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	<title>Crikey &#187; unions</title>
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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[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Financial Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<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>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ACTU bites its tongue, retreats to attic</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/actu-bites-its-tongue-retreats-to-attic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/actu-bites-its-tongue-retreats-to-attic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sparrow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFMEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/actu-bites-its-tongue-retreats-to-attic/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What trade-off has the ACTU received for biting its tongue about the building industry? So far, just some half hearted words of encouragement about 'buying Australian'.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/30/actu-bites-its-tongue-retreats-to-attic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>News Ltd and the cold shoulder of redundancy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/29/news-ltd-and-the-cold-shoulder-of-redundancy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/29/news-ltd-and-the-cold-shoulder-of-redundancy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future of media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future of newspapers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The journalists' union is taking a hard look at News Limited's redundancies, writes <b>Christopher Warren</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/29/news-ltd-and-the-cold-shoulder-of-redundancy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Union had better back big safety claims against Qantas</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/06/union-better-back-its-big-safety-claims-against-qantas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/06/union-better-back-its-big-safety-claims-against-qantas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sandilands</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALAEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qantas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Did Qantas last June allow a Boeing 767 which had experienced severe turbulence before landing at Cairns continue its journey without completing all of the mandatory inspections required?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/06/union-better-back-its-big-safety-claims-against-qantas/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Forget the ALP, time for a Greens/unions unholy alliance</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/17/rundle-forget-the-alp-time-for-a-greensunions-unholy-alliance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/17/rundle-forget-the-alp-time-for-a-greensunions-unholy-alliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guy Rundle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Greens are the new Labour party. And it’s time the unions in question recognised it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/17/rundle-forget-the-alp-time-for-a-greensunions-unholy-alliance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>The NSW government&#8217;s foray into blatant protectionism</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/17/the-nsw-governments-foray-into-blatant-protectionism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/17/the-nsw-governments-foray-into-blatant-protectionism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Roozendaal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The blatant protectionism in yesterday’s NSW budget could be highly damaging to Australia’s long-term economic interests.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/17/the-nsw-governments-foray-into-blatant-protectionism/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the building industry needs a history lesson</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/15/why-the-building-industry-needs-a-history-lesson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/15/why-the-building-industry-needs-a-history-lesson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sparrow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFMEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/15/why-the-building-industry-needs-a-history-lesson/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to think of a major figure from Australian trade union history who wouldn’t fall foul of the current building industry code, writes <b>Jeff Sparrow</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/15/why-the-building-industry-needs-a-history-lesson/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>PM plays a dangerous game of bluff</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/04/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-27/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/04/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-27/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Labour looks like its told the unions what for, but will that translate into votes? And finally, some good economic news.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/04/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-27/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gillard&#8217;s ACTU spray a centrist triumph</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/04/gillards-actu-spray-a-centrist-triumph/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/04/gillards-actu-spray-a-centrist-triumph/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFMEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/04/gillards-actu-spray-a-centrist-triumph/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julia Gillard's speech at the ACTU Congress yesterday a display of raw executive power, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/04/gillards-actu-spray-a-centrist-triumph/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Unions&#8217; GFC response stuck in the 70s</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 04:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=62055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia’s union movement has not developed intellectually in the past 30 years. And it shows.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Union greed could kill The Boston Globe</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/union-greed-could-kill-the-boston-globe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/union-greed-could-kill-the-boston-globe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 03:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Print]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newspaper death watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Boston Globe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55888</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Union greed and intransigence could kill off <i>The Boston Globe</i> newspaper.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/union-greed-could-kill-the-boston-globe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>ACTU&#8217;s rebranding strategy undermined from within</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/actus-rebranding-strategy-undermined-from-within/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/actus-rebranding-strategy-undermined-from-within/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 03:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Financial Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Lawrence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ACTU’s “growth and campaign” revitalisation plan, the bare bones of which were leaked by dissident unions to the <i>AFR</i> on Monday, could end in tears,.