Ahead of a significant day of industrial action across Britain,听Terry Conway discusses the significance of the听strikewave and what it will take to force the government鈥檚 hand.
Wages
With elections due in the next 12 months, Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) prime minister Pedro S谩nchez is hoping his pro-worker posture will be enough to secure victory over the right and keep the independence movement at bay, writes Dick Nichols.
The Reserve Bank of Australia claims it is 鈥渇ighting inflation鈥 by hiking up interest rates. But, as Zane Alcorn argues, it听has never been independent of the capitalist class and is dutifully carrying out its interests.
The Treasurer鈥檚 鈥渧alues-based capitalism鈥 looks like it will include cuts to public spending, greater private investment, cuts to services and greater upfront costs, argues听Graham Matthews.听
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe听apologised听to those who took out home loans on the basis of his promise not to raise听interest rates. But he had听no听apology for wage earners trying to make ends meet amid sharply rising prices. Peter Boyle reports.
The IMF has debunked the myth that听heightened inflation means workers听should accept below-inflation wage rises 鈥 real wage cuts. Neville Spencer reports.
Three thousand听nurses and midwives rallied outside the Western Australian parliament听as part of a state-wide strike for better wages and conditions. Chris Jenkins reports.
The Australia Nursing Federation Western Australia听is conducting yet another online poll on an inadequate听government pay offer. Chris Jenkins reports.
For those of us forced to live with it, Labor鈥檚 first budget since 2013 is both a missed opportunity and a threat of worse things to come, argues听Graham Matthews.
An inflationary tsunami is passing through the world economy, creating economic disorder 鈥 in some cases acute political crisis 鈥 in every country it touches, writes John Ross.
The union movement听faces big challenges in ensuring that any changes to bargaining extends workplace rights and protections. Sarah Hathway reports.
A rank-and-file ticket is contesting executive and council positions in the WA听branch of the Australian Nursing Federation in late October. Chris Jenkins, who is part of it,听reports.
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