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Issue No. 132 | 19 April 2002 |
Brand Spanking
Interview: Generation Next Legal: We�re All Terrorists Now Unions: Holding the Baby International: Taking It To The Streets History: Off the Wall Economics: Financing International Development Satire: Queen Mum's Life Tragically Cut Short Review: Return of The People�s Parliament Poetry: Silent Night
Tobacco Giant's New Smoking Gun Evidence Proves McJobs A Reality Workers Die Waiting For Justice Sick As A Dog Or Pissed As A Parrot? Workers� Anthem � Hip Hop or Grunge? DOCS Crisis � At Risk Kids Slipping Through Net Call Centre Workers Stiffed - Survey South Coast Medical Centre in Della�s Sights Sydney Take-Off For Security Campaign Intel Faces Email Censure Challenge Megawati Reopens Marsinah Case
The Soapbox The Locker Room Bosswatch Week in Review
Where's the Silver Tail?
Labor Council of NSW |
News Sick As A Dog Or Pissed As A Parrot?
Labor Council secretary John Robertson is throwing his organisation�s weight behind a national campaign to vaccinate as many people as possible, healthy adults included, before this year�s virus strikes. "This should be a basic workplace issue," Robertson says. "Preventative action means a win-win outcome. Workers will increase their chances of remaining healthy while employers can save costs on unnecessary absenteeism. "We will be encouraging all workers to pressure employers to organise and pay for flu vacinnations." Robertson says Labor Council will give a lead by making vacinnations available to its staff. The council was addressed by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories director of public health, Dr Neil Formica, who warned against viewing the flu as just another cold. "It is a distinct viral infection causing severe symptoms which result in widespread illness every year," he said. He said while the elderly and those with chronic conditions faced higher health risks, everyone should consider the benefits of vacinnation. Dr Formica told delegates researchers had likened working with flu to working drunk, revealing it could slow reaction times by as much as 40 percent. Robertson said the latter point made combatting flu a frontline union issue. "It's health and safety, in more ways than one," he said.
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