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Phonetec protest ends in victory
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On the last working day before the break, mobile phone repair company Phonetec (Melbourne) sacked a female worker for asking to be paid for overtime worked. |
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Spirit of Eureka continues to unite
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A public meeting was held in Melbourne on 1st December, on the anniversary of the Eureka rebellion in 1854. |
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Earth is in the “Intensive Care Unit”
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This is how anti-nuclear campaigner Dr. Helen Caldicott described the environmental state of planet Earth at a Future Energy Options community meeting in Adelaide late last year. |
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ACTU Congress assists mobilisation of the working class
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The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Congress met at the Crown Promenade on October 24-25. The most important topic was the strategy to strengthen the fight to defeat WorkChoices. Another was discussion on what should replace WorkChoices. |
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Feltex workers reject AWA blackmail
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Workers at Feltex Carpets in Brooklyn, Melbourne have resisted attempts to force them onto AWA agreements that attack working conditions such as meal breaks and rostered days off, and cut take-home pay. |
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Sunshine residents break Pool deadlock
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After a ten year fight, residents in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine have won an historic victory to replace the derelict Sunshine Pool. |
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