I believe there are lessons for Australian unionists. See earlier review http://chriswhiteonline.org/2014/01/3838/ A Review of Steve Early’s “Save Our Unions” Does Organized Labor Have a Future? by CARL FINAMORE from CounterPunch http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/12/13/does-organized-labor-have-a-future/ There is still time during the holidays to purchase labor journalist Steve Early’s very readable and quite reflective latest book, Save Our Unions, […]
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A Socialist International
‘Reflections on the New International Dedicated to the Memory and Legacy of President Hugo Chávez’ by István Mészáros Reposted from http://monthlyreview.org/2014/02/01/reflections-new-international The need for the establishment and successful operation of The New International is painfully obvious and urgent today. The enemies of a historically sustainable societal reproductive order, who occupy at the present time still […]
More on building socialism
“In order to identify the measures necessary to build this new socialist society, it is absolutely critical to understand Marx’s concept of “revolutionary practice”—the simultaneous changing of circumstances and human activity or self-change. To change a structure in which all relations coexist simultaneously and support one another, you have to do more than try to […]
Victorian government attacks rights to protest and picket
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” Update: Laws pass Parliament http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/20/victorian-anti-protest-laws-pass-lower-house Victoria Goes After Protest And Picket Rights By Adam Brereton Draconian changes to Victoria’s Summary Offences Act will empower police to move on pickets and political rallies, reports Adam Brereton Victoria’s Coalition Government is preparing to pass draconian move-on laws that will radically […]
More Abbott lies
Working Life By the Working Life Team February 04, 2014 Voters fear individual contracts under Tony Abbott. We are ‘donating’ $110 billion to our employers every year. Push to cut penalty rates poses $billion threat to economy Does Abbott actually believe in the manufacturing industry? pt 4 below Five reasons why Australian unions can defeat […]
Peace Convergence
Peace Convergence Independent and Peaceful Australian Network April 21 – 25 2014 Canberra, 2014 Website: http://www.ipan.org.au IPAN is a network of organisations and peace activists from all regions of Australia who are united by our support for an independent Australian foreign policy based on peaceful resolution of conflicts. Facebook: www.facebook.com/IndependentAndPeacefulAustraliaNetwork Contact: ipan.australia@gmail.com or: IPAN, c/o PO […]
McManus on Abbott: a list and WorkChoices
1. Sally McManus provides a list on PM Abbott.2. On PM Abbott and WorkChoices. 3. Royal Commission into unions. 1.TRACKING ABBOTT’S WRECKAGE Tony Abbott has been in power since 7 September 2013. From that moment, he and his government have broken promises and hurt Australians. This post will be regularly updated to keep track of […]
Solidarity with Korean workers
Please distribute this youtube of Australian Unions Melbourne solidarity with Korean workers and their unions. Support KCTU and KRWU. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZD-lbDGFpE Support SIGTUR solidarity with the right to strike for Korean unionists and against their right-wing Government repression of unions. http://www.sigtur.com/home-mainmenu-1/200-sigtur-in-solidarity-with-korean-unions update: Building on last December’s strike over rail privatisation, and the repression that followed with […]
Green capitalism: the god that failed.
The debate we have to have in Australia on our environmental crisis. The results are in: No amount of “green capitalism” will be able to ensure the profound changes we must urgently make to prevent the collapse of civilization from the catastrophic impacts of global warming. The following is an updated version of an article […]
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