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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 Broadcast Blues at SBS
Over the last fortnight the production of news and sports programming has been affected, along with the popular Movie Show. While management recently upped their pay offer to 11 percent over three years, staff feel SBS is still failing to address their concerns about pay, temporary employment, performance assessment and working hours. Community and Public Sector Union spokesperson Adrian O'Connell said staff were fed-up with management's refusal to bargain in good faith. "We are completely frustrated with the approach management are taking. They are using negotiators who aren't authorised to reach a deal at the table. They are seeking unreasonable things such as 'temporary employment' for up to five years," he said. Unions are seeking a 14 percent wage increase, severance pay for long-term temporary employees, a 25 percent casual loading and prohibition on solo camera crews. Further industrial action is possible. On a more positive note, CPSU members are claiming a victory following the broadcaster's agreement to declare over 30 long-term temporary employees permanent. All had been at the station for two-and-a-half years or more, with one having worked more than 16 years consecutively on temporary contracts
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