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	<title>Crikey &#187; trade unions</title>
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		<title>Unions: put your money where your mouths are on cars</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/12/unions-put-your-money-where-your-mouths-are-on-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/12/unions-put-your-money-where-your-mouths-are-on-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automotive industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry superannuation funds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a great way for unions to directly support the automotive sector themselves. Wonder why they're not using it, ask <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>67</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd is only stating the obvious on reform</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/28/despite-hypocrisy-rudd-is-only-stating-the-obvious-on-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/28/despite-hypocrisy-rudd-is-only-stating-the-obvious-on-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social participation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Far from being a radical contribution to the Labor reform debate, Kevin Rudd's proposals are only a first step in what Labor needs to do.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>49</slash:comments>
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		<title>The long tradition of union &#8216;interference&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/09/the-long-tradition-of-union-interference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/09/the-long-tradition-of-union-interference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair Work Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial relations reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qantas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WorkChoices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Advocates of IR reform claim unions traditionally haven't been allowed to "interfere" in issues such as contracting out. Wrong.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The remorseless logic and profound disdain of Alan Joyce</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/31/the-remorseless-logic-and-profound-disdain-of-alan-joyce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/31/the-remorseless-logic-and-profound-disdain-of-alan-joyce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation industrry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qantas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=255895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Qantas is prepared to threaten the Australian economy and thus has the government over a barrel. But it's confirming Australians' growing resentment of corporations.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>140</slash:comments>
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		<title>Milne debacle: how a 16 year old story was spiked by The Oz</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/29/milne/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/29/milne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Milne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health services union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Australian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Glenn Milne has egg all over his face after the re-hired columnist filed an error-filled op-ed reviving discredited allegations that Prime Minister Julia Gillard had somehow been an accomplice to her one-time partner Bruce Wilson's alleged fraud. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>War on the internet part III: lessons from the 17th, 19th centuries</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/06/war-on-the-internet-part-iii-lessons-from-the-17th-19th-centuries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/06/war-on-the-internet-part-iii-lessons-from-the-17th-19th-centuries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet protocols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War on the Internet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The internet isn't the first wave of historic connectedness. We've been here before, and so have governments.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Faulkner, Bracks and Carr fight against the historical tide</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/21/faulkner-bracks-and-carr-fight-against-the-historical-tide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/21/faulkner-bracks-and-carr-fight-against-the-historical-tide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian labor party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteerism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=204962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reversing Labor's long-term decline in party membership looks unlikely when volunteerism is declining across developed countries.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/21/faulkner-bracks-and-carr-fight-against-the-historical-tide/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>As decision testing ABCC laws looms, Tribe stands tall for mates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/23/as-decision-testing-abcc-laws-looms-tribe-stands-tall-for-mates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/23/as-decision-testing-abcc-laws-looms-tribe-stands-tall-for-mates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ark Tribe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Building and Construction Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Siewert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=187761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A decision in the Ark Tribe case is expected to be handed down in Adelaide tomorrow, as a new poll shows the public supports the union's role in protecting safety on building and construction sites. <b>Ava Hubble</b> reports for <em>Crikey</em>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/23/as-decision-testing-abcc-laws-looms-tribe-stands-tall-for-mates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The murky &#8212; and costly &#8212; world of construction regulation</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/06/the-murky-and-costly-world-of-construction-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/06/the-murky-and-costly-world-of-construction-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Building and Construction Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair Work Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=176541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's not only the new Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) chief Leigh Johns who has some explaining to do. The costs are mounting, writes <b>Ava Hubble</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/06/the-murky-and-costly-world-of-construction-regulation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Old unions, new battlefront</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/unions-face-fight-on-a-new-front-20100922-15mex.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/unions-face-fight-on-a-new-front-20100922-15mex.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[union movement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian union movement coughed up more than $30 million to fight John Howard and WorkChoices. It may have scored a victory but the real battlefront lies elsewhere: particularly in sustaining its membership base, writes <b>Mark Davis</b>. 
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trade unions, AFR, out of the loop on jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/trade-unions-afr-out-of-the-loop-on-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/trade-unions-afr-out-of-the-loop-on-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Financial Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/trade-unions-afr-out-of-the-loop-on-jobs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two stories in <i>The Australian Financial Review</i> and other papers this morning illustrate just how out of touch both the paper and the Australian trade union movement are with the economy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/trade-unions-afr-out-of-the-loop-on-jobs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trade unions put squeeze on Israel</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/19/trade-unions-put-squeeze-on-israel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/19/trade-unions-put-squeeze-on-israel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sanctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The international trade union movement is tightening its sanctions on Israel, writes <b>Alex Mitchell</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/19/trade-unions-put-squeeze-on-israel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jesuits, safety, unions and alleged unfair dismissal</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/10/jesuits-safety-unions-and-alleged-unfair-dismissal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/10/jesuits-safety-unions-and-alleged-unfair-dismissal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety measures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The social welfare organisation Jesuit Social Services is under fire following the dismissal of one of its youth workers, writes <b>Cam Smith</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/10/jesuits-safety-unions-and-alleged-unfair-dismissal/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Yes Gerard, we should keep immigration levels high</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/yes-gerard-we-should-keep-immigration-levels-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/yes-gerard-we-should-keep-immigration-levels-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerard Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment in australia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A worldwide recession is the ideal time to try to lure the world’s best skilled workers here, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/yes-gerard-we-should-keep-immigration-levels-high/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Campaign Lite: latest videos</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/05/campaign-lite-latest-videos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/05/campaign-lite-latest-videos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Election 2007]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pretty fly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sms tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin 007 ... Pretty fly for an old rich white guy ... ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Abjorensen: Forget union dominance, what about big business</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/22/abjorensen-forget-union-dominance-what-about-big-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/22/abjorensen-forget-union-dominance-what-about-big-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Workers Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2007]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[henry bolte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strongly]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mantra about big bad unions and their officials was hammered again last night by John Howard, but how many representatives of big business are there in the Coalition? asks Norman Abjorensen.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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