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Journal - May 2008Events
Faced with profound global political and industrial changes driven by the neo-conservative agenda, the union’s collective leadership decided on a new, more dynamic and responsive national plan to help protect and advance the interests of the membership and the working class generally. [ Full Story ]
Mining and MaritimeA comprehensive program for union action on a global level was adopted by the 3rd Mining and Maritime Pacific Rim Conference in Sydney on 13-15 April 2008. [ Full Story ]
National ConferenceNational and International organisation the central themes [ Full Story ]
General
In early April 2008, members of Maritime Workers' Credit Union overwhelmingly approved the merger with Power Credit Union . [ Full Story ]
Patrick 10 years onThe wharves stopped nationwide on April 8 to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1998 lockout of waterside workers at Patrick terminals with one minute’ silence. [ Full Story ]
International Issues
Think Globally and Act Locally [ Full Story ]
Maritime diary
From the Hungry Mile, to the 10th anniversary of organised labour and community activity against the Howard Government'’s Patrick conspiracy, to the unambiguous commitment by the Deputy Prime Minister to the future of Australia’'s shipping industry – conference was the real thing. [ Full Story ]
May Day
ILWU members at 29 west coast ports on the west coast of the USA called for an end to the war in Iraq on May 1 with an eight hour stoppage. [ Full Story ]
Reviews
Conference delegates have their say [ Full Story ]
Shipping newspolitics
New FOI laws could be retrospective [ Full Story ]
Patrick conspiracy “sheer evil”: BeazleyThe mobilisation of sections of the defence forces and people "looking like ninjas with dogs" against Australian workers in 1998 was an act of "sheer evil", according to former Opposition Leader Kim Beazley [ Full Story ]
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