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 →
AMWU on manufacturing and the election
From the AMWU The ongoing health of manufacturing industry is one of the top priorities for the AMWU no matter which party governs in Australia. Every member – rightfully – expects us to maximise our efforts to work with government to defend and grow manufacturing. When the Labor government had to deal with the global [...]
Read more →Abbott for billionaires
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Read more →Gooden on unions against Abbott
Workers, unions and stopping Abbott by Tim Gooden ‘For many union leaders afraid of a Coalition victory on August 21, campaigning against Tony Abbott simply means campaigning for Julia Gillard. With a conservative win on the cards unions have escalated their pro-ALP campaigning. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union — which has filled Labor’s coffers with [...]
Read more →VTHC
We didn’t rally around the country leading up 2007 to see anti-union reactionary Tony Abbott become Prime Minister, three years later! by Brian Boyd VTHC secretary When you cut through all the media hype and mis-information the issue is clear cut – it’s a No vote for Abbott. Because the union movement’s highly successful campaign [...]
Read more →The stimulus
Over Fifty Australian Economists Agree Fiscal Stimulus Prevented A Major Recession http://johnquiggin.com/ Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz has stated publicly that the Australian Fiscal Stimulus was a well designed package that saved the Australian economy from a major recession that has hit almost all the other OECD economies. He argued that the Australian package was [...]
Read more →Siewert:Abbott on workplace fairness
Greens will use Senate to ensure workplace fairness Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert The Australia Greens have voiced serious concerns that a Coalition Government would bow to pressure from big business to make unfair changes to Australia’s workplace laws. Senator Rachel Siewert, Greens IR spokesperson, notes media reports today have highlighted how changes to [...]
Read more →Water Reform Fails South Australia
Water Reform Fails South Australia from John Caldecott ‘The former Senior Adviser on Water to the United Nations and international critic of water market reforms Maude Barlow said that both “Labor and Coalition parties have so far failed to propose solutions to address the continuing emergency in South Australia’s River Murray. “The entire Murray-Darling basin, [...]
Read more →What has Tony Abbott promised big business?
Liberals’ silence on IR is deafening: just what has Tony Abbott promised big business? The big business and employer wish list for changes that would reduce rights at work lifts the lid on what Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party have planned if they win the 2010 election. Although Mr Abbott has sought to keep [...]
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