Second national strike stops Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's workers on November 18 again brought the country to a standstill with the second of their weekly national strikes. The strike, called by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, was held to protest
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ETU to challenge Labor's industrial policy
By Ben Reid
MELBOURNE — The leadership of one of Victoria's more militant unions, the state branch of the Electrical Trades Union, is attempting to force the state Labor Party to endorse an alternative
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July 27 — Suharto cracks down on a protest at the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) after Megawati Sukarnoputri was deposed as PDI leader by the military. Riots break out and the regime blames the People's Democratic
Worldwide protests demand asylum for Ocalan
By Norm Dixon
A Rome court on November 20 ordered the release on bail of Abdullah Ocalan, general secretary of the left-wing pro-independence Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), while his appeal for
Life on the PicketVideo released by CFMEU, Vickery Lodge6 McAndrew St, Gunnedah 2380Phone (02) 6742 0821 to order Review by Alex Bainbridge
Vickery was a small coalmine near Gunnedah in NSW. It employed only around 50 workers, but it was on and
Call for unions to end support for Labor
PERTH When the state secretary of the WA branch of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), BILL GAME, called on workers to vote for the Greens in the last federal election during a WA
By Nick Fredman
LISMORE — Tree felling in the Beury State Forest, 100 kilometres north-west of here, has been disrupted by blockades set up on November 16 by the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA). This is in response to the NSW Labor government's
By Barry Sheppard
Ballots for the government-run elections for president of the Teamsters union were mailed out in early November to the union's 1.4 million members. The two major candidates are millionaire lawyer James Hoffa, Jr, and Tom Leedham,
By Wendy Robertson
In recent months, Resistance's national resources have been stretched to the limit as we have organised one of the largest campaigns in our history, the high school anti-racism walkouts. Obviously, we don't have wealthy backers.
Gay men targeted in anti-paedophile purge
WA's gay and lesbian lobby group has expressed alarm over Health Department plans to screen 25,000 employees for criminal records. Gay and Lesbian Equality WA (GALE) claims that gay men risk losing their
Saving Private RyanDirected by Steven SpielbergWith Tom Hanks and Matt DamonScreening everywhere Review by Graham Matthews
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an extremely impressive film. It's meant to be. From the very first frames, you get
Defend the Espy!
By Chris Spindler
MELBOURNE — More than 1000 people demonstrated outside the historic Esplanade Hotel in the suburb of St Kilda on November 15 to oppose a proposed 38-storey shopping and hotel development on the site. The
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