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Thursday, April 06, 2006

Unions, Communities and Social Change

A FREE five-week seminar series exploring the relationship between trade unions and other community organisations in campaigns for social change, and the contemporary challenge for unions and community organisations to work together to rescue some of the basic democratic rights being destroyed by Federal Government industrial relations laws.

Thursday 27 April, 6.30-8.30pm
UNIONS AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER: HISTORY AND ISSUES
JACK MUNDEY (former Secretary NSW BLF) and SEAN SCALMER (Macquarie University)

Thursday 4 May, 6.30-8.30pm
THE MARITIME DISPUTE: COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR UNION ACTION
LEIGH HUBBARD (former Secretary VTHC) and MEREDITH BUTLER (3CR Community Radio)

Thursday 11 May, 6.30-8.30pm
THE BLOCKADE OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: NEGOTIATING ALLIANCES
CAM WALKER (Friends of the Earth) and MICHELE O'NEIL (Secretary TCFUA Victorian Branch)

Thursday 18 May, 6.30-8.30pm
CHILDCARE: A POTENTIAL UNION AND COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
LAUREN MATTHEWS (Community Child Care Inc) and HEATHER FRASER (RMIT University)

Thursday 25 May, 6.30-8.30pm
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REFORM: COMMUNITY DEFENCE OF TRADE UNIONS
DAVE KERIN (Union Solidarity), ADAM BANDT (Slater and Gordon) and CHRIS SPINDLER (AMWU)

more info: Gillian 03 9925 2910 | advocacy@rmit.edu.au | http://advocacy.tce.rmit.edu.au
 
 

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