Like many leftists and unionists my solidarity was with Mandela and the ANC in the anti-apartheid movement in South Australia. Here are some commentaries: ” How many times has the liberation movement worked together with workers and then at the moment of victory betrayed the workers? There are many examples of that in the world. […]
Disastrous GMH closing
So, GMH pullS out of Australia after years of financial assistance and, reportedly exporting on average profits at $50 million per year. All of those dollars originate in the muscle and brain power of the workforce as a whole across 3 or 4 generations. The Australian people deserve some recompense. What will GMH do with […]
Major concerns on Ranger uranium spills
Union calls on mining company and ERA to “clean up their mess” as deadly acid spills on mine site Dec 09, 2013 A major spill of uranium and sulphuric acid is currently being cleaned up from a mine site nestled in Kakadu National Park after an old containment tank burst open, spilling its deadly contents. […]
ACTU and CFMEU on Abetz’s new attack on building unions: the ABCC returns
Followers of this blog are aware since 2005 of my many arguments against Howard’s repression of building and construction unions by the ABCC, likened to the secret police Stasi powers but against union action, and the campaigns Rights at Work and the support Ark Tribe campaign (see http://chriswhiteonline.org/2013/08/3621/ and other ABCC links and references below). […]
Vale Brian T Manning – celebration update
Update: Darwin the memorial service and celebration of Brian T. Manning’s life was on Wed 13th Nov hosted by the MUA at Stokes Hill Wharf at 3pm followed by a wake at the Railway Club in Parap, with The Hot n’ Cold Big Band. From Brian Manning jnr ‘In lieu of flowers please consider a […]
More on class unionism
Following the recent post on ‘Belgium: Class trade unionism seeks political expression’,I argue that these 8 questions have to be addressed – sooner rather than later – by Australian unions facing AbbottPM’s on-going corporate class assault. Belgium: Eight questions on trade union independence and politics Document of the General Federation of Belgian Labour (Fédération Générale […]
On class unionism
While Australian unions are strong on ‘community unionism’, I have argued we are weak on ‘class unionism’ and agreed that the capitalist crisis in Europe and severe ruling class attacks on people under austerity is not yet as pronounced in Australia, we can learn from this Belgian union’s change of strategy to class trade unionism […]
General Giap: Peoples’ war
General Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-2013): Military hero, revolutionary intellectual, environmentalist When visiting Vietnam, I found Giap’s war strategies most interesting – in military history he is one of the greatest. At the time of the Tet offensive in 1968 that we in the West thought decisive and repeated since, Giap in fact diasagreed with the […]
On responses to NSW Fires
Stop NSW Fire Cuts As brave firies fight the worst bushfires to hit NSW in 45 years, you might be shocked to learn that the O’Farrell government has cut $70 million from the budget resulting in multiple fire station closures — putting lives at risk, just at the moment we most need protection. “Budget cuts […]
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