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Controversy over conditions for workers in Qatar involved in the construction of World Cup-related infrastructure, as well as for flight attendants of Qatar Airways, the 2022 tournament’s likely official carrier, has moved center stage as international trade unions protest world football body FIFA.
Kevin "Cookie" Cook was in the thick of the most important campaigns for Australian Indigenous rights for decades. But, "Cookie" always saw his personal story as a story of many--of a movement. Which is the theme of his just-published book that was launched with the support of, among many others, National Secretary Paddy Crumlin.
As members of the Australian Labor Party engage in an unprecedented democratic consideration regarding the future leader of the party, the Maritime Union of Australia has issued the following statement.
Oct. 5, 2013, 7:30 p.m. - Oct. 6, 2013, midnight
Gaelic Club, 1st Floor, 64 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills
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Oct. 7, 2013, 6 a.m. - Oct. 13, 2013, midnight
Global
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Sept. 11, 2013, 10:04 a.m. - Oct. 1, 2013, 6 a.m.
The Maritime Union of Australia, Level 2, 365 – 375 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000
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FEATURED CAMPAIGN
Fight for your life! Sign for your life!
We, the undersigned, call on Safe Work Australia to approve the National Stevedoring Code of Practice. This code of practice is the best opportunity in a generation to save lives and improve safety on the waterfront. The death and injury in this industry cannot continue. The tragic death of father of two Greg Fitzgibbon, killed in Newcastle recently, reminds us how important this is. Please conclude this process and approve the code as soon as possible.