Humphrey McQueen’s new book Framework of Flesh Builders’ Labourers Battle for Health & Safety “The genius of Humphrey McQueen has brought to life the tremendous and sometimes fatal efforts made by building labourers in constructing the built environment of Australia. I hope that Framework of Flesh is read by every building worker and by all [...]
Archive | April, 2009
Capitalist crisis:search roundtable
I attended this Search roundtable discussion on the capitalist and environmental crisis. Papers were most interesting; access them here. http://www.search.org.au/projects/roundtables/roundtable-iv/sydney Session 1 – The Crisis & Australia How did it happen? Will Australia suffer less than other OECD countries? What should be done to prevent working Australians from losing their homes? Assoc Prof Steve Keen, [...]
Stop the cell off: virtual rally today
The Stop The Cell Off campaign is an initiative of the Public Service Association of NSW, the trade union representing the state’s public prison officers. 3800 members work in the state’s prisons, and are fighting to keep NSW prisons in public hands, and retain jobs and services in local areas. “There’s been no signal from [...]
Chile: website for progressive ideas on GFC
This is an interesting website from Chile listing a handbook of ideas against neo-liberalism, on the GFC and promoting progressive governance. http://progressive-governance.net/ The global financial crisis has dealt a shattering blow to the neoliberal faith in laissez-faire as the dominant guiding principle for the organisation of markets. The crisis has also exposed the fragility of [...]
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- Europe: IndustriALL-European Trade Union Born Today with Merger of Three Federations
- Bangladesh: Workers suffering from low wages end days of strikes and riots sparked by disappearance of trade union leader
- Switzerland: Unions hold protest at International Olympic Committee to support Canadian Rio Tinto workers
- Global: Full coverage of IUF congress in Geneva
- Turkey: Turkish Government ’s anti-democratic attack on the right to strike
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