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Live News Feed: Current StoriesPolitics of Climate Change in NSW - 05 July 2008Climate change is now accepted as a real and imminent threat. The findings of the Garnaut Report and the introduction of emissions trading will require wide ranging changes in practice and attitude to the environment, including a vision that extends beyond the electoral cycle. AWU on Garnaut - 04 July 2008 The Garnaut Draft Report’s recognition of the importance for Australia, as an exporting nation, of the big resource, energy and metallurgical mining industries, is welcomed by the Australian Workers' Union - our biggest resource and energy union. Vic ambo online campaign - 02 July 2008 Ambo morale crisis could see 700 Victorian ambos walk away and sink govt recruitment plans Global energy misusing guest workers - 01 July 2008 The Australian Workers Union has called on the Federal Government to urgently stop a global energy industry corporation moving a barge from Australia to Indonesia, while investigations into their misuse of foreign labour are completed. New AWU Secretary for WA - 30 June 2008 Australia’s biggest resource and energy union will begin an aggressive new campaign to re-establish the Australian Workers’ Union back into Western Australia’s mining heartland with the election of a new WA Branch Secretary, Stephen Price. Stabbed DOCS case worker wins - 27 June 2008 The Public Service Association has won a case today on behalf of a DOCS child protection worker who was stabbed with a knife by a client’s mother at work. CFMEU on warpath over ABCC powers - 27 June 2008 Is a trade unionist compelled to give evidence on what was said at a meeting of workers? Answer: yes. At least, if the building industry's watchdog, the ABCC, requests attendance. Sydney Eric Lee workshop! - 26 June 2008 Enthusiastic Melbourne unionists have snapped up nearly every seat to hear Eric Lee from Labourstart give a one day workshops on union web campaigning. There are a lot more places available in Sydney where the bookings have been slower! So book now! Creating 3 million 'green jobs' - 26 June 2008 Australia can take strong action to tackle climate change and create millions of new job opportunities, according to a major report released today. Costa's power sell-off disaster - 26 June 2008 More than 1.5 million people will be ripped off if the State Government makes an early bid to sell Energy Australia, warned the United Services Union today. USU petition to protect ahm services - 26 June 2008 The United Services Union (USU) today launched a petition to urge Australian Health Management fund (ahm) CEO, Mick McLeod, not to go ahead with the takeover by Medibank. Unions and The Net: The Next Stage - 25 June 2008 Eric Lee from Labourstart will be holding one day workshops in Sydney on July 9th, and Melbourne on July 11th, which will deal with the current threats and opportunities for unions using the net for campaigning and networking. The workshops will also cover current issues such as the use of social networking sites, Second Life and Web 2.0. USA must pressure China to go green - 25 June 2008 Australian Workers’ Union National Secretary Paul Howes this week met with Republican and Democrat Senators to lobby them for a global emissions trading scheme which protect the jobs of resource industry and manufacturing workers in Australia and the USA. Politics of Climate Change in NSW - 24 June 2008 Climate change is now accepted as a real and imminent threat. The findings of the Garnaut Report and the introduction of emissions trading will require wide ranging changes in practice and attitude to the environment, including a vision that extends beyond the electoral cycle. Murwillumbah parole office in limbo - 23 June 2008 The NSW Department of Corrective Services has failed to address the Murwillumbah community’s concerns, pushing ahead with plans shut down the local probation and parole office, according to the Public Service Association of NSW. PSI backs fight against power sale - 23 June 2008 Today is World Public Services Day and the International Public Sector union, PSI, has announced its support for New South Wales unions fighting the Iemma Government’s plans to sell the public power generators. Parramatta to lose driving tests - 23 June 2008 The dreaded driving test is nerve-racking enough, but now kids will be forced to wait longer and will not be able to sit the test in their local area because the State Government is once again cutting services to Parramatta. Support the Big Picture in Zimbabwe - 19 June 2008 You can help support democracy and workers' rights in Zimbabwe - just by showing your face. Feds pressured on NGO worker paycut - 18 June 2008 As a result of the ASU campaign launched on 5 June 2008, Federal Ministers Jenny Macklin, Joe Ludwig and Wayne Swan have received hundreds of emails from workers affected by the changes that are being made to the way that income is calculated by Centrelink for the purpose of determining Family Assistance payments. Are you under debt stress? - 17 June 2008 When was the last time you were able to visit your local bank branch without being offered a credit card or a loan? AWU plan to trap CO2 - 16 June 2008 Australia’s biggest energy and resources union – the Australian Workers Union - wants the Federal Government to provide R&D funds to research and study the potential of creating new climate change jobs in Australia based on trapping CO2 offshore. New ILO Social Justice declaration - 14 June 2008 Following two successive years of debate, the ILO’s annual International Labour Conference adopted a major Declaration on “Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation.” Child Labour Action Guide - 14 June 2008 On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, the ITUC is launching a new “Mini Action Guide on Child Labour,” providing campaigning tools and direct support to trade unions to fight against child labour. According to the ILO, some 218 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour. Many of these children work long hours, often in dangerous conditions. Childcare fees increases unwarranted - 12 June 2008 The LHMU the Childcare Union says any childcare fee increases above inflation are unwarranted because of the Australian Government's unprecedented allocation in the May budget of more than $600 million for the childcare sector. Hungry Mile recognition extended - 12 June 2008 After a concerted campaign by Sydney's maritime workers and their union, the Hungry Mile is now set to be the official locality name around a stretch of Hickson Road in Sydney. |
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