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.
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For Paul ‘Pope’ Dwyer, Paul Candy and the boys at the Ballarat Workshops the decision to have the Polish made Xtrapolis trains refurbished in Ballarat is a godsend.
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Glenn Janes, Paul Sattler and Trevor Marsh couldn’t wait to grab a T-Shirt and join other volunteers at the MCG for the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday 11 October.
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There’s no doubting the fighting spirit of shop steward Joe Youssef when someone needs a hand.
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On Thursday 1 October the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council hosted a one--day forum to consider how jobs can be retained in the Valley through the transition to a low carbon economy
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Jim Stanford, an economist in the research department of the Canadian Auto Workers, thinks economics is too important to be left to economists. So, he wrote this concise and readable book to provide nonspecialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalism works – and how it doesn’t.
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Led by the veteran independent from the federal seat of Kennedy, Bob Katter, Independents Rob Oakeshott (Lyne) and Tony Windsor (New England) joined state secretary of the Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union, Dean
Mighell, and former Wills independent Phil Cleary in launching a report into the implications of the proposed free trade deal with China.
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