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OHS update

By on November 10, 2009 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission, Labour Law, Public Policy, Social justice, Workers Rights

This Model Act does not attempt to strike a balance between an employer’s and worker’s rights and obligations. The law does not provide or protect workers’ rights. It is a clear example of legislation which destroys any form of balance in favour of favouring even championing employer rights to the detriment of maintaining or improving good workplace OHS.

It is a disgrace that as well as PM Rudd and DPM Gillard accepting 2nd rate OHS at the National level, State Labor leaders are not challenging the watering down of their own State OHS provisions.

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McQueen on Capital refined

By on November 4, 2009 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Public Policy

Capital refined – by Humphrey McQueen Introduction Developing policies in the interests of working people calls for the precision about our enemy that Marx offered throughout Capital. For Marx, the practice of science required penetrating beyond appearances to specify the structured dynamics in the accumulation of capital. His critique isolated the forms and stages through [...]

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Rudds (in)humanity

By on October 29, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice

Rudd ignores the Humane Solution. Rudd, so-far ahead of the Liberals, shows no leadership on refugees and much can be said about reverting to Howard’s fear politics…and ALP MPs remain silent! Here is another right-wing union view from Unions NSW. ‘The Australian Government must immediately find a humane solution for the 78 Sri Lankan asylum [...]

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Equal pay?

By on October 29, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice

In the debate on strategies for equal pay for equal worth for many women workers, this background research by Christine Short and Margaret Nowak is invaluable. ‘Persistent Australian Gender Wage Inequality 1990 to 2003: Stakeholders’ Views of Why and How’ Journal of Industrial Relations 2009 51: 262-278. http://jir.sagepub.com/content/vol51/issue2/ Christine Short’s new book is “Why and [...]

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Killer Company

By on October 25, 2009 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission, Public Policy, Social justice, Workers Rights

“KILLER COMPANY – JAMES HARDIE EXPOSED” By MATT PEACOCK, ABC BOOKS REVIEW 1: Andy Alcock In his brilliantly researched book, Killer Company, ABC journalist Matt Peacock exposes the criminal history of the Reid family and others involved in the management of the asbestos manufacturing company, James Hardie. Peacock details how JH pursued policies very similar [...]

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Safety at Work

By on October 22, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice, Workers Rights

Safety at Work blog worth reading http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/

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CPD

By on October 19, 2009 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Environmental crisis, Public Policy, Social justice

Check out the analysis from the Centre for Policy Development on the environmental crisis, green jobs, health reforms, financial crisis and more. http://cpd.org.au/category/all-articles/thinking-points

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ANTI-INTERVENTION WALKOFF

By on October 14, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice

WGAR Working Group for Aboriginal Rights http://wgar.info/ AMPILATWATJA ANTI-INTERVENTION WALKOFF » Ampilatwatja Anti-Intervention Walk-off Speaking Tour Intervention walkoff’s Richard Downs Blog http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/ WGAR News: Intervention Walk-off community seeks UN support (26 Aug 09) http://indymedia.org.au/2009/08/26/wgar-news-intervention-walk-off-community-seeks-un-support-26-aug-09 WGAR News: Alyawarra people seek UN refugee status National Indigenous Times: Dreaming of a new Utopia http://www.nit.com.au/story.aspx?id=18642 18 Sep 09: “SICK [...]

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Against nuclear weapons

By on October 7, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice

The International Trade Union Confederation, UNI Global Union, the Japanese national trade union centre RENGO and others have launched a major international campaign against nuclear weapons. Please take a moment to lend your support: http://www.breakingthroughforpeace.org/ And please spread the word to your fellow trade union members. From Eric Lee, Labour Start http://www.labourstart.org/

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