Issue No 104 | 27 July 2001 | |
NewsJustice at Last for One.Tel Workers
The CPSU has welcomed a decision by One.Tel creditors to accept the administrator's report and wind up the failed telco. As a result of this week's decision, more than $17million in outstanding entitlements will be paid to 1600 former employees over the next three weeks. CPSU spokesperson, Stephen Jones said, "This is good news for One.Tel workers. They should be congratulated for the stand they took. Their fight was right and they won." As well as unpaid wages, superannuation and leave entitlements, One.Tel workers will receive up to 8 weeks redundancy pay following CPSU instigated action in the Industrial Relations Commission. "It is indisputable that without union support, these young people would have got far less." "The One.Tel saga underlines the urgent need for an enforceable industrial award for this industry, and demonstrates that contrary to Howard Government propaganda, unions are a positive force in the community" said Mr Jones.
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Interview: A Super Agenda Labor's federal spokesman on superannuation Kelvin Thompson outlines the challenges a Beazley Government will face in managing the nation's savings. E-Change: 1.4 The Shifting Sands of Ideology Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel conclude the first part of their study of new politics by looking for core Labor values in a post-Cold War environment. Corporate: Locking Horns The same names keep cropping up in the business pages as the web of corporate control stays tied to a few big players. Georgina Murray has been looking at the extent and depth of the connections. Unions: The Workers Bank With banks on the nose, David Whiteley looks at how unions and super funds have got together to create the real deal � the workers bank. International: Phil Davey's Amazon Postcard The CFMEU's Boy Wonder has downed the megaphone for three months in South America. Here's what he's been up to. History: Faded Vision of The American Bounder King O'Malley was an American ex-pat who dreamed of a people's bank. Neale Towart looks at what happened to his vision. Activists: The Big Gee-Up With the big guns of the anti-corporate movement in town, Mark Hebblewhite goes looking for a definition of globalisation. Indonesia: Where to the Workers After Gus Dur? At the end of a turbulent week, Jasper Goss looks at the impact of the overthrow of Wahid on Indonesian workers. Review: Mixing Pop and Politics 'The Bank' is a new Australian film that takes a contemporary political issue and transforms it into a piece of compelling popular culture. Satire: Milosevic's Defence: "I Was Just Issuing Orders" Disgraced former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic has brushed off against charges for war crimes against humanity and mass genocide.
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