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Labour Review issue no. 155 - October 2005

union rights - international

British Unions Gather to Face New Challenges
September’s Trade Union Congress in Britain, number 137 since the creation of the world’s first peak union body in 1868, provided the backdrop for the British trade union movement’s annual meeting to debate the opportunities and challenges facing organised labour at home and abroad.

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Termination

What is at Issue: Dismissal or building employee ownership and staff loyalty?
The issue of the unfair dismissal vs. management's unfettered right of dismissing staff has derailed the IR debate. This is an old and fruitless confrontation.

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union rights - international

The ITF International Road Transport Action Week: 10-16 October 2005
The highly successful annual ITF Road Transport Action Day Campaign, which has been organised since 1997 under the slogan "Fatigue Kills!" was expanded into an Action Week for the first time in 2005.

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union organising

Supporting Union Reps in the Workplace
A TUC survey of union reps shows that it's the attitude of employers that has the biggest impact on the ability of union reps to do their jobs.

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regional development

Why the Telstra Agreement will haunt the National Party: Lessons from the Democrats’ GST Deal
The deal agreed by the National Party in return for its support for the sale of Telstra is remarkably similar in structure to the deal made between the Australian Democrats and the Howard Government over the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

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casuals

Part-time Workers: Are casuals or permanents better paid?
The earnings gap between women part-time permanents and women part-time casuals could be as much as 10% according to research presented to the HILDA conference in Melbourne.

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youth

Exploited Youth: No Sign of Improvement
The work situation has "deteriorated to such a degree" for young workers in South Australia tat the state should be "ashamed", SA Unions said in its introduction to its 2005 Dirt Cheap and Disposable survey.

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youth

Athens Conference Aims to End Exploitation of Young Workers
New trade union bargaining agendas to end the exploitation of young workers is a key aim of the UNI-Europa Youth conference being held in Athens on 21-23 October.

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