Union Victories & a Watching Brief

La Trobe University academic Roz Ward was suspended with pay recently for allegely bringing the safe schools program she worked on into disrepute because of a personal message on facebook. Althought she has been reinstated questions about freedom of opinion and the University's ability to free itself from right wing lobbists is at question. Workers at Bidzer celebrate after a nine week picket over the introduction of a two tier employment system and changes to rosters without consultation. Australian ship building threatened by Federal Government policy.