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John Patrick, or Jack, Mutton died on Tuesday night at the Northern Hospital in Epping.

Jack was Member for Coburg from 1967 to 1979, succeeding his father Charlie Mutton as the Independent Labor MP. The rebellion of the Blackburn/Mutton faction of the ALP remains one of the most amazing chapters of Labor history in Victoria.

Schools in the Brunswick electorate will share in $28,000 worth of new sports equipment to encourage young people to be more physically active.

These grants are part of a $3.7 million Go For Your Life program to provide every government school and some non-government schools with extra sports equipment.

Get ready for June 28 National Day of Protest
Unions and Community stand together against Howard's IR laws
Mass Rally and Protest
June 28 2006
10AM
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International Justice for Cleaners Day is set aside each year to bring attention to the conditions cleaners face across the globe.

The annual rallies around International Justice for Cleaners Day grew out of an ugly incident on June 15, 1990, in Los Angeles when police beat immigrant cleaners protesting the way a multi-national cleaning company was treating them in a CBD office block.

This incident provoked public outrage in the USA and abroad. Pressure from cleaners who belonged to unions in other countries helped force the contract cleaner to finally sit down, negotiate and show some respect and decency when talking with their workers.

Since then - for nearly two decades now - June 15 has become a focal point for organising cleaners in campaigns and celebrations across several continents.

The Melbourne Rally will be on June 15, starting at St Francis Church Hall, Corner of Lonsdale & Elizabeth St, Melbourne CBD at 1 pm. For more information contact: Lisa Chesters - 03 9235 7777

To accompany FIFA’s prestigious Golden Boot award for most goals scored during the World Cup, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’ Union (LHMU) is awarding soon its own prestigious award.

Newly announced cuts to WorkCover costs will reduce employers’ costs in Brunswick to historic lows. Workplace safety is important and our commitment to safe working environments ensures that Brunswick is a great place to work, as well as to live.

Since coming to office the Bracks Government has restored common law rights for seriously injured workers, delivered successive boosts to workers' entitlements and introduced reforms to make it easier for injured workers to return to work. These savings will further help Brunswick employers and injured workers.

These cuts are the dividend for making Brunswick workplaces safer.