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Journal -General
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Industrial rounds[ Full Story ]
Growth Through Partnership: Your union, Your Credit UnionThe Maritime Workers of Australia Credit Union has been providing financial services to members of the MUA and their families since 1970 and in late 2002 membership eligibility was extended to members of the Mining and Energy Division of the CFMEU and their families. This expansion to include the CFMEU was a natural progression in light of the close relationship shared by the two unions. [ Full Story ]
Port of CallSYDNEY: Labour icons Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke, Neville Wran and Greg Combet were among a mix of 350 MPs, maritime workers, union leaders and party faithful at the Balmain Tigers fundraising dinner and send off for Sydney Branch Secretary Robert Coombs. [ Full Story ]
Industrial issues
Union opposes plans to introduce a 3rd stevedoring operator in the ports of Brisbane and Port Botany [ Full Story ]
Briefs[ Full Story ]
International Issues
MUA calls for widespread public condemnation [ Full Story ]
International Transport Workers' Federation
Summer was red hot for the Australian office of the International Transport Workers' Federation. [ Full Story ]
Wharfies play key role in ship victorySuccess as L&B campaign moves to Europe [ Full Story ]
Mailbag
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Maritime diary
Another tragic fatality in the stevedoring industry is reported in this journal. We want guarantees from the industry that you come home from work safe and whole. Everything else is secondary. Every death and serious injury in the workplace is one too many, so we're determined to have some good come from these grievous losses. [ Full Story ]
Obituaries
Jim Comerford, Mick Rangiari, Wendy Lowenstein, James Harvey, Neil Coyle, Leslie Hamilton, Dave McCullough, Cornelis Van Eyk [ Full Story ]
Occupational health & safety
IN the wake of the tragic death of Melbourne stevedoring worker Peter Ross in January, MUA National Secretary and chair of the International Transport Workers' Federation dockers' section Paddy Crumlin has taken the union campaign for a stevedoring safety code of practice to the ITF dockers' section conference in Sorrento, Italy this March. [ Full Story ]
Death at Appleton DockWorkmates tell of tragic death of their comrade as union pushes for safety code in national and international forums. [ Full Story ]
history
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MuralThey filed past the body of work showing the same veneration as those who visit the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh. [ Full Story ]
Hungry for VotesMUA sceptical of Opposition policy on working harbour [ Full Story ]
Hungry vox pops[ Full Story ]
The Hungry MileThe Hungry Mile, long legendary among Sydneysiders, became the centre of controversy again during the NSW election in February, with opposition leader Peter Debnam attacking the Darling Harbour wharf redevelopment honouring waterside workers as an ‘old style Soviet Union gulag’. [ Full Story ]
First Word[ Full Story ]
politics
National Secretary Paddy Crumlin joined Victorian branch members at the “G” on November 30 to the tune of We Cannot Be Beaten by Angry Anderson and fighting images of mining and maritime workers. [ Full Story ]
Election fever200 MUA activists elect to get involved in grass roots campaign for workers' rights [ Full Story ]
IR solidarity from abroadDozens of letters of support from workers near and far have come through to the MUA in support of Australian workers and their battle against the Howard Government's draconian IR laws. [ Full Story ]
union elections
Nominations for the 2007 MUA national elections open on March 6 with four branch officers already announcing they will not be restanding while another four are contesting different positions. [ Full Story ]
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