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Union Solidarity aims to build a mass based united front campaign on the ground to defeat the repressive IR laws. Union Solidarity is a wide network of affiliated community and welfare organisations and unions with the single aim of building a broad people’s movement to beat back attacks on workers, unions and communities.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Sacked for having an opinion

RMIT lecturer, Dr Robert Austin, has been told his position will be terminated because he encouraged students to attend a political rally. The administration of RMIT took action against the long-time union member after rightwing media reports criticised his political activities. There are two extremely worrying issues that the action against Dr Austin raises.
  1. That a worker will be given the arse because he dared to take political action around issues that concerned him.
  2. The administration of a public university are allowing their industrial relations to be run by an anti-union rag such as the HearldSun.
Please get involved to stop the sacking of Robert Austin.

Public Debate | Defend Robert Austin Website | Defend Robert Austin Meeting

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