,RACISM & ,LAB\R ,ORGANIS+ 9 ,AU/RALIA 

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,AU/RALIA IS A C\NTRY ) AN UND5IABLE HI/ORY ( RACISM4 ,IT IS A HI/ORY ( \T/&+ COLONIAL CRUELTY4 ,! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE IS BUILT ON G5OCIDE & COLONIALISM1 & ?IS LEGACY SEEPS ?R\< 9TO ALL ASPECTS ( \R POLITICAL & SOCIAL LIVES4 ,! CURR5T ISSUE ( #deg VISAS H>K5S BACK TO TIMES SU* 9 #a#h#g#h1 :]E ,AU/RALIAN SAILORS UNIONS HELD /RIKES TO FI<T ! USE ( ,*9ESE & ,PACIFIC ,ISL&] LABOR1 CLAIM+ !Y HAD NO RI<T TO WORK 9 ,AU/RALIA1 & W]E TAK+ :AT WAS 'RI<TFULLY' ! :ITE MAN'S4 ,?IS IS A DANG]\S REPETITION ( HI/ORY1 AS /RIKES W]E COMMON 9 ?IS SAME ]A TO TRY & BLOCK IMMIGRATION1 & HELP$ />T ! ,:ITE ,AU/RALIA POLICY4 

,:ILE IT IS 9DISPUTABLE ?AT RACISM 9FECTS ! :ITE ,AU/RALIAN WORK+ CLASS1 SOME SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS HAVE A P[]FUL HI/ORY ( COMBAT+ RACIAL DIVIDES - DESPITE ! DIVISIVE ATTITUDES ( ! ,AU/RALIAN M$IA1 BOSSES1 & POLITICIANS :O W\LD SEEK TO EXPLOIT IT4 ,! ,EUREKA /OCKADE - A DEF9+ MOM5T ( ,AU/RALIAN LABOR HI/ORY - WAS A HI/ORICAL MOM5T ( MULTICULTURAL RESI/ANCE1 :]E WORK]S ( MANY NATIONS1 RACES & CRE$S REBELL$ AGA9/ COLONIAL AU?ORITIES4 ,NOR IS ?IS ! ONLY EXAMPLE2 ,FRE$OM ,RIDES1 & ! ,BUILD]S ,LABOR]S ',BLACK ,BANS'1 AMONG O!RS1 GIVE US A H9T ( ! POT5TIAL = WORK+ CLASS ,AU/RALIANS TO TAKE P>T 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ RACISM FROM ABOVE & AMONG !IR [N4 

,! #deg VISA ISSUE IS ONE ( ! MO/ REC5T BATTLES >\ND JOBS DEF9$ BY NATIONAL B\ND>IES4 #deg VISAS ALL[ ! BOSSES TO EXPLOIT ! WEAK] LABOR LAWS1 L[] WAGES & CONDITIONS ?AT EXI/ 9 O!R NATIONS1 & PROVIDE !M ) AN OPPORTUNITY TO PIT WORK]S AGA9/ ONE ANO!R4 ,! VISA ALL[S =EIGN SKILL$ WORK]S TO BE 'SPONSOR$' BY AN ,AU/RALIAN BUS9ESS TO WORK 9 ! C\NTRY = ! DURATION ( ! CONTRACT4 ,BOSSES CAN PAY #deg VISA WORK]S LESS ?AN ! M9IMUM WAGE1 :I* ALL[S !M TO UND]CUT ! WAGES ( WORK]S 9 ,AU/RALIA4 ,H[EV]1 RA!R ?AN SEE+ ?AT =EIGN WORK]S >E BE+ EXPLOIT$ BY SU* VISAS1 ! M$IA & SOME LEAD]S ( ! UNION BUREAUCRACY CLAIM ?AT ! BOSSES >E HELP+ !SE WORK]S1 & ?AT !SE WORK]S >E 'TAK+ \R JOBS4' 

,IT IS REPREH5SIBLE TO PLAY ! '/OL5 JOBS' C>D1 :5 \R MOVEM5T %\LD BE CALL+ \T ALL =MS ( EXPLOITATION4 ,BUT NOT ONLY IS ?IS BLATANT FE>-MONG]+1 IT IS COMPLETELY DIS+5U\S TOO4 ,! RI<T-W+ FACTION ( SOME UNIONS CLAIM OV]SEAS WORK]S >E TAK+ JOBS 9 ! 9DU/RIAL-LABOR+ SECTORS1 BUT ( ! #a#f1 ON #deg CONTRACTS1 AB\T #g.0 ( !M >E HI<LY PAID MANAG]S 9 ! PRIVATE 9DU/RIES4 ,?IS IS H>DLY =EIGN WORK]S '/EAL+' ! JOBS ( BLUE COLL> LABOR]S WE >E PRES5T$ )4 ,NONE ! LESS1 ! #c.0 ( WORK]S ON !SE CONTRACTS DES]VE \R SUPPORT1 NOT ! CONDEMNATION & DISMISSAL ( \R UNION LEAD]S4 

