
Issue No 109		31 August 2001

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Call for Change in Award Increases

State Wage Cases should automatically flow through to all workers on award rates of pay, rather than requiring separate hearings, unions will argue.

The Australian Workers Union is leading the push to amend section 19 of the NSW Industrial relations Act, which currently requires awards to be reviewed and brought up to date.

AWU secretary Russ Collison says that now this painstaking process has been completed, awards can be easily brought up to date by order of the Commission.

"The AWU requests that Labor Council at future State Wage Cases seek the making of general orders in relation to adjustments to rates and allowances," he says.

"This will avoid the problems that have arisen to delay in making applications by broad-based unions such as the AWU which have responsibility for a massive number of State awards.".

Specifically the AWU seeks:

- in future State Wage cases the NSW Government should support the making of general orders to adjust rates and allowances in awards, and

- amend section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act that the Commission has responsibility for reviewing all awards every three eyars.

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The Labor Council is seeking the support of NSW Industrial Relations Minister John Della Bosca on the issue.

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Issue 109 contents

Interview: Union Power
Electrical Trades Union state secretary Bernie Riordan surveys the union movement's troubled relationship with Labor.

International: Spreading the Word
Veronica Apap profiles Kamal Fadel and the battle he is fighting for the independence of his homeland of West Sahara.

E-Change: Training for a Wired Workforce
Education is the entry point into the new economy; but the system still reflects an industrial age view of the world.

Unions: AWU Defends Millennium Train Workers
Mark Hearn looks at how a group of Newcastle workers are setting a new standard in the railways.

Politics: Chatting with Enemies of the State
Brazils MST is the largest and most radical social movement in the Americas. The CFMEU�s Phil Davey drops in for a chat.

History: Struggle and Inspiration
Rowan Cahill argues that it is only through understanding history that we can make sense of the present plight of workers.

Technology: A World Without Microsoft
Heather Sharp argues that all technologies involve political choices and moral values. Computer software is no exception, and it is Bill Gates' choices that dominate.

Review: Let There Be Rock
Kid Rock and Beer Bong, Australia�s Oldest Rock Fans review the week�s music and political events from the safety of the bar stool.

Satire: Tampa refugees ask to go home: "It's less inhumane than Australia"
The 460 asylum seekers on board the Tampa freight vessel have demanded to be taken back to their oppressive homelands, which they now realise aren�t nearly as hostile as Australia.

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» Abbott Clears Way for Lower Wages

» SDA Defeats 'Obscene' Westfield Parking Fees

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» Nurses Highlight Staff Shortages

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» Call for Change in Award Increases

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» Dance for Independence

» Get Ready to Wobble

» Activist Notebook

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