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	ETU Online May 2011

ETU Online is produced monthly by the ETU Victorian Branch for members and supporters. It aims to keep you informed about the latest developments and events within the ETU Victorian Branch and the wider union movement.

In this issue

01	Look, Up In The Sky
02	Victory in Fair Work
03	War and the ETU
04	Skilling Railworkers
05	A Sham ABCC
06	Delving into Depression
07	Prime Time EBA
08	Shoppies meet the secretary
09	What's in a word?

Look, Up In The Sky

Sharron Okines is a Mornington Peninsula artist whose respect for her husband’s work as a linesman, a ‘glove and barrier' man, has played a major role in her art.

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Victory in Fair Work

Middletons might be sooking but we are very happy about the Fair Work decision regarding our new EBA.

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War and the ETU

ETU honorary historian Ken Purdam has gathered the names of ETU members from the Great War.

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Skilling Railworkers

With Melbourne's roads grinding to a halt under the pressure of the motor car it's hardly surprising that many people see rail as a potential savior of our city.

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A Sham ABCC

Hardly a day passes without a reporter from a current affair program chasing a shonky contractor down a suburban driveway.

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Delving into Depression

It's generally accepted that the community's understanding of and sensitivity to the impact of depression is a social blind spot.

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Prime Time EBA

Assistant secretary Troy Gray brings the good news regarding the latest round of EBAS.

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Shoppies meet the secretary

It was with some pride that secretary Dean Mighell and assistant secretary Troy Gray advised shop stewards in Geelong that the Victorian branch now has 18,000 members, more than NSW, QLD and any state

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What's in a word?

What was Tony Abbott thinking as he stood before a banner in Canberra that carried the words 'JuLiar.. BOB BROWN'S BITCH'?

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