February 2011
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Carbon Pricing and its Discontents
The issue of carbon pricing has been one that has haunted both the Rudd and Gillard Administrations since the initial election of the Labor Party to Government in 2007. With this weeks announcement of a framework for a carbon price mechanism, led to a predictable attack by the right, but it raises bigger questions.
Alan Jones, Tony Abbott and the hypocrisy of the Right
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For anyone who’s missed it, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who is facing massive protests against his plans to cut the wages, benefits and union rights of public employees, has been caught out in a prank call revealing his contempt for ordinary workers. The call was made by a blogger posing as David Koch, a right-wing industrialist who has funded a substantive part of the US Anti-Labour,...
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In addition to the blog I wrote earlier this week, the latest episode of Democracy Now! has a great piece on the role of workers and the labour movement in the Egyptian revolution.
I wanted to highlight this article because it concentrates on the role workers had in building the pro-democracy movement in the years preceeding Mubaraks removal from power, an angle which has been largely ignored in...
Chevron Found Guilty In Amazon Pollution Case →
I’ve been trying to keep my eye on this case and yet completely missed this announcement a couple days ago (shame on me).
In saying that, I am overjoyed by the official vindication of the indigenous peoples and farmers, who continue to be affected by Texaco’s (now owned by Chevron) systematic polluting of the Amazon with 18 BILLION gallons of oil and watse products (note: the...
Egypt, Strikes and the Power of Labour
Sky News is reporting that the Egyptian Military is about to put into place a ban on all industrial action in the country. This inherently repressive action is nonetheless a good spotlight on one of the most interesting and important aspects of the Egyptian Revolution; the growth and influence of the labour movement.
The burgeoning union movement has been intrinsically linked with the campaign...
