
Issue No 102		13 July 2001

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Search for a Dude Begins

Unions NSW have launched a statewide search for a Dude look-alike to lead their push into the call centre industry in the wake of the One.Tel collapse.


	First Contestant - a Dudette

The campaign was launched in Wollongong yesterday - one of the growth areas for call centres - to coincide with the release of a survey into the attitudes of call centre works and the push for minimum standards in the industry.

Unions have taken up the dude motif, after One.Tel workers turned to the CPSU for help after the Telco went bust last month. After union intervention, the workers secured redundancy pay.

They are now looking for a Dude look-alike to use in campaigns and promotions and are inviting potential Dudes to send a photo to [email protected] The first nominee, Elizabeth, shows there is no gender barrier to being a Dude.

Unions NSW has also launched a poster and postcard campaign, which will be distributed across call centres and campuses - a rich source of call centre workers.

Under the Hammer

The launch came one day after Labor Council took on the top end of town in bidding for One.Tel paraphernalia at the official liquidation auction.

We went head to head with the final buyer of the life-size Dude, who himself ran a liquidation business called the Repo Depo.

We pulled out at $1500, leaving the asset-stripper to take away the curio. He later offered us rental of the Dude, but we decided to find a live one instead.

Watch this space for more details of the competition.

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  Issue 102 contents

Interview: Jolly Green Giant
Senator Bob Brown on the upcoming federal poll, balances of power and what the Greens can teach the trade union movement.

Workplace: Call Centre Takeover
Theresa Davison brings us this real-life story from the coal face of the call centre industry.

E-Change: 1.2 Community � The Ultimate Network
Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel look at the potential for network technologies to reconnect communities.

International: Child's Play
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has recently entered a new alliance with the Child Labour Schools Company to support a project for child labourers in India.

History: Flowers to the Rebels Faded
With the departure of our own Wobbly, a look at the development of the Wobblies in Australia and their view of Labor politicians and the work ethic seems timely.

East Timor: A Dirty Little War
In this extract from his new book, John Martinkus recounts the scenes in Dili immediately following the independence ballot.

Satire: Telstra Share Failure Ends City-Bush Divide: Everybody Screwed Equally
Communications Minister Richard Alston today claimed that the government had fulfilled its promise to ensure that the bush was not disproportionately disadvantaged by Telstra's privatisation.

Review: Cheesy Management
Currently climbing Australian best-seller lists is the 'life-changing' motivational book 'Who Moved My Cheese?' Rowan Cahill has a nibble but doesn't like the taste.

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» Rail Workers Strike for their Families' Security

» Nurses Seek Urgent Action on Pay

» Workers Win Tip Top Delegate Rights

» Telstra Halts Latest Privatisation Plans

» Requiem for the Banks

» Surfers Remember Oil Slick Disaster

» Widespread Mail Disruptions on Cards

» Minister for Caged Hair Gets Hot Welcome in West

» Cleaner Wins Right to Attend Family Reunion

» Howard Cuts R&D Spending by 15 Per Cent

» Fears Grow Over Shangri-La Protests

» Mick Young Play Award

» Activist Notebook