The new industrial legislation that has been introduced by the federal government is massively unpopular with the vast majority of Australians. This legislation is a major attempt to destroy collective organizing on the job. In this edition of the blather, Sue Bolton, the trade union co-ordinator for the Australian Socialist Alliance, discusses the political context of these changes and explores the potential for a united fight back.Program NotesSocialist Alliance is an anti-capitalist party which was formed in 2001.Since then the Alliance has grown in size and strength, establishing branches nationally. Union Fightback is a loose network of trade unionists which was formed out the June 2005 National Fightback Conference.Petitions to the ACTU can be downloaded here.31:05 mins / 64 kbps / 14.2 Mb Listen: Mp3 download (right click to download to disk) Listen: Mp3 streaming

[ Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:47:31 -0600 ]

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