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Journal - June 2004Industrial issuesInternational Issues
Aceh bleeds as Jakarta generals wage war of terror in Indonesia’s western oil fields [ Full Story ]
MailbagMaritime diary
You’ll have to excuse me if I don’t shed too many tears at the passing away of Ronald Reagan, one time president of the US. They reckon he suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last 10 years. I’d say it’s more like 30 years. [ Full Story ]
May Day
Maritime Workers and their families take to the streets in record numbers [ Full Story ]
Members
GOOD SPORT: Melbourne wharfie and one time seafarer Karen Kendall is one of Australia’s top horse trainers. [ Full Story ]
National politics
Latham’s Labor is union friendly. Even better it’s Maritime Union friendly. Not only did the new ALP leader accept an invitation to address the union’s National Conference in March, the party conference unanimously passed a resolution in support of Australian shipping along with a whole raft of worker friendly policies. [ Full Story ]
What Latham told maritime workersWhen Labor leader Mark Latham addressed MUA delegates at conference in April he promised to settle a few old scores for maritime workers —sack Reith, do away with shipping rorts and expose the waterfront conspiracy. [ Full Story ]
Notices
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Port of callSecurity
MUA ensures war against terrorism is not subverted into a war against workers [ Full Story ]
Shipmate Vale
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Shipping news
This time around hotel managers like Gerard Gaffney will have their own enterprise agreement. The union is negotiating for recognition of their skills bringing them more in line with the rate of pay of engineers and officers. [ Full Story ]
What's in it for the casuals?This was the question raised before the vote on the TT Line EBA in the Melbourne union rooms last April after 16 long months of negotiations. [ Full Story ]
Landline“It was not until I came to the national delegate’s conference that I realised how big the union is and how much it is doing,” said TT Line Call Centre delegate Julie Ansell. “It’s got a lot of power.” [ Full Story ]
High SpiritsEveryone on board loves the Spirit III — even more so now the new enterprise agreement is up & running. What’s more crew on the sister ships Spirit 1 & II voted to forgo a pay rise to create permanent jobs. But more passengers & shippers must also charmed by the Spirit if its Sydney sojourn is to become something more than just a splendid affair [ Full Story ]
Shipshape[ Full Story ]
Loving It[ Full Story ]
stevedoring
Jobs in jeopardy East & West as planned port closures & a third operator threaten the viability of Sydney and Fremantle operations [ Full Story ]
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