(Archive for March 28th, 2009
Stalinism and the Public Service – the WHADWITYY B Principle
Posted by John, March 28th, 2009 - under Australian politics, Public Service, Satire, Stalinism.
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The public service is based on a Stalinist model. So says Professor Leonie Bronstein from the National University of Australia.
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The Left, internet filtering and missing the point
Posted by John, March 28th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Building and Construction Commission, Australian politics, Capitalism, Class struggle, Communist Party, Democracy, Economics, Fair Work Australia, Fighting back, Free speech, Freedom, Internet filtering, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Living standards, Resistance, Right to organise, Rudd, Rudd Government, Rudd Labor, Stephen Conroy, The Australian, The Depression, The Great Recession, The Left, Wages, WorkChoices, WorkChoices Lite, unemployment.
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The Left should encourage and join workers to fight for their jobs and livelihoods, and so help defend and extend our freedoms.
Iraqi teachers union under attack
Posted by John, March 28th, 2009 - under Democracy, International Labor Organisation, Iraq, Teachers, Unions.
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This article by Abdullah Muhsin is on UnionBook . LabourStart is running a campaign to defend the Iraqi Teachers Union from Government takeover. The Iraqi Teachers’ Union is facing extreme attack from the Iraqi Government. The Iraqi government has appointed an official body and granted it the authority to take over the union. This government [...]