,EXPLOIT$ WORK]S 9 ,AU/RALIA ON ANY K9D ( TEMPOR>Y WORK+ VISAS %\LD BE ASSI/$ BY ! UNIONS4 ,IF !SE WORK]S >E ORGANIZ$ TO FI<T = !IR RI<TS & TREAT$ AS EQUAL TO ! ,AU/RALIAN WORK+ CLASS BY ! UNIONS1 !N ! LABOR MOVEM5T CAN HELP /OP EXPLOITATION BO? OV]SEAS & AT HOME1 & HELP ELIM9ATE ! UNJU/ DIVISION CREAT$ BY ! BOSSES4 ,TOP POLITICIANS OR BUS9ESS LEAD]S MAY CLAIM TO HAVE ! 9T]E/S ( 0,AU/RALIA0 AT HE>T1 BUT !Y >E ONLY CONSID]+ :AT S]VES !IR 9T]E/S - !Y USE IMMIGRATION AS A POLITICAL TOOL TO W9 ! VOTE ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT IS A C>D !Y CAN PLAY TO MA9TA9 POLITICAL P[]1 BY EXPLOIT+ FE> & 9SECURITY4 

,BUT IT IS NOT A C>D ?AT IS ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL1 & ,AU/RALIAN LABOR HI/ORY PROVIDES IMPORTANT EXAMPLES ( :5 ,AU/RALIAN LABOR HAS ORGANIZ$ TO FI<T RACISM4 ,A FAM\S EXAMPLE IS ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD 7,I,W,W7 9 ! E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY1 ?R\< TO ITS DEFEAT BY ! GOV]NM5T 9 ! #a#i#b'S1 :I* HAD ONE ( ! NATION'S MO/ MILITANT LEGACIES ( LABOR ORGANIZ+4 ,! ,I,W,W ORGANIZ$ 9 SOLID>ITY ) WORK]S ( ALL COLORS1 & ( ANY LEGAL /ATUS4 ,!Y W]E FAM\S = DEF5D+ ! RI<TS ( WORK]S :O ! TRADITIONAL UNIONS 7NAMELY ! ,AU/RALIA ,WORK]S ,UNION7 W\LD NOT T\*4 ,AS !N & N[1 TO *ALL5GE ?IS EXPLOITATION ( RACI/ FE>S BY BOSSES1 ! FI<T AGA9/ RACISM NE$S TO COME FROM BEL[4 ,M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLES WILL FI<T = !IR [N RI<TS & :ITE & PRIVILEG$ WORK]S NE$ TO BE PREP>$ ACT 9 SOLID>ITY1 & 5C\RAGE ANTI-RACI/ ATTITUDES AMONG ONE ANO!R4 

,! #aidf ,PILB>A WORK]S /RIKE PROVIDES A BRILLIANT EXAMPLE ( 9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE TO CLASS EXPLOITATION1 & H[ :ITE WORK]S CAN SUPPORT !SE /RUGGLES4 ,9 ,PILB>A1 ,WE/]N ,AU/RALIA1 EXPLOIT$ ,ABORIG9AL WORK]S ORGANIZ$ A MASS /RIKE DEM&+ BASIC HUMAN RI<TS1 EQUAL WAGES1 & NATIVE TITLE1 :I* W\LD TURN \T TO BE ONE ( ! LONGE/ /RIKES 9 ,AU/RALIAN HI/ORY4 ,?IS WAS DUR+ A P]IOD :5 ! ,AU/RALIAN C\RTS DID NOT CONSID] ,ABORIG9AL PEOPLE TO BE AS 'EVOLV$' AS :ITE M54 ,BUT WORK]S DO NOT ALWAYS BELIEVE ! LIES ( ! BOSSES1 NOR DO !Y ALWAYS CONSID] ! C\RTS TO BE ! SOLE >BIT] ( :AT IS RI<T & WRONG4 ,! /RIKE WAS SUPPORT$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & SEV]AL UNIONS1 :O ORGANIZ$ RALLIES & RAIS$ FUNDS 9 SUPPORT1 AS WELL AS US+ !IR PRESS TO DISSEM9ATE 9=MATION COMBAT+ ! RACI/ LIES ( ! /ATE & ! BOSSES4 

,EXAMPLES LIKE ?IS %[ ?AT ! POSSIBILITY = SUCCESSFUL WORK+ CLASS ANTI-RACI/ POLITICAL ACTION ALWAYS EXI/S4 ,BUT TO MAKE !SE ACTIONS A REALITY1 WE NE$ TO ?9K MORE AB\T :AT G5U9E SOLID>ITY LOOKS LIKE & H[ WE CAN SUPPORT ! LEAD]%IP ( PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 \R ORGANIZ+4 ,EV]Y TIME WE DECRY RACISM1 EV]Y TIME WE ORGANIZE LABOR ACROSS NATIONAL L9ES PAY+ NO HE$ TO 'LEGAL' OR 'ILLEGAL' MIGRATION /ATUS AS GRANT$ BY ! /ATE1 EV]Y TIME WE /OP FASCI/ ORGANIZ+1 EV]Y TIME A REFUGEE IS FRE$1 WE >E BATTL+ ! WILL ( ! BOSSES & POLITICIANS & REACTION>Y ELEM5TS ( \R [N CLASS1 :ILE /R5G!N+ \R COMMUNITIES & MOVEM5TS4 ,WE NE$ TO CREATE AUTONOMY = LABOR1 PROVIDE REAL EQUALITY1 & CON/RUCT A MOVEM5T AS /RONG AS IT IS DIV]SE4 ,ONLY :5 ?IS IS REALIZ$ CAN WORK]S UNITE TO /OP !IR EXPLOITATION AT ! H&S ( BOSSES & POLITICIANS4 

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