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Union Solidarity aims to build a mass based united front campaign on the ground to defeat the repressive IR laws. Union Solidarity is a wide network of affiliated community and welfare organisations and unions with the single aim of building a broad people’s movement to beat back attacks on workers, unions and communities.

Sunday, June 25, 2006

South West Community Solidarity

Next Meeting

7pm Wednesday,
August 2nd
Trades & Labour meeting room
Rear of 31 Percy St

more info: Margret 0439 593 916

Successful rally outside ABCC hearings
On Monday 24 South West Community Solidarity organised a successful community outside the ABCC hearing in Portland. Around 60 members of the community assembled to show solidarity to the union members being "interviewed" by the ABCC. The following day another assembly was organised attracting up to 20 people. Given the conservative nature of the electorate this is an amazing result, congratulations to all who participated.

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Portland Portland - A group of 30 people met at South West Trades Hall on June 21 to set up South West Community Solidarity.

In Liberal Party heartland, this is no small thing. As one activist said, “At the moment we are dealing with people who will cross the road to avoid meeting union activists. But that just means we need stalls on both sides of the street.” Several activists talked about the bullying and scare tactics used by the bosses in their attempt to stop unionists attending the June 28 rallies in Warrnambool, Portland and Hamilton against the federal government’s anti-union legislation. more...

more info: Pablo 0409 513 332
 
 

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