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Workchoices Used Against Firefighters

July 21, 2006
Management of ESS (a global company which has the contract for private fire services at military bases near Wagga and Bandiana (Vic) delayed finalising a private sector collective agreement with its staff until today by giving assurances to the United […]
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“duty Of Care” – Holsworthy Asbestos Scandal

July 12, 2006
Two years and six weeks after ‘Operation Explorer’, the biggest NSWFB anti-terrorism exercise to date, the facts are finally starting to emerge from the fog of managerial responsibility.
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Department Walks Away From Pstp Stage 2

July 7, 2006
As late as yesterday afternoon, the Department finally put the cards on the table and informed our Union that it can not and will not fund any wages increases as a result of the introduction of the second stage of […]
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Us Supreme Court Rules Guantanamo Bay Illegal

July 7, 2006
The trade union movement is now putting its weight behind the right of Australian citizen David Hicks to a free and fair trial after the US Supreme Court last week ruled that the Guantanamo Bay maximum security prison is unconstitutional […]
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Unjust And Unfair – Howard Sues Building Workers

July 7, 2006
A union-busting test case is currently before the Federal Court in Western Australia after building workers attached to the $1.5 Billion Perth to Mandurah “cross city tunnel” project walked off the job to support a sacked shop steward. The workers […]
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Vale Comrade John Wright

June 30, 2006
We regret to report that former FBEU official and Life Member, John Wright passed away this morning.
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Hundreds March Against Howard Government Laws

June 30, 2006
In the very same week that the federal government recommended a 7% pay rise for itself, outrage against its new labour laws has seen unprecedented rallies and protests all over the country.
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Sydney South Sub-branch: Yraw Rally

June 23, 2006
YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK RALLY – 28 JUNE 2006 Members residing in the GSA would have recently received a letter from the union informing them of the ACTU rally on the 28 June.
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It’s Time To Step Up

June 22, 2006
The Australian Trade Union movement has called a series of mass rallies, protests and strikes across the country on the 28th June 2006.
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