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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Dear members,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Below is some of the national news
coverage of the protests in solidarity with the 107 construction workers on the
Perth-Mandurah rail line who had their first day in court yesterday.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Chris</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://au.news.yahoo.com/060829/21/10bq2.html">http://au.news.yahoo.com//060829/21/10bq2.html</a><br>
Tuesday August 29, </span></font>05:03 PM </p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'>Union</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'> warns of long fight for
rail project workers<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Western Australian branch of the Construction,
Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has warned rail workers at the centre
of a Federal Court wrangle, the case is likely to drag on for months.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>One hundred and seven workers from WA's southern rail
project went on strike earlier this year to protest against the sacking of
their union representative.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The workers now face charges for breaching a strike
ban imposed by the Industrial Relations Commission.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>About 60 of the 107 workers appeared in the Federal Court
this morning. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>They are the first to be tried under the
Commonwealth's workplace laws.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Their cases have been adjourned until October.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>CFMEU state secretary Kevin Reynolds says the union
will fight the charges to the next federal election. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Howard becomes a dictator, he gets control of
both houses of Parliament and decides as a dictator that workers are not any
longer going to have the right to strike and these guys aren't going to
tolerate it without challenging that," he said.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>If the workers are found guilty, they could be fined
up to $28,000. Mr Reynolds says the union has set up a fighting fund to help
them.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>"With the support of the Australian trade union
movement we'll raise enough money right around </span></font>Australia to pay
it," he said.</p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>******************************************************************<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><font size=4 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:bold'>Workers hurl abuse in court<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>By Adam Gartrell<br>
29aug06<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></p>
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