On July 27-28, 200 trade unionists from the higher education, electricity, telecommunications, finance, municipal services, pharmaceutical and health-care sectors in the Israeli-occupied West Bank attended a conference to set up the Coalition of Independent and Democratic Trade Unions and WorkersÂ’ Committees.
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Planning is well underway for the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network’s sixth brigade to Venezuela, to be held from November 23 to December 3, and registrations are open to everyone interested in this unique opportunity to witness firsthand a revolution in the making.
This appeal was issued on July 30 by Public Services International (PSI) following the assassination of Miguel Angel Vasquez Argueta, finance secretary for PSIÂ’s affiliate STSEL in the electricity sector. PSI is calling for a full and independent investigation into the matter.
As It Happened: Fidel Castro — During the 20 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuba became a prime example of a socialist state, with free education and free health services for its population. SBS, Friday, August 10, 8.30pm.
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Two events took place in Brisbane to commemorate one of the bitterest industrial disputes in AustraliaÂ’s history. A forum held by the Brisbane Labour History Association, and a musical theatre production Red Cap explored the events of the 1964-65 Mt Isa minersÂ’ strike that put the north Queensland town on the map, galvanising the community in support of the miners.
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