
Issue No 89		23 March 2001

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Australasian Union Organising Conference

More than 600 unionists from Australia and New Zealand will gather in Sydney this week for the inaugural Australasian Organising Conference.

To achieve a just and fair society in our region we need strong and effective unions and this will be the focus of the conference which is being jointly sponsored by the ACTU, the Labor Council of NSW and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.

The conference will be held at the University of Sydney on Monday and Tuesday March 26 & 27 and features a list of local and international speakers who will address issues around the direction of unions in the region, campaigning, developing workplace leadership and organising strategies and techniques.

SPEAKERS: include ACTU president Sharan Burrow, ACTUI Secretary Greg Combet, NZCTU secretary Paul Goulter, NSW Labor Council president Sam Moaitt and Eugene Kostyra from the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

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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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» Australasian Union Organising Conference

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