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Issue No. 135 10 May 2002  
E D I T O R I A L

The Costs of War
John Howard's chickens will come home to roost in the next week when Peter Costello delivers a dog of a federal budget.

F E A T U R E S

Interview: Squaring Off
NSW Industrial Relations Minister John Della Bosca looks beyond last year's WorkCover dispute to rebuild relations between the wings of the labour movement.

Industrial: Heroes Betrayed
Seafaring veterans joining the protest against the CSL Yarra sell-out this week were fighting for their heritage, reports Jim Marr

History: At The Coalface
An oral history of working life on the NSW coalfields has been brought to life by ABC Radio.

International: Wobblies With Chinese Characters?
Workers in China's industrial heartland have started killing their bosses as a form of labour protest., writes Andrew Casey

Politics: Dancing with Trotsky
John Passant re-reads an old political favourite and argues that as fascism in Europe grows the Left must learn the lessons of history.

Economics: You Are What You Eat
Something's eating at Neale Towart, all those Aussie food brands in foreign hands.

Poetry: Alexander's Bragtime Band
When the foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, announced this week that �Australia, internationally, has never been better regarded,� the leaders of the world sagely nodded their heads.

Satire: Stott Despoja Celebrates Engagement With Minor Party
Australian Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja says she will celebrate her engagement to public relations consultant Ian Smith in typical Democrat style, with a minor party.

Review: Painting Paradise
NSW Upper House MLC Ian West meets Currawong's artist in residence Sophie Haythornthwaite.

N E W S

 Gun-Runners Threaten Aussie Coast

 Kings Cross Date For Commissioner Cole

 Sunbeam Irons Out Sydney Grand Mother

 Low-Paid Gridlock Melbourne

 NSW Libs Open to Abbott Takeover

 Ten Points for IT Workers

 Low Paid Target Rose Bay Toff

 Terror Bill Needs More Work, ACTU

 Wage Clerks Duck For Cover

 Burma Release Fails to Blunt Campaign

 East Timorese MPs oppose Timor Sea Arrangement

 Airport Screeners Face Men in Jocks

 Black Label Roots For Hessian

 Back Chat for Child Laws

 Barking The Wrong Way In NSW

 Unions Push into Regional Queensland

 Activists Notebook

C O L U M N S

The Soapbox
Live a Little!
MEAA state secretary Michel Hryce tells Young Labor the party needs to get funky.

The Locker Room
Something To Chew On...
Peter Filandia gave sports commentators something to chew on with the recent revelations regarding his activities with the old choppers, writes Phil Doyle.

Postcard
Slow Train Coming
Union Aid Abroad's Phil Hazelton sends another missive from South-East Asia where union money is helping the people of Lao.

Bosswatch
A Share of the Action
Big half-yearly results for the banks, a kick-along for a bomb-maker and a debate about executive options at the 'Woodstock for Capitalists'.

Week in Review
Too Much Telly
That little box in the corner takes top billing as the cypher through which the comings and goings of an eventful week are best relayed, as Jim Marr finds out �

Tool Shed
The Speculator
Labor frontbencher Mark Latham has taken out