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Nuclear power — no solution to climate change.

Monday, July 3: 6.30pm.
Trades Hall,
Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton.

Keynote speaker Dr Helen Caldicott, anti-nuclear campaigner and author of Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer to Global Warming or Anything Else.

Organised by Nuclear Free Australia & Melbourne University Publishing.

more info: 0417 506 150.
 

Vigil Outside Spotlight Bayswater

Saturday July 22 11am.
224-234 Canterbury Rd Bayswater

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Organised by Eastern Community Action Group

more info: Sarah 0425 784 817 | list of other Spolight stores
 

Darebin Community Information Day

Darebin Community Information Day

Sunday 25 June
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Preston Shire Hall
Cnr High and Gower Sts Preston
Melways Ref 18 G12
Guest Speakers
Representing local government, community and trade unions
  • Community Stalls
  • Union and welfare stalls
  • DVD viewing
  • Children's activities
  • Entertainment
  • Food and drinks
Brought to you by
The Darebin Workers Rights & Social Justice Campaign

more info: Gary Harper 0415 103 375 | Joe Montero 0402 679 201
 

Defend the Fertility Control Clinic

Be there at the next clinic defence:

10.00 am Saturday
24 June
118 Wellington Parade
East Melbourne

Campaign for Women's Reproductive Rights organises a line of defence to stop the harassment.

Defend the Fertility Control Clinic against religious zealots, whose mission is to harass women and clinic staff and ultimately to stop the service. They show up on the 4th Saturday of each month with their Virgin Mary effigy and rosaries and their cameras to film women using the clinic.

more info: Debbie Brennan | radical.women.melb@bigpond.com
 

Documentary Film about the Mapuche Indigenous People in Chile

6.30pm Wednesday
21st June 2006
Glitch Bar & Cinema
318 St. Georges Rd
North Fitzroy.

A Documentary Film about the Mapuche Indigenous People in Chile. Film screening: The Plunder Uxuf Xipai Chile Mapuche indigenous doco show. Run time 73 mins; Spanish & Mapudungun with English subtitles.

This documentary examines from multiple dimensions the resistance of the mapuche Indigenous people in Chile over the last 120 years. First exploring the history and traditions of the community, then the film addresses the ongoing conflict with the Chilean Government and various companies which exploit and plunder their land.

cost $15, booking essentials limited seats. 9481 2273 | 0402 754818 | 0401 558373

This night is in solidarity with the Mapuche People and with the second Latin America and Asia Pacific Solidarity Gathering which will be held in Melbourne in October, 21, 22 at Victorian Trades Hall Council

more info: Marisol Salinas LASNET (Latinoamerican Solidarity Network) lasnet@latinlasnet.org | CPIN (Chilean Popular and Indigenous Network) chilenet@bigpond.com

Nota en castellano
Amigos(as); Junto al documental de los hermanos Mapuche presentaremos Video/DVD informativo de 20 minutos de las impresionantes movilizaciones de los estudiantes secundarios durante las últimás semanas en Chile, los esperamos, saludos
 

Spotlight wage cut vigil

Saturday June 17th
from 10am to 11am
SPOTLIGHT store
Playne Street
Frankston

Vigil about wage cuts and June 28th stop work rally

Afterwards a planning meeting for upcoming events Frankston Activist Group for Workers Rights.

11am-1pm
Frankston Library
60 Playne Street Frankston.

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Spotlight's owners welcome the Federal Government's new 'WorkChoice' Industrial Relations Laws
Do you?

Consider the following facts:
• Spotlight has about 5000 workers at nearly 100 stores nationwide
• Spotlight’s sales amount to about $300 million per year
• Two businessmen own Spotlight, Ruben and Morry Fraid
• Since 1973 their fortune has grown to $340 million
• The brothers are jointly ranked at number 86 on Business Review Weekly’s Rich 200 individual Australians list
• Spotlight’s current minimum award rate is $14.28 per hour
• Current employees get paid overtime and penalty rates if they work Thursday nights, weekends and public holidays
• Spotlight is introducing an individual contract, its Australian Workplace Agreement, for all new employees
• The new rate, for all hours worked, is $14.30 per hour
The AWA eliminates shift loadings, rest breaks, bonuses, incentive payments and annual leave loadings
• unions estimated a loss of $90 per week for some workers
• Spotlight’s AWA is in line with all legislated requirements.

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end with
call to stop work for worker's rights
June 28th 2006

 

UNITE PUBLIC MEETING

Why fast food and retail workers need organising

Wednesday June 14th
7pm @ Trades Hall
Corner of Lygon and Victoria Streets
Carlton South
Enter via Victoria St

Speaker: Anthony Main, UNITE Secretary

Come along if you want to find out more or to get involved with UNITE

more info: contact 96399111
 

Trivia Night for Peter Vining

Fundraiser for Peter Vining, Australia Post CEPU delegate unfairly sacked.

Trivia Night

Saturday 7pm
July 22nd
MUA Office
46 Ireland St
West Melbourne

Cost: $12 union members/concession - $15 non union members

Background: Chronology and background to Peter Vining sacking and community support
 

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