Archive for February, 2009
Economics – Marx in a minute
Posted by John, February 28th, 2009 - under Australian politics, Big business, Capitalism, Creative destruction, Economics, Fighting back, Marxism, Socialism.
Comments: 4
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Cap obscene executive salaries
Posted by John, February 28th, 2009 - under Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian politics, Bosses pay, Capitalism, Economics, Fighting back, Labor Party, Trade unions, Unions, Wages.
Comments: 1
Large real wage increases for workers would cap obscene executive remuneration.
Pacific Brands – turn anger into action
Posted by John, February 27th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian politics, Big business, Capitalism, Economics, Fighting back, Labor Party, Nationalisation, Occupations, sackings, Strikes, Trade unions, unemployment, Unions.
Comments: 3
ABCC Stoops To “Bullying Tactics” Against Journalists
Posted by John, February 27th, 2009 - under ABCC, ALP, Australian Building and Construction Commission, Building industry, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Free speech, Journalists, MEAA, Media.
Comments: none
Billions for bombs, nothing for mums
Posted by John, February 27th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian politics, Big business, Capitalism, Defence, Economics, Keynesianism, Maternity leave, unemployment, Unions.
Comments: 1
Labor sees paid maternity leave as an impediment to keeping women out of the workforce. So they won”t introduce it.
Nationalise socks and jocks!
Posted by John, February 26th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian politics, Big business, Capitalism, Creative destruction, Democracy.
Comments: 24
Is recesssion inevitable in Canberra?
Posted by John, February 25th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian politics, Canberra, Capitalism, Creative destruction, Economics, Fighting back, Labor Party, Neoliberalism, Public Service, sackings, Trade unions, unemployment, Unions.
Comments: 1
Economic crisis:Recession and rebellion
Posted by John, February 24th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian politics, Big business, Capitalism, Creative destruction, Democracy, Economics, Fighting back, France, Keynesianism, Marxism, Nationalisation, Neoliberalism, Socialism, unemployment.
Comments: 4
Australia is not immune from the economic crisis. Class struggle in response to the ferment can break out here too.
We have the same class divisions as other countries. Our bourgeoisie and Governments will attempt to shift the burden of the crisis onto workers. That of course is already happening with wage freezes, reduced hours and sackings, and stimulus packages aimed at bolstering profits, and promoting attacks on wages.
Karma and speaking too soon
Posted by John, February 24th, 2009 - under Australian politics, Blogging, Media, Readers.
Comments: 2
Oh dear! Just as I start to think that maybe my ramblings are getting a wider audience, (and I mention that on this site), along come the most recent readership figures. Maybe karma does exist after all. What can I say? Read, read, read? Or maybe ‘bag me out’.
Father Kennedy shows us how to fight back
Posted by John, February 23rd, 2009 - under Australian politics, Capitalism, Communist Party, Evictions, Fighting back, Occupations, Religion, sackings, The Catholic Church, The Depression, unemployment.
Comments: 5