(1990) A Very Long Jump Over the Berlin Wall – Gerard Henderson
When I visited Michael Easson at the Sussex Street headquarters of the Labor Council of New South Wales he gave the impression of being very busy indeed.
When I visited Michael Easson at the Sussex Street headquarters of the Labor Council of New South Wales he gave the impression of being very busy indeed.
Each generation discovers reasons to support, enliven, scorn, oppose or merely tolerate unionism. An amazing array of opinions exist about unions and their role in Australian life – ranging from the dream that unions exist to build a new Jerusalem to the notion that unions are old-fashioned and expensive hindrances to an efficient economy.
The recent ratification by the Industrial Commission of the 1989 Newcastle Shipbuilding Agreement further strengthens the commitment of the union movement of NSW to win the lion’s share of the $5 billion ANZAC frigate contract for this State.
This paper will discuss the role of the trade union movement in Australia and examine what ends it seeks to realise or might confront.
This Chapter argues that even though the pro-Soviet elements of the New Zealand and Australian labor movements have devoted themselves to a major effort to win allies and neutralize opposition to their ideas in the Southwest Pacific, the degree of influence and popular support they have achieved is limited. Even so, this Chapter also proposes that there is no ground for complacency about the foothold they have gained in the region.
In the carnival atmosphere in Tiananmen Square last May one red banner fluttered defiantly and proudly. Under the banner of the Workers’ Autonomous Federation, hundreds of Chinese workers in Beijing demonstrated their support for democracy and freedom of association.
Books mirror the soul of their readers. In order to understand what drives a particular person, it can be instructive to know which books he or she reads. Which writer is now being read by the leader of the trade union movement in NSW?
The week after the Easter break is always dull news time. Some stories that would never get a run get the front-page treatment. Clever media junkies know that it is the right time to inject something startling into the public domain.
This submission to the Green Paper on Industrial Relations in New South Wales comprehensively argues for a number of changes to the New South Wales industrial relations system.
Mr President, distinguished Judges, Conciliation Commissioners, learned Counsel, ladies and gentlemen. It is an honour for me to speak to day on behalf of the Labor Council of New South Wales at this welcoming ceremony to honour the appointments of Judge Hill and Judge Maidment to the Industrial Commission of New South Wales.