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The Path “Washington Is Burning” Fight Death - Split w/ Psychic Weight (2020)

“Rush the flagpole, steal the cloth,

these days they don’t mean much.

Better purposed as we burn shit,

We can never change what has changed in us.

Feed the fire. Burn the bodies.

         Meet The De Rege Brothers

↳ Hometown: Postano, Italy

Mario Nero De Rege (47)  - UFC Trainer

Vincent Marcello De Rege (45) - Mechanic 

“My internship with the ETU was an incredibly broadening experience. The breadth of the ETU’s work was the first thing to strike me, the local and global role of the union made for an exciting learning experience. As the representatives of electricians, the unions’ historical role in the roll out of electricity and the creation of world first safety standards is inspiring. As a trade specific union, the ETU has a unique involvement with a fundamental asset to our society that entwines workers advocacy and the basic needs of a society.

The ETU clearly understands its role as an important institution in Victorian society. The importance of the ETU is represented by their outstanding offices in North Melbourne, their building is a testament to savviness of their administrational team. The ETU is run to improve the services provided to its members, this means that their organizers have a great amount of passion and ability.

The ETU’s ability to adapt to the legalese nature of employment law was equally impressive. Despite meeting some lovely people at the ETU, it was impossible to drop the sense that the union was a well-oiled machine. The ETU has legal, communication and financial departments which created a varied and extensive internship.

My second day truly captured the extensive nature of the internship, in the morning I sat in on an employee dispute mediation with the ETU’s apprentice officer, Omar Merhi. The ETU went to great lengths to ensure a young apprentice did not lose his job, and were successful in doing so. This local experience was juxtaposed with the global, as I sat in on a meeting of the ETU executives as they knuckled out the ETU’s response to the Chinese Free Trade Agreement.  It was clear that the ETU was not just representing the electricians, but were keen to participate in the conversation about Australia’s economic future.

The internship at the ETU was combined with training days at VTHC. This laid the groundwork for how to campaign on union issues. The training taught us skills in advocacy and campaigning, it was a valuable experience in communications, as we learnt the importance of targeted messages and social organization. The internship was an extensive yet enjoyable experience and I recommend it to anyone who would like to participate in shaping Australia.”

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