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Appeal to Reason # 2, October 2011
October 3, 2011
Patrick blames the workers; Second registry; No room for Craig Thomson; Egyptian waterside workers defeat DP World; Don’t let offshore be converted to non-union labour; workers block scab trains; automation. Click here to download pdf.
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The “second registry” plan
September 18, 2011
The Australian Second Registry for ships will deliver very few, if any jobs to MUA members.
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Power is more important than principle in today’s ALP and sections of the unions
September 18, 2011
Over the last few months, we have watched the disgraceful actions of the MHR for Dobell, Craig Thomson, unfold before us.
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An Appeal to Reason: where is the MUA going?
August 18, 2011
By Bob Carnegie. Click here to download this as pdf. The Maritime Union of Australia is a a union of immense potential power, organising the workforce in the ports through which the economic lifeblood of Australia flows. Merchandise trade runs at 38% of GDP in Australia, as of 2010, up from 25% in 1968, and […]
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The union is the members. The job of officials is to serve and inform.
April 25, 2011
Click here to download this as pdf. If elected branch secretary, I will ensure that: • The branch employs a lawyer who will give members rapid and reliable service on issues of compensation, occupational health and safety, and workplace grievances such as written warnings. • The branch employs an organiser in Gladstone. • Any member […]
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Building confidence and a more powerful delegate structure
February 25, 2011
This leaflet is about a critical issue — the important role that good, effective, principled delegates will play in the rebuilding of the Queensland Branch of the MUA.
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An Appeal to Reason: the future for maritime workers and the MUA 
November 22, 2011
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