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Pay freeze

By on July 12, 2009 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Labour Law, Public Policy

Pay freeze for low paid workers is unfair and discriminatory, say unions 8 July 2009 A pay freeze for workers reliant on minimum award wages is unfair and discriminatory, say unions. The decision to freeze award minimum wages will leave more than 1.3 million Australians worse off in real terms. The average award worker will [...]

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Ute

By on June 25, 2009 in Public Policy

Here in Canberra parliamentary cretinism on ute-gate is out of this world. Rather than some political discourse on strategies to protect working families during a worsening world recession and an environmental crisis, MPs are consumed with Turnbull’s mis-guided focus on such a trivial issue as the ute and backfire. As a political junkie, I know [...]

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Housing

By on June 18, 2009 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Public Policy, Social justice

Secure, affordable housing is a basic human right. From Search. Under capitalism housing, or more specifically land, is also a major focus of speculation. There are three key drivers of this speculation: individuals (rather than institutions) speculating in housing; larger scale land speculation; and financial deregulation which drove house price inflation by making it easier [...]

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AA:”WHO KILLED MR WARD?”

By on June 15, 2009 in Labour Law, Right to Strike, WorkChoices, Workers Rights

Andy Alcock on ABC TV 4 CORNERS PROGRAM “WHO KILLED MR WARD?” Congratulations to 4 Corners for screening this tragic story about Ian Ward. I believe that the answer to the question Who killed Mr Ward” involves a number of people. The prison officers who drove Ian Ward were definitely guilty of manslaughter. Most people [...]

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Protest Burma regime

By on May 17, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice

http://www.aucampaignforburma.org/index.htm Aung San Suu Kyi is charged with breaching the terms of her house arrest and if convicted faces three to five years in prison. Burma campaign Australia is outraged that the Burmese military dictatorship is using this incident as an opportunity to extend the illegal detention of Aung San Suu Kyi. Burma Campaign Australia [...]

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Pensions and Superannuation

By on May 15, 2009 in Capitalist Financial Crisis

Pensions and Superannuation from the Search Foundation. What has happened? Total estimated superannuation assets decreased by 7.6 per cent in the period October December 2008 to $1.05 trillion. Over the 12 months to December 2008, there was a 14.8 per cent decrease. That is a loss of $183.3 billion in a year, with the biggest [...]

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Gender

By on April 29, 2009 in Public Policy, Social justice

Women on the Verge of Recession: Confronting Gender Issues in Turbulent Times Speech by Elizabeth Broderick Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination Australian Human Rights Commission. We urge Labor to deliver on these gender issues. http://www.hreoc.gov.au/about/media/speeches/sex_discrim/2009/20090429_Press_Club.html

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International Workers’ Memorial Day

By on April 27, 2009 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission, Workers Rights

Australian workers grieve for lives lost in workplaces. Families of victims of workplace deaths will join with unions at rallies and memorial services tomorrow (Tuesday 28 April) to mark lives lost in workplace accidents. ACTU media release Monday, 27 April 2009 Loved ones, colleagues and unions will also call for greater health and safety protections [...]

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30% increase for all allowances?

By on April 27, 2009 in Collective Bargaining, Public Policy, Workers Rights

The Welfare Rights Centre rightly says the $90 for MPs a week from the 30% increase in electorate allowance was what a young unemployed person had to pay for food, rent, transport and bills each week. Pensioners are pushing for $30. ‘We know politicians work hard for their money but the timing of this increase [...]

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