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Successful IR Public Meeting in Glenroy
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Last night from 7-9pm Thusday 14 September at St Matthews Hall cnr Widford St & Melbourne Ave Glenroy locals and activists gathered to hear speakers and ask questions discuss what has been happening since we last met at this location.
One local Melbourne Avenue resident (who was letter boxed with a leaflet about the night's meeting) reminded us all that 35 years ago there was a rising working class community expectation for an end to Conscription & the war in Vietnam, the end of the bleak years Liberal Government... in this very building an overflowing, huge community rally was held and out of that upsurge came the improvements in the local area which may now be taken away if we do not organise again...more Labels: IR Laws, Public Meetings |
Successful rally outside ABCC hearings
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On Monday 24 South West Community Solidarity organised a successful community outside the ABCC hearing in Portland. Around 60 members of the community assembled to show solidarity to the union members being "interviewed" by the ABCC. The following day another assembly was organised attracting up to 20 people. Given the conservative nature of the electorate this is an amazing result, congratulations to all who participated.
more info: South West Community Solidarity | Rally outside of ABCC hearing in Portland Labels: Community Protest, IR Laws |
Uniting Church promote progressive IR laws
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The Uniting Church has recently outlined a progressive industrial relations policy for dealing with its employees. Some of the guiding principles guiding the new industrial relations policy are:
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Support CFMEU members facing huge fines
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED
Please send urgent messages of solidarity to the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union of Western Australia. jmellor@cfmeuwa.com. 107 rank and file members of CFMEU working on the Perth to Mandurah rail project face individual fines of up $28 000 for taking strike action in February this year. Another 323 workers could face similar fines. Court proceedings are expected to begin on August 12th. more Labels: Community Protest, IR Laws |
Nation wide action against IR laws
 Successful RalliesProtests have taken place around Australia against the Federal Government’s Industrial Relations Laws. Workers, unionists, church groups and community members rallied to highlight the devastating impact the new laws are having in weakening workers bargaining positions, and stripping them of hard fought rights. more.. What's the next step? The education campaign against WorkChoices has been extremely successful. Union Solidarity are urging supporters to get active in your local area. The great work of mobilising and educating the community needs to continue.    More Reports Victorian Trades Hall: Gallery 1 | Gallery 2Indymedia: Images 1 | 2 | 3 Reports: Perth | Sydney Regional Centres: Geelong | Wodonga | Newcastle workers march on Spotlight Labels: Community Protest, IR Laws |
Deakin Community Breakfast in Mitcham
 Deakin Community Breakfast in Mitcham outside Federal Liberal Member for Deakin Phil Baressi’s office.7.30am June 29 5/602 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham Government IR laws push down workers’ wages and cut conditions while prices, petrol and interest rates are all going up. Download leaflet more info: www.rightsatwork.com.au | ACTU hotline 1300 362 223 Labels: Community Protest, IR Laws |
WorkChoices or Justice at Work?
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Communities, unions and churches creating a fairer future 7 June - Melbourne Town Hall
6.30pm for 7.00pm-9.00pm (close 10pm) A range of informative speakers discuss:
more details. Labels: IR Laws, Public Meetings |
June 1 student strike for young workers' rights.
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Melbourne: 1.30pm.
June 1 State Library, cnr Latrobe & Swanston sts. Students and young workers across the country will be taking action on June 1 against the Howard government's attacks on workers' rights. The "Work Choices" legislation is aimed at making it easier for bosses to rip off working people, and it's going to impact on young people especially harshly. What "Work Choices" will mean for you:
more info: Bri 9639 8622 | 0439 694 505. Labels: Community Protest, IR Laws |
Moreland Public Forum
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Moreland Stands Up!
Now is the time to stand with your community. 6.30pm Wed May 17 Brunswick town Hall Speakers:
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March 29 Victorian Delegates Meeting
   Victorian union delegates and shop stewards rallied in Melbourne on Wednesday 29 March to plan the next steps in the fight against the Howard Government’s IR laws. Over 4,000 unionists attended a VTHC delegates and shop stewards’ rally at Dallas Brooks Hall to ratify a resolution that condemned Howard’s IR laws and called for a mass mobilisation of Victorian workers at the next national day of protest set down for June 28. After the meeting union leaders led a march through the city to Australia Post to show solidarity with union delegate, Peter Vining, from the CEPU-Postal Division who has been the target of workplace intimidation. The rally then brought parts of central Melbourne to a standstill as they marched to Liberal Party headquarters in Exhibition St where union leaders burned a copy of the new Federal IR Bill. ACTU President, Sharan Burrow, promised to “light a fire in the emotions of everyone all around the country. This is no a fight about a decent Australia.” more | copy of resolution passed at meeting.  Labels: Community Protest, IR Laws, Peter Vining |
