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Common Dreams

By on October 13, 2011 in Uncategorized, US politics

I read daily news and analysis from US Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/

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Manual labour

By on November 2, 2009 in Uncategorized, Workers Rights

Labour Start photo – manual labour http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmasad/3951175816/ View other photos http://www.labourstart.org/lpoty/

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ICT in schools

By on October 22, 2009 in Uncategorized

For research on ICT in schools with student voices ‘Listening to Students’ and Educators’ Voices: Research Findings’ by Associate Professor Kathryn Moyle, the DPM has released this: http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/DigitalEducationRevolution/Resources/Pages/Resources.aspx http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Gillard/Media/Releases/Pages/Article_091022_114337.aspx

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AVAAZ

By on August 30, 2009 in Environmental crisis, Social justice, Uncategorized

Web based actions https://secure.avaaz.org/en/ Sign the Climate Change petition and others

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Fair Work Bill: right to information a fraud

By on January 17, 2009 in Labour Law, Uncategorized, Workers Rights

The Fair Work Bill. The National Employment Standard. Right to information? Rights to information and consultation about work and employer decision-making is a key industrial relations issue. The ACTU found in a survey of 8,000 workers 70% were ‘very concerned or concerned’ about the lack of information and consultation in their workplace. So what is [...]

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FWB:a family friendly fraud

By on January 17, 2009 in Labour Law, Social justice, Uncategorized, Workers Rights

I am reading the Fair Work Bill that has new National Employment Standards,. But a standard that is not enforceable is not a right. Here is the family friendly fraud. The DPM’s response to the work/family collision is a NES ‘entitlement’. Employees with at least twelve months’ service can request ‘a change in working arrangements’ [...]

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ICTUR 2009

By on January 16, 2009 in Uncategorized, Workers Rights

I am in London and met Daniel Blackburn the Director of the ICTUR, the International Committee on Trade Unipn Rights at their Internationa Office. Iasked: What are the priorities of ICTUR’s work? Without question the trade union rights situation in Colombia remains the most serious in the world. Miguel Puerto, a Colombian human rights lawyer [...]

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Most read articles in Dec

By on January 1, 2009 in Uncategorized

Too many articles to handle? If you missed out on a great article from last month, here’s a quick digest of the most popular that you may want to check out: Leighton: Gillard’s honourable men Posted on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission – Comments: (0) On Monday, 27 October, [...]

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Gaza:After Xmas!

By on December 26, 2008 in Social justice, Uncategorized

These X-mas posts on Gaza are from the Australians for Palestine. War is Over!

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