
Issue No 10		23 April 1999

News

Carr Says Thank You To Union Movement

Premier Bob Carr last night formally thanked the trade union movement for its support in last month's State Election, acknowledging the key role it played in marginal seats.

Mr Carr said unions had been "in the front line of the campaign" which had secured Labor a 17-seat Lower House majority.

"Good manners require a thank you," Carr said to a packed room of delegates at the Labor Council's weekly meeting.

Outlining his second term agenda, Carr made a commitment to jobs, improved public transport and further industrial relations reform to "build on the balance of the 1996 Act". He also promised ongoing consultation with union officials on matters that affected their members.

Carr said the government planned to create 200,000 jobs over the next ten years, many in western Sydney and regional Australia. That included 50,000 jobs in the tourism sector, 15,000 jobs in the film industry and 60,000 jobs in call centres.

Importantly, the job areas would be linked to residential areas with a major public transport program, including 100 extra kilometres of designated bus routes.

"Our public transport strategy will ensure better access to jobs, services education and training," he said.

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Issue 10 contents

Interview: Latham: Leading With The Chin
Labor's heretical voice talks about trade unions and how they'll survive in the land of the Third Way.

Unions: Nursing the Numbers
Active members are the key to recruitment for one of the state's strongest unions, the NSW Nurses Association. We talk to some of the star recruiters.

History: A Sense of Community
Historian Greg Patmore looks at labour-community coalitions in the Lithgow Valley between 1900 and 1932.

International: Labor Council Official to Dili Front Line
Labor Council�s Chris Christodoulou will be one of the first foreign unionists to head to East Timor in the leadup to independence.

Review: When Billy Met Lindsay
What happens when a British political popster meets with an Australian political thinker?

Legal: CyberPorn in the Workplace
A new protocol in the NSW public service is setting the benchmark for acceptable use of the internet.

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» Y2K Crashes Bank Holidays

» Carr Says Thank You To Union Movement

» Crew Saved by Message in a Bottle

» Unions to take on Qantas Over Foreign Jobs

» No Training on Coat-Hanger Sparks Job Fears

» Council's Hypocrisy Sparks Green Ban Call

» Shoddy Editor Sparks May Day Confusion

» STOP PRESS: Employers Bid to Scrap ANZAC Day Fails. For Now

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Not So Wild About Bragg

» Faction Talk Must Be Broader

» A Bouquet from the Bush

» Help a Student Pass!

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