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Dec 10, 20213 min read
Kimberley Clark’s closure of Huggies in south west SYDNEY can be reversed: from April to May 1st cou
Global unions IndustriALL and UNI, are holding a day of action on 11 April against Kimberly-Clark’s restructuring plans and the company’s...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
Wages, wage suppression and crocodile tears
House price falls are not the economy’s biggest worry Reserve Bank governor Dr Philip Lowe had more sensible things to say in three hours...
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Dec 10, 20219 min read
Right to strike mystery in an election year: back to 1993?
My hunch is that soon Labor and union negotiators will turn to their 1993 version of the right to strike to finalize their workplace and...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
Changing the Rules: new powers for workers, or for institutions?
In this podcast I discuss some clues about behind the scenes discussions between leaders of the ACTU and the ALP. Right now, behind the...
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Dec 10, 20215 min read
Some thoughts on “the right to strike” and the Change the Rules Campaign – Part 2
The “right to strike” versus employer opposition and Laborist naivete The “right to strike” is one of two (see below) demands that would...
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Dec 10, 20214 min read
Some thoughts on “the right to strike” and the Change the Rules Campaign – Part 1
What is real power for workers? It’s time for a sharper focus on ”the right to strike” The Australian union movement’s Change the Rules...
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