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/actus-rebranding-strategy-undermined-from-within/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>From internet to lunch: CFMEU bikie rumour takes wing</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/from-internet-to-lunch-cfmeu-bikie-rumour-takes-wing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/from-internet-to-lunch-cfmeu-bikie-rumour-takes-wing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bikie gangs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFMEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Overland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=52705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A minor kerfuffle has erupted over bikie gang comments apparently made by Victoria Police Chief Comissioner Simon Overland.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/from-internet-to-lunch-cfmeu-bikie-rumour-takes-wing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Budget countdown: innovation and protectionism</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/budget-countdown-innovation-and-protectionism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/budget-countdown-innovation-and-protectionism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget Countdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Carr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=52709</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Industries are lining up for the same sort of generosity that Kim Carr likes to dole out to the car industry.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/budget-countdown-innovation-and-protectionism/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Unions trade member interests for seats and influence</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/14/unions-trade-member-interests-for-seats-and-influence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/14/unions-trade-member-interests-for-seats-and-influence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFMEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Mighell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsay Tanner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rudd government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=51122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The revelations over the ABCC do little to explain the broader labour movement’s continuing counter-productive closeness to its lackeys in the ALP.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/14/unions-trade-member-interests-for-seats-and-influence/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Former MP fights back: electorate staff behave badly too!</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/21/former-mp-fights-back-electorate-staff-behave-badly-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/21/former-mp-fights-back-electorate-staff-behave-badly-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[member of parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ministerial staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a former MP I can tell you it's no picnic "managing" your electorate staff either and they often behave very badly, writes <b>Harry Wilde</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/21/former-mp-fights-back-electorate-staff-behave-badly-too/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Will Bracks take the automotive sector off life support?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/04/will-bracks-take-the-automotive-sector-off-life-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/04/will-bracks-take-the-automotive-sector-off-life-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s high time we stopped treating the Australian automotive industry as a special case and saw it as the costly rort it is, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/04/will-bracks-take-the-automotive-sector-off-life-support/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nepotism watch: how dad&#8217;s union supports daughter&#8217;s footy team</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/10/nepotism-watch-how-dads-union-supports-daughters-footy-team/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/10/nepotism-watch-how-dads-union-supports-daughters-footy-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State & Territory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nurses' union donated $5,000 to a football club in north-west Sydney. A strange choice ... until you realise the general secretary's daughter is a club member. <b>Alex Mitchell</b> reports.
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		<title>Unions step up pressure over ABCC powers</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/03/unions-step-up-pressure-over-abcc-powers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/03/unions-step-up-pressure-over-abcc-powers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The trade union movement is stepping up the pressure on the Rudd Government to shut down the Australian Building and Construction Commission as the case of Noel Washington looms, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abjorensen: We fear big business more than unions</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/07/abjorensen-we-fear-big-business-more-than-unions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/07/abjorensen-we-fear-big-business-more-than-unions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing government advertising campaign about the Labor Party’s union links is highly questionable as a political tactic and might even be backfiring, writes Norman Abjorensen.]]></description>
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		<title>Crikey cabbie panel: Are unions evil?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/18/crikey-cabbie-panel-are-unions-evil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/18/crikey-cabbie-panel-are-unions-evil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the government’s aggressive ad campaign on the ALP’s union-heavy front bench work in scaring off voters? Are unions harmful to Australia’s future prosperity? And should anyone with a union past be disqualified from high office? The Crikey Cabbie Panel has its say.]]></description>
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		<title>Union power a party divide: Morgan</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/28/union-power-a-party-divide-morgan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/28/union-power-a-party-divide-morgan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union power and voting intentions - a new Morgan Poll puts the numbers together. By Christian Kerr.]]></description>
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		<title>How come wheat gets its own union?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/21/how-come-wheat-gets-its-own-union/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/21/how-come-wheat-gets-its-own-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[collective agreements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take down those Eureka Flags boys! Collective bargaining is a thing of the past, unless of course you’re a monopoly wheat exporter, writes Nahum Ayliffe. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cobber cans Kev’s compromises</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/24/cobber-cans-kevs-compromises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/24/cobber-cans-kevs-compromises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd seems to be practising a crude form of utilitarianism. He believes winning the greatest number of seats will guarantee the greatest happiness for the ALP – and is determined not to let anything get in his way.]]></description>
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