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RUSSIA: 'Pinochet' Putin attacks workers' rights

On March 31, Petr Aven, head of Russia's largest bank, Alfa, told the British Guardian that Russia needs President Vladimir Putin to come down with the iron-fist of dictatorship to suppress the workers' movement and all opposition to fast-tracking

The Meaning of May Day

The Meaning of May Day BY DOUG LORIMER This week we commemorate May Day — May 1, 1890 — when the socialist workers in western Europe staged an internationally coordinated day of street demonstrations to demand the legislative restriction of

Life of Riley: Winston and Kimbo: just for you!

Winston and Kimbo: just for you! Such has been the massive public response to the announcement of the political aspirations of P.M. Winston — ventriloquist's dummy and the future DIY prime minister of Australia — that we at campaign

Networker: M-commerce

Networker: M-commerce BY GREG HARRIS Forget e-commerce, now it's "m-commerce". In case you missed it, e-commerce is the ability to buy and sell things electronically, usually over the internet. It is divided into separate categories. "B2B" is

Cuba tour in Che's footsteps

Cuba tour in Che's footsteps BY ROQUE GRILLO The "heroic guerilla", Ernesto "Che" Guevara, may be all the fashion on T-shirts or posters but those people who want to get beyond the romantic imagery now have a special chance to do so. Ocean Travel

The tragedy of intolerance

The tragedy of intolerance Boys Don't CryDirected by Kimberley PierceWritten by Kimberley Pierce and Andy BienenFeaturing Hilary Swank and Chloe SevignyScreening at Palace/Nova Cinemas REVIEW BY ERICA HAINES Boys Don't Cry is the tragic real-life

EAST TIMOR: Workers confront discrimination, poor conditions

EAST TIMOR: Workers confront discrimination, poor conditions DILI — As workers prepare to celebrate their first May Day in a free East Timor, their pay and conditions of work remain very low, especially compared with the vast sums paid to foreign

Members First challenges Caird to repay money

Members First challenges Caird to repay money BY STUART MARTIN CANBERRA — The national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), Wendy Caird, has been challenged to repay union money spent on a glossy brochure sent to all

Write on: Letters to the editor

Write on: Letters to the editor World Bank Thanks to the tireless staff at Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly for continuing to produce such excellent radical journalism, and thanks particularly for Sean Healy's article on the World Bank (GLW #402). With clear

Zimbabwe crisis exposes refugee hypocrisy

Zimbabwe crisis exposes refugee hypocrisy Australian politicians are falling over themselves to offer refugee status to wealthy, white plantation owners displaced from their properties in Zimbabwe by supporters of President Robert Mugabe. On

UNITED STATES: Protests begin to clarify anti-globalisation debates

UNITED STATES: Protests begin to clarify anti-globalisation debates WASHINGTON — The militant and youthful protests here, to coincide with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) meeting on April 16-17, dramatised the profound

ACI backs down on lockout

ACI backs down on lockout BY CHRIS SLEE MELBOURNE — In a major backdown, ACI has ended its 18-week lockout of workers at its glass mould manufacturing plant in Box Hill. Workers met on April 19 and voted to accept a new enterprise agreement