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Members of Foreign Origin and Young Members Show Marked Interest in Trade Union Assignments (delegate and committee positions
12 per cent of the LO members have trade union assignments. The most common assignments are safety delegate, member of board and union representative. |
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| legislation |
Work Choices: How Far Does It Go?
The federal government’s Work Choices laws could affect many thousands more workers in education, health and child care. |
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| Policy |
Did WorkChoices Impact on the NSW Election Results?
The 2007 NSW election—like the Queensland and Victorian elections before it—produced little overall swing against the incumbent Labor government. All state elections since the Coalition’s federal triumph in October 2004, and in the era of WorkChoices, have produced Labor wins. |
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| productivity |
TUC Promotes Business Benefits of Unions to Employers
Non-unionised companies across the UK are to be targeted by the TUC in a concerted attempt to convince reluctant employers that, rather than posing a threat to them, union involvement in their workplaces could actually prove to be an asset to their businesses. |
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| union organising |
Sweden: Opinions On Unions and Work
In the fourth report of “Opinions on unions and work”, work-related privileges and benefits are illustrated. Comparisons are made with previous reports made in 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2002. |
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| wages |
Do Businesses Flee Citywide Minimum Wages?
In 2003, the cities of San Francisco, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, each passed citywide minimum wage laws, with broad coverage and wage levels set significantly above the federal level of $5.15 an hour. |
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| environment |
Regulate Carbon—and Trade—to Attack Global Warming
Environmental protections in trade deals have been a key concern of working people the world over. But the issue of global warming makes the need for such protections more urgent, says United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo Gerard. |
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| environment |
Keeping Our Cool: A Climate Change Primer
Global warming may not be all our fault. It may just be part of the nature of things. It doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that we humans are definitely part of the problem. |
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