UWU election winners prepare to take all
With national secretary Jo Schofield failing to win election, Bob Sparks assesses the fallout of the factional fracas in the United Workers Union.
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A guaranteed right to strike means repealing the Fair Work Act
The ICJ has ruled that the right to strike is protected by ILO convention. But this means little to workers while the Fair Work Act remains in place. Bob Sparks investigates.
A tale of two communist congresses
Bob Sparks assesses the politics of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Communist Party of Australia (CPA).
UWU elections: two tribes go to war
Bob Sparks looks at the two competing tickets fighting for control of one of Australia’s biggest unions.
UWU’s other founder: National Union of Workers
Who are the former NUW officials involved in the battle for the leadership of UWU? Bob Sparks has a look.
Socialist parties in race for electoral territory
Amid a flurry of competing socialist candidate announcements, there is talk of possible electoral collaboration. Bob Sparks takes a look.
UWU: formidable Labor left powerbroker
The fight for control of the United Workers Union underscores the role it plays in the labour bureaucracy. Bob Sparks investigates.
United Workers Union: winner takes all
Do the UWU elections offer a real alternative? Or have apparatchiks merely fallen out? Bob Sparks investigates.
NSW Socialists forced to register under different name
Bob Sparks looks at ongoing barriers to socialist unity outside the ALP.
Can Socialist Alliance + Vic Socialists unite?
There is much talk of socialist unity but on the ground sectarian competition is the game. Bob Sparks offers a potential way forward.
MUA leadership changes out of left Field
Can Paddy Crumlin’s ‘surprising’ replacement continue the factional balancing act that treats members as a rubber stamp? Bob Sparks investigates.
NSW Socialists: impressive launch, wide of the mark
Recreating left Laborism with a ‘socialist’ and activist coloration won’t get the job done.