Unions’ limited response to the Iran war
Martin Greenfield says the left should not be surprised that unions aren’t clearly opposing the US-Israel war.
Unions
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.
‘Workers in Iran are not our enemy’
Statements on the US-Israel assault on Iran by the Maritime Union of Australia and Australian Manufacturing Workers Union.
UWU: formidable Labor left powerbroker
The ferocity 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.
Capitalism fuels the cost-of-living crisis
Clever government reforms or inspired Treasurers can’t fix capitalism’s economic malaise. It’s hardwired into the system, says Don Sutherland.
Peace is union business – but only if members make it so
The conference to put peace at the top of the union agenda was an important step forward, but an opportunity was missed.
Labour movement can break Cassandra’s curse on AUKUS
Marcus Strom delivered this address at the Peace is Union Business conference.
Greenfields jailed but CFMEU construction union still in danger
Former CFMEU organiser Andrew Quirk, who blew the whistle on union corruption in 2014, outlines the three layers of failure that got us here.
Suggested principles for CFMEU renewal
We need a movement-wide discussion and organisation for the rebuilding of a militant construction union. Labor Tribune editors here contribute to the discussion.
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.