As part of the ACTU’s marginal seats campaign, Saturday’s doorknock around Queanbeyan went off well, the Canberra Times‘s Clare Colley reporting that sixty people had showed up on a beautiful day to put on their “Build a Better Future” T-shirts and get to work.
Vintage Reds member Albert White, who lives in Queanbeyan, was quoted in the article; his well chosen words as reported below:
Please be advised that the Committee of Management has agreed to defer the AGM until 21 October 2015.
Jeremy Corbyn won the UK Labour Party leadership on 12 September 2015, stunning both his fans and his critics with a huge first-preference vote of over 59%.
Corbyn’s policy preferences in such areas as investment in public housing, health and transport; support for public education and collective bargaining; and his opposition to austerity economics, are likely to find favour with many Vintage Red members.
VR Convenor Jane Timbrell sent him a message of congratulations as soon as the news came through!
The ACTU/UnionsACT campaign in the marginal seat of Eden-Monaro has commenced.
The Campaign Office at 60 Monaro Street Queanbeyan will be staffed by the Vintage Reds between 10am and 4pm from Monday till Friday during the course of the campaign.
We will be talking to the community about this government’s threats to job security, health, education and public services.
Members of the Vintage Reds Local Labour History group met on the 1st September 2015 at the Menzies Library, ANU, for an introductory session on the Noel Butlin Archives.
The senior archivist, Sarah Lethbridge, talked to us about the scope of the collection, which focuses on labour and business records.
Most people know that the Noel Butlin Archives live deep in storage over the Parkes Way tunnel; but in fact public access to the Archives’ 20 kilometres of records is from a sunnier location at the back of the ground floor of the Menzies Library.
Here is Don Dwyer’s summary of the best events on offer around town, including film, performance, political events and talks.
Vintage Reds distinguished themselves by providing sterling service in the 1st Phone Banking for the Build a Better Future campaign roll-out at UnionsACT. Thanks to Bill Book, Chris Warren & Dennis Gazlay.
Check out these as provided by Don:
9 am Wed July 22 – National Library $25 – Readers, Writers & Storytellers Festival www.aussiewriters.com.au/events 0431 860 607
24 -26 July ALP National Conference Melbourne
1 pm Sun July – National Library $20 –“My Salute to Five Bells” by John Olsen RSPV 6262-1271
6 pm Fri 31 July – “Drone” Palace Cinema (Worth checking out > Palace Golden Club www.palacecinemas.com.au $13 membership for discounts)
Striking cleaners hosted a breakfast for the public on Monday on the Parliament House lawns in Canberra.
Parliament House cleaners have not had a pay increase for 3 years and voted unanimously to hold a 24 hour strike.
United Voice national president, Jo-anne Schofield, said that cleaners of Commonwealth buildings had had their annual pay cut by an average $6,837 a year, as a direct result of the Abbott government’s removal of the Cleaning Services Guidelines.
We think this might be the best “what’s on in Canberra” guide available: Don Dwyer’s monthly Calendar for the capital and beyond.
Don hands them out at the monthly Vintage Reds meeting, but if you missed getting a copy, here is what’s in store (as of 15 June): Continue reading