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The editors of the Rank-and-File newsletter, Mike “Bob, whilst their cooking you or me, they are leaving
Barber and Jeff Langdon have both been my mates and someone else alone” or as another good comrade told
comrades for close to thirty years . They are good men. me several times, “We didn’t get our faces playing
tennis”
It has also been reported to me that history is being re I’ll place my record as a working-class activist and
written concerning rights of entry concerning Sea Swift fighter up against anyone’s. I’m proud of being a square
vessels. In 2018 Sea Swift management commenced peg in a round hole. Truth in the end will assert itself.
defamation proceedings against Paul Gallagher due to
a highly insulting, HIGHLY inappropriate content, Email In Solidarity-Bob Carnegie Union Number 9029940
sent to a senior management person in Sea Swift. It
was, on the face of it, definitely defamatory. Publishers’ Note: Bob contacted Mike and Jeff and
again affirms; “he has never submitted any accurate and
I flew to Cairns and met with the General Manager of factual article to the R&F Collective Newsletters, which
Sea Swift and negotiated with him the dropping of does not accompany his approval, or him signing-off
defamation proceedings against Paul Gallagher and the without his name and union number”. The publishers
Union. The trade-off was, that I accompany Paul know this to be true and factual.
Gallagher on board for a period of time.
It was not that Gallagher had to sit in a container on the **************************************************************
wharf. That is just another lie being perpetrated by shit-
men. In fact, National Secretary Crumlin thanked me for Qld Branch-A Week of Delegate Training..
fixing this very serious problem which, had it proceeded,
would have cost the union a fortune along with all the Monday July 12-July 15 the Qld Branch held ‘Delegates
associated bad publicity. Level 1’, Tuesday the Branch Committee Meeting,
Wednesday, extra training for delegates on ‘Sexual
Paul Gallagher and his minions should get their facts Harassment in the Workplace’ and ATSI affairs on the
straight before they go on a “ let’s shit-can Bob “ diatribe. Union’s position on the Uluru Statement from the Heart,
I think there are certain people parading around as coupled with a cultural awareness session. The last day,
union officials and a few so-called delegates that are Thursday was spent on a refresher course for HSR’s.
fantasists. They tell so many lies that the lie becomes
their reality. I attended Wednesday on ‘ Sexual Harassment at the
workplace,’ delivered by Margo Hoyte from the
The last couple of years have been years in which I have Queensland Council of Union’s (QCU) . In the
learnt a lot about real friendship. It would have been an afternoon I participated in the ATSI affairs session, with
easy thing to drop me like a hot spud, some did but the Thomas Mayor and Allan Lui.
good men and women of the working-class movement
did not. That’s life. Margo’s contribution was presented via power point with
Q&A process throughout and the ‘Why’ such legislation
My friendship with Paul Petersen is stronger today than is Law and in the industrial arena, accompanied with the
it ever was. Paul and I speak on an irregular basis, and Anti-discrimination Act, and the WHS Act. And more
I know he is doing his best in very difficult recently the 2020 Respect@Work campaign.
circumstances.
“Every worker has the right to dignity, respect and
The treatment of the branch’s former office manager, to work in an environment free from all forms of
Carol Conlon, will forever stand as a blight on those harassment, including sexual harassment” Margo
responsible. This not only includes the Branch outlined, while breaches of these rights can occur
Executive ( with the exception of Paul Petersen) but also anywhere, today’s discussion was focussed upon
Crumlin who lacked the moral resolve to override the workplace harassment.
power drunk executive.
As I stated earlier many members do not speak up Sexual and workplace harassment is one of ‘personal
because they feel intimidated. We understand that, and perception’ and how YOU feel when such actions are
that’s why Mike and Jeff kicked off this newsletter. expressed. How uncomfortable you feel when directed
towards you.
As far as attempts go at intimidating myself,
sections of the MUA hierarchy and a tiny grouping Statistics show sexual harassment in the workplace has
of rank-and-file crawlers, have been trying for more increased 33%in the last five years. What can you, the
than a quarter of a century to break and silence me. Union, and indeed, the employer do? Margo reinforced
I’ve been knocked down, but each time I’ve got up some guidelines, ‘Report It - stop it before it starts’,
again, stronger than ever. As I will again this time, ‘Commit to taking action’ and for the Union and
have no doubt about that comrades! Employer’s ‘Ensure regular reviews of sexual
harassment policies’ apply them, particularly as part
I’ve had that much shit poured on me by these pathetic, of a union’s governance processes, and for employers
weak, loud mouthed, deformed personality types, that at – part of their duty of care, to ensure it is dealt with and
times it can wear one down, but I have always had good stamped out.!
comrades , men like Jeff Langdon who has always said
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