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 →
Freedom Flotilla
There are many statements to make. Here is one amongst many from unions. ‘State Council meeting of the Electrical Trades Union Queensland Branch confirms the following: 1. A detailed report about the 2010 Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA study tour to the Middle East, particularly The West Bank & Gaza Strip was received today. That [...]
Read more →Mining tax
CFMEU on corporate mining hysteria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PcQfz0MfU AWU corporate lies http://www.awu.net.au/ http://www.awu.net.au/629531.html minebosseslies@nat.awu.net.au
Read more →Creative unions
For those readers who have not seen this innovative resource for unions and activists see Creative Unions http://www.creativeunions.org/
Read more →Canberra rally for equal pay
The ASU invites all unions to come to the National Equal Pay Day Rally –outside the ACT Legislative Assembly June 10 @ 11am – 12pm. See also rallies in each state. Bring your union banners and flags along! You may be one of tens of thousands of people who have sent a kiss to Julia [...]
Read more →Petition to stop the blockade
There are many petitions to sign. Here is Avaaz. ‘Israel’s deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships headed for Gaza has shocked the world. Israel, like any other state, has the right to self-defence, but this was an outrageous use of lethal force to defend an outrageous and lethal policy — Israel’s blockade of [...]
Read more →Canberra protest on Israelis
So far the Israeli attack on a peaceful flotilla attempting to carry supplies and peace activists to Gaza is being reported as resulting in 19 killed. This outrageous action needs an appropriate response by Canberrans committed to human rights. Unions ACT and AJPP are organising two important actions: 1) Tuesday- Candle light vigil outside the [...]
Read more →Rotten apples
As many of you will be aware, the Apple iPad had its world-wide launch this weekend. What you may not know is that the factory which produces it, in China, has been the scene of a dozen worker suicides in recent months. Labour Start (click on this blog) has been asked by unions and NGOs [...]
Read more →Support CFMEU
A car filled with drums of petrol is driven at high speed into an office building, setting it on fire. By sheer luck there were no lives lost. For the staff who walk in a daze around the burnt-out shell of their workplace the next morning it is a scene reminiscent of a Baghdad bombing. [...]
Read more →Circle of silence:Balibo
The Circle of Silence: A Personal Testimony Before, During and After Balibo – by Shirley Shackleton “I wanted to slap his grinning face so badly that I sat on my right hand. I asked him to tell me what had happened at Balibó – I appealed to him as a Christian. He denied any knowledge [...]
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