Issue No 121 | 30 November 2001 | |
Letters to the EditorMulti-Skilling Corrigan Style
Dear Sir, What an exciting concept is the utilisation of the already overworked, Hospital Staff in an ancillary roll as security, as suggested by the Labor State government and the current use of street sweepers as security guards in the area of local government, certainly stretches the interpretation of multi-skilling , or should that be skinning? Perhaps in an effort to keep Ansett in the air, they could also utilise their staff, including flight attendants and co-pilots in a similar role? This would enable further savings through further staff cuts, making both airlines much more competitive. Don't laugh, if Chris Corrigian gets his hands on Ansett, we will have the same Industrial terrorism as displayed during the 1998 Waterfront dispute, and as for the limited options, I think a Fox in the Hen House would be much less disastrous, than a Mad Dog on your Arse? Tom Collins
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Interview: Back to the Battle Federal Labor's new industrial relations spokesman Robert McClelland outlines the challenges for the next three years. Politics: The Baby and the Bath Water ACTU secretary Greg Combet gives his take on the debate over the ALP's relations with the union movement. Unions: We're Solid Bradon Ellem charts the history of the Pilbara dispute, and finds a revitalised grass-roots unionism challenging BHP's individual contracts bulldozer Organising: Benidgo Pioneer Comes Up Trumps ACTU Delegate of the Year, Leonie Saunders, is living proof of the way unions are adapting to life under the strictures of a hostile Government. Technology: India: Cricket, Computers and Corruption Russell Lansbury cuts through the hype to look out the so-called hi-tech revolution on the sub-continent. International: Soul Searching The party of labour in Canada � the NDP - is right now undergoing a massive struggle for its heart and soul. History: A Timeless Debate The ALP and unions - it's a debate that's raged for years as this extract from a 1947 Lloyd Ross pamplet shows. Review: In Fear of Security Launching his new book, Anthony Burke argues that the cry of "security" is the last refuge of the political scoundrel
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