Secure jobs for a better future in NT The operators of a major gas processing plant planned for near Darwin must ensure they employ local workers in secure jobs to ensure a strong future for the region’s economy, ACTU President Ged Kearney will tell a function in Darwin today. Ms Kearney will address the APHEDA [...]
Presidential visit to Darwin
ACTU President Ged Kearney tomorrow tuesday 15th will present a roundtable seminar on precarious work for Unions NT at United Voice board room at 1pm. She will then attend a Timor Leste APHEDA NT aid public event and speak on ‘secure jobs’ 5.30pm at the Railway Club, Parap. ‘Job security is a key issue for [...]
November 15 day of action for public schools
Tuesday 15 November teachers and parents campaign for public schools On this day we are asking people to take a few moments to send a message to the head of the federal funding review about the importance of investing more in public schools. It’s your last chance to have a say before the education review [...]
Gillard retains coercive powers against workers
Struggle against coercive powers of ABCC. I wrote this three years ago. The politics is still relevant in 2011 as PM Gillard is not repealing the coercive powers against construction and building workers and their unions, just changing the name. http://chriswhiteonline.org/2008/11/1984-remains-dpm-firm/ The rights on site struggle goes into 2012 for this Parliament. CFMEU campaigns… http://cfmeu.asn.au/campaigns/national/bad-laws-cost-lives
Pilots legal challenge
The Qantas pilots AIPA quite rightly are aggrieved by Fair Work Australia’s decision to terminate, rather than suspend, their industrial action. The AIPA has applied to the Federal Court in a legal challenge – while negotiations continue. Pilots wearing red ties and mentioning politely to their passengers their concern for job security in line with [...]
A national land tax?
A national land tax? by Frank Stillwell The system of taxation needs to focus on assets, not merely on incomes and expenditures. It is asset price inflation that has been a major element in growing inequalities of wealth in Australia, particularly during the last two decades. Ownership of landed property has been central to this [...]
Santa Cruz massacre
Timor-Leste: Santa Cruz massacre – still waiting for justice 20 years later Amnesty International calls on the governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia to provide justice for the victims of the Santa Cruz massacre which took place 20 years ago in Dili, the capital. On the morning of 12 November 1991 the Indonesian security forces violently [...]
Support workers at Baiada
WORKERS AT BAIADA STAY STRONG TOGETHER ON PICKET LINE Fantastic community mobilisation at Baiada Sunday ACTU President Ged Kearney spoke at the rally and praised the fighting spirit of the workers. We need more members of the community to support them on the picket line! So think about at least one day this week you [...]
China workers protesting
China: Workers, wildcat strikes and labour advocacy. Latest report from AAWL Workers know that demanding unions independent of the ACFTU is dangerous, and likely to end in arrests and imprisonment. The two dominant forms of labour activism in China currently are wildcat strikes, and advocacy work by NGOs. Read more
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