ASU National conference

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ASU National conference

• Campaigning
• International .

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• Unison UK
• International transport workers federation .
• Public Interest advocacy centre.

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Unison UK

• Malcolm Wing - UNISON Head of Negotiations and
  Service Groups.
• UNISONs work with the community organisations to
  building community support .These are existing
  community groups .
• TELCO - Current campaigning with inner city
  London community groups, including linking the
  community groups ..
• Linking with faith groups , community groups to
  build support in the community for the low wages
  campaigns. To build community support .

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• ASU responses included experiences ASU branches
  have had in community campaigning
• Life guards were being forced to look at AWAs
  community campaigning linking community safety.
• Stopping water privatisation .
• Church groups on workchoices similar concerns
  as UNIONS .
• Working with community groups to stop
  privatisation.
• Similarities between UNISON and the ASU work in
  community campaigning

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International transport workers federation .

• Presentation by Shigeru Wada ITF Regional
  Secretary for the Asia/Pacific
• Railways
• Urban transport
• Road transport
• Civil aviation .
• Seafarers Dockers .
• Logistics

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• History of the ITF
• Key phases from
• Global mobilisation
• To global campaigning
• To global organising.
• Movement towards global campaigning
• The Patricks - MUA dispute included Japanese
  unions refusing to unload boats and ships being
  returned to Australia fully loaded .
• Railway safety day campaign building
  international union and community support.
• Airline rage - campaign linking the unions in
  the industry .

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• Responses
• The role Australian unions played in these
  campaigns and the global connection.
• Being part of a campaign across boarders.

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Public Interest Advocacy Centre NGO

• Elissa Freeman Advocate
• Public interest advocacy centre
• Advocate for electricity and water pricing
• Member of a global initiative for Corporate
  Accountability

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Corporate accountability

• Global Reporting Initiative ( GRI)
• Goals of sustainable development to meet the
  needs of the present without compromising the
  ability of future generations
• Sustainable reporting corporations voluntary
  communicating information on environmental and
  other non financial performance indicators (
  social economic) to their share holders and
  investors.

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A opportunity for Unions.

• Global Reporting Initiative opportunity
• Companies that use the reporting structure
  require independent review panel
• The GRI included issues as broad international
  environmental and I.L.O charters .
• A role for Unions .
• The GRI can be used by unions to pursue a voice
  for employee issues .

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Opportunities

• Opportunity for superannuation fund investors to
  ask the question on ethical investments
• The link to workers rights and in turn Union
  rights.
• Using accreditation that is sought by ethical
  fund investment dollars.

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Building power in the community .

• Recognition of the value of community campaigning
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• Building long term links with community groups
  not just once off.
• Recognition of the union and those that speak for
  the union .
• Sponsoring of political candidates .

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• Industry recognition if we are speaking for local
  govt services we are the local government union
  the community.
• Knowing the industry links - The community seeing
  the services our members provide.
• Using our power in the community .

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• Building our international links
• Sharing our experiences in community campaigning
• Building on what other unions have done
• Linking globally using our international
  connections .

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• Using our power in the superannuation industry.
• Pursuing Ethical investments .
• Showing its right for corporate accountability
• Union rights .