Readers will have seen earlier posts on the ACTU Youth policy conference the day before Congress that adopted the youth policies and my contribution to the VTHC fringe event on the right to strike, strikes and workers’ control. On today’s ACTU opening, with about 1,000 delegates from every industry and occupation in Australia the ACTU [...]
ACTU Youth Congress
I am attending the ACTU Congress this week as an observer and doing some reports for radio 3CR. Before the ACTU Congress on this Monday is the Youth conference. In the draft policy: “Unions have a responsibility to represent, grow and organise the next generation of workers and union members. Unions need to actively focus [...]
Chomsky
A Rebellious World or a New Dark Age? On the History of the US Economy in Decline by Noam Chomsky The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. Unprecedented, in fact. There’s never been anything like it that I can think of. If the bonds and associations it has established can be sustained through [...]
Millionaires tax
Time for a ‘millionaires’ tax’ to ensure the wealthiest Australians pay their fair share Reforms to make the wealthiest Australians pay their fair share of tax must be stepped up, including the introduction of a new “millionaires’ tax”. At next week’s ACTU Congress, unions will discuss proposals to shift the tax burden off the shoulders [...]
Troublemakers
In the US Labor Notes Conference Troublemakers unionists organise in their thousands. “You can get depressed hearing all the stories of low-wage and immigrant workers,” Ahmad said. But at Labor Notes, “the energy is amazing.” Vision sharpens, and all of a sudden the movement that can stand up against the odds comes into view. http://labornotes.org/2012/05/troublemakers-union-gathers-stronger-ever [...]
Strike debates
The right to strike, strikes and workers’ control at the ACTU Congress 2012 by Chris White. Unionists need to organise for the right to strike, for the effective strike and for workers’ control. 1. Unions’ right to strike campaign is to repeal all Fair Work Act penal powers and for a ‘firewall’ protection for workers [...]
ACTU job protection debate
Australian Jobs Protection to be discussed at ACTU Congress Australians believe everyone should pay their fair share. Everyone should contribute. Everyone is entitled to a fair go. How can it be that: Some of our richest Australians, like billionaire Clive Palmer, did not pay tax in his main private company last financial year. BRW lists [...]
Behind unemployment figure
← The myths that abound in Federal Budget Papers Australian labour market – converting unemployment into hidden unemployment by Bill Mitchell Today’s release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) of the Labour Force data for April 2012 reveals a weak labour market with the employment gains being confined to part-time work and workers dropping [...]
Jobs and the right to strike
ACTU CONGRESS 2012 Sydney See http://www.actucongress.org.au/site/ ACTU CONGRESS Fringe Event Public meeting AUSTRALIAN JOBS AND THE RIGHT TO STRIKE Discussion and Drinks: Mark Lennon, Ged Kearney, Brian Boyd, Dean Mighell, Len Cooper & more… Time: 5.15pm – 6.15pm Date: Monday 14 May 2012 Where: Unions NSW Atrium, Trades Hall
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