
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Interview: Paddy Takes the Helm Irish, internationalist, republican, socialist & seafarer - Paddy Crumlin intends taking the old traditions of the labour left into the 21st century, the community and cyberspace. Unions: Breaking the Mould Mark Hearn looks at how women union delegates are helping to change the culture in the traditionally male bastion of glassworking. Legal: Washing Their Hands Mark Morey outlines how Liberal neglect of the working visa system has led to exploitation of guest workers. International: Violence Betrays Shangri-La Shangri-La hotel union members carrying a coffin marked Robert Kuok have been assaulted and beaten by police in Jakarta. Economics: Corporations: Different Than You and Me Corporations are fundamentally different than you and me. That's a simple truth that Big Business leaders desperately hope the public will not perceive. History: The Steel Octopus Be prepared for a flood of Nostalgia from the media about the �Big Australian�, as it prepares to flee our shores and finally internationalise its digging operations. Workers won�t forget BHP�s less than worker friendly past and present (and no doubt it�s future). Review: Mean Nation John Allen charts the fall and fall of philanthropy in Australian society. Satire: Ryan 'A Big Wake-Up Call For Me': Beazley The narrow victory to Labor in the Ryan by-election has delivered a big slap in the face to Leader of the Opposition Kim Beazley.
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