Issue No 121 | 30 November 2001 | |
NewsCFMEU Forces Re-Think On Asbestos
The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) has decided to support the construction industry's practice of "zero tolerance" for asbestos on building sites. Recently, 6000 tonnes of concrete contaminated with asbestos cement was found at a recycling depot. This kind of situation presents a serious health risk to workers. The WMAA has proposed that an industry code of practice be developed for the handling of asbestos at recycling depots. The process will include the CFMEU and other Unions as well as Workcover, the EPA, the Health Department and industry bodies. Welcoming the WMAA proposal, CFMEU State Secretary Andrew Ferguson said that it was gratifying that the Unions campaign was achieving results. "Asbestos has killed thousands of our members. We have run a campaign for many years to have asbestos banned from building sites, which has been very successful. It's great to see that workers handling asbestos at recycling depots will be able to access clear procedures through a code of practice. We commend the WMAA on this initiative."
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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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