My name is Peter Reid. I work as a tank maker. I earn a flat rate of $16.25 per hour, working four days on and four days off.
I do 12-hour days and rotating shifts. That means I work days and nights, and public holidays, at the company's
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More than 1500 people rallied on August 9 against a proposed Coca-Cola bottling plant in Gangaikondan village in the Tirunelveli district in southern India. Local communities have united against the plant, arguing that it will further exacerbate
Max Lane
According to the July Pulse Asia survey, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyos's approval rating has hit rock bottom at 19%, a further dip from 25% in June. Three out of four people want her to step down and some 80% in Metro
Stuart Munckton, Caracas
Having come to Venezuela to witness the revolution and the social missions at its heart, I ended up having a closer view of one of the most important missions — Barrio Adentro (Into the Neighbourhood) — than I might
Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly #637 incorrectly reported that the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and Aids Council of NSW had wanted to invite ALP leader Kim Beazley and PM John Howard to address the August 13 "Relationship equality" rally in Sydney. In fact, the
Tim Gooden
The national day of action called by the ACTU for October 25 will help shift the IR campaign to the next level. The government's legislation is going to affect everyone and makes a national response essential.
It's imperative that
Brave journalism
I congratulate Bernie Rosen and his letter (Write on, GLW #629) supporting some sort of breakthrough on distribution of GLW. I find nothing more inspiring than brave journalism, There is hardly any of it in the mainstream, but
Workers Radio Sydney is a new trade union radio program broadcasting 5.30-9am Monday to Friday on 88.9 FM.
Trade unions, including the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Maritime Union of Australia, the Australian Manufacturing
BRISBANE — It was revealed at last month's state budget estimates hearing that only one of Queensland's 54 senior public service executives uses an environmentally friendly vehicle. Although the Environmental Protection Authority operates 21 of the
Peter Boyle
Since August 9, PM John Howard's Liberal-National Coalition government has had a majority in both houses of federal parliament. It is the first time since 1981 that a federal government has enjoyed this luxury. It's doom and gloom time,
Liam Mitchell
Forty-seven workers have been locked out of their jobs at the Boeing maintenance depot in Williamtown since May for campaigning for improved working conditions and against individual contracts. Australian Workers Union Newcastle
PERTH — Braving blustery winds and rain, 40 people joined a picket organised by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union outside the Kewdale depot of freight forwarders Toll on 12 August.
As part of a nationwide campaign to force Toll to negotiate seriously
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