Bolt: Gillard will soon be the Aussie Margaret ThatcherJulia Gillard, once a leader of the Socialist Forum, is now butting heads with the unions — and that’s exactly how she wants it, says Andrew Bolt.
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Guy Rundle: Forget the ALP, time for a Greens/unions unholy alliance
The Greens are the new Labour party. And it’s time the unions in question recognised it.
The NSW government’s foray into blatant protectionism
The blatant protectionism in yesterday’s NSW budget could be highly damaging to Australia’s long-term economic interests.
Why the building industry needs a history lesson
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 Jeff Sparrow.
Gillard’s ACTU spray a centrist triumph
Julia Gillard’s speech at the ACTU Congress yesterday a display of raw executive power, writes Bernard Keane.
Political snippets: PM plays a dangerous game of bluff
Labour looks like its told the unions what for, but will that translate into votes? And finally, some good economic news.
Crikey Says: Unions’ GFC response stuck in the 70s
Australia’s union movement has not developed intellectually in the past 30 years. And it shows.
Union greed could kill The Boston Globe
Union greed and intransigence could kill off The Boston Globe newspaper.
ACTU’s rebranding strategy undermined from within
The ACTU’s “growth and campaign” revitalisation plan, the bare bones of which were leaked by dissident unions to the AFR on Monday, could end in tears,.
Job losses in ACT public service?
With the ACT set to end the financial year $41.3 million in the red, it’s preparing to impose a 1% efficiency dividend, which has unions worried about jobs.
Workers sack the boss at Chrysler
The union has taken control of Chrysler, emerging with a 55% stake in the firm following its bankruptcy filing.
From internet to lunch: CFMEU bikie rumour takes wing
A minor kerfuffle has erupted over bikie gang comments apparently made by Victoria Police Chief Comissioner Simon Overland.
Budget countdown: innovation and protectionism
Industries are lining up for the same sort of generosity that Kim Carr likes to dole out to the car industry.
Unions trade member interests for seats and influence
The revelations over the ABCC do little to explain the broader labour movement’s continuing counter-productive closeness to its lackeys in the ALP.
Former MP fights back: electorate staff behave badly too!
As a former MP I can tell you it’s no picnic “managing” your electorate staff either and they often behave very badly, writes Harry Wilde.
Will Bracks take the automotive sector off life support?
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 Bernard Keane.
Nepotism watch: how dad’s union supports daughter’s footy team
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. Alex Mitchell reports.
Unions step up pressure over ABCC powers
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 Bernard Keane.
Abjorensen: We fear big business more than unions
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.
Union power a party divide: Morgan
Union power and voting intentions - a new Morgan Poll puts the numbers together. By Christian Kerr.
How come wheat gets its own union?
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.
Cobber cans Kev’s compromises
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.
