MELBOURNE — More than 200 people attended the Global Action Conference, jointly sponsored by Friends of the Earth and 91̳ Weekly, held at Melbourne University on July 29. The conference comprised three plenary sessions and 11
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Union backdown on tax office agreementMELBOURNE — Unionists in the Australian Taxation Office have ended their industrial campaign after voting on June 27 to accept a recommendation by the tax section council of the Community and
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MELBOURNE — Addressing the 500 people present for the launch of his new book, Why Weren't We Told?, historian Henry Reynolds described the march for reconciliation across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as "thrilling" and as opening the
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Unionists face fines, jailMELBOURNE — Five hundred union delegates rallied outside the Federal Court on May 22 in support of three union officials found guilty of contempt of court for organising union meetings. Electrical Trades
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Strikes disrupt government's tax plansMELBOURNE — In the first of a series of snap strikes over stalled pay negotiations, several hundred Community and Public Sector Union members in the Newcastle branch of the Australian
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Tax office workers strikeMELBOURNE — Unionists at the Australian Taxation Office struck and picketed their offices on May 11 in support of a demand for a better agency agreement. The workers, mostly members of the Community and
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Public sector needs an industry-wide campaignMembers First, the rank-and-file group within the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), fully supports the struggle by Australian Taxation Office workers for better pay and
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Tax workers start industrial campaignMELBOURNE — Unionists at the Australian Taxation Office have voted in favour of a campaign of industrial action, including bans and a part-pay stoppage on May 11. Members of the Community and
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ACI backs down on lockoutMELBOURNE — In a major backdown, ACI has ended its 18-week lockout of workers at its glass mould manufacturing plant in Box Hill. Workers met on April 19 and voted to accept a new enterprise agreement
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Tax office pay disputeThe tax section council of the Community and Public Sector Union has recommended that CPSU members in the Australian Tax Office reject management's draft agency agreement. Management is offering a 4% a year
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E-mail and workers' rightsMELBOURNE — Maria Gencarelli, a superannuation administrative manager with Ansett, was sacked on December 8 for distributing an Australian Services Union (ASU) newsletter using the company's e-mail
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Workers demand restoration of WorkCoverMELBOURNE — More than 4000 workers marched to the office of the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) on March 23 to demand improvements to WorkCover, Victoria's