Chris is a labour law researcher, specialising in China and the right to strike. He spent 27 years in the SA union movement. Chris now lives in Canberra. More →
In Australia, we’re in a pretty lucky position when it comes to dealing with multinational companies. Just this year we negotiated a world-first nation wide agreement with the anti-union company FedEx. It’s important we stand together, not just at home, but in other countries. Because some multinational companies take advantage of foreign labour laws and [...]
The Best Hated Man in Australia The Life and Death of Percy Brookfield 1875 – 1921 by Paul Robert Adams Book review by Chris White During our tweedledum-dee election I read the biography of Percy Brookfield – a conviction left labour politician. Historian Dr Paul Robert Adams takes us through Brookfield’s exciting story – the [...]
CWU TV – video news for union members The UK Communications Workers Union – covering the postal industry (such as British Mail) has a fantastic, high quality “TV” channel online. The production qualities for CWU TV are very high, and it is up to date, covering recent issues like the UK Labour leadership vote. The [...]
Act now against escalation of war in Afghanistan Dear Friends, In the last few months ten Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. Since the Dutch have pulled out of their previous position near Tarin Kowt in the Orūzgan Province, the US military has filled the gap, and their approach is not working, as can [...]
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U.S. Social Forum 2010 By Chris Spannos Celebrating the first ever U.S. Social Forum (USSF) in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007, National Planning Committee member Rubén Solís avowed, “This won’t end in Atlanta.” He was right. Three years later, the second USSF was held in Detroit, Michigan, June 22-26. In the period between the Forums, the [...]
In search of the truth: ‘Balibo Five’ victims still missing by Shirley Shackleton In his book Butir-Butir Budaya Jawa (Items of Javanese Culture), Gen. Soeharto, stated, “There are five categories of lies which are not punishable”. First, those you tell in a social gathering; second, those you tell your bride on your wedding day; third, [...]
From Left focus three perspectives on the election http://leftfocus.blogspot.com/2010/08/election-reflections-three-perspectives.html
