University of Melbourne manoeuvres on wages
MELBOURNE — University of Melbourne management announced on June 9 that it would unilaterally grant a 2% pay increase to all staff as a "reward" for meeting previous revenue targets.
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Solidarity from AMWU workers for East Timor and Indonesia
By Sarah Lantz
MELBOURNE — East Timorese independence activists Alex Tilman and Gil Santos from Fretilin and Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) member Bronwyn
Jazzed up, anti-racist and danced out
By Arun Pradhan
MELBOURNE — More than 400 people packed the Prince of Wales Hotel on June 16 to hear a range of artists perform in 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's Jazz Against Racism. The audience was treated to
By Norm Dixon
While the world's capitalist media have been dominated by the massive US-directed NATO air war against Serbia, Washington's other terrorist war has been all but expunged from the airwaves and newspaper columns. Throughout the Balkans
Flexible: The high level of youth unemployment acts as a pressure on young people to accept extremely poor workplace conditions and low wages. This means young people are more easily forced to accept jobs which are largely casual positions with
By Chris Spindler
More than 200 members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union at Dorf Industries are on strike and staffing a 24-hour picket line. They are opposing the company's attempt to relocate to Sydney and their treatment. The
By Graham Jenkin
On February 18, a young substitute teacher from Columbus, Ohio, faced off with one of the most powerful people in the world. Dressed neatly in a white shirt and tie, Jon Strange was given the freak opportunity of putting a question
MUA officials withstand challenges
By Dick Nichols
The final results of the 1999 elections for the Maritime Union of Australia are now in. Both nationally and at branch level, the incumbent leadership has managed to withstand the challenge of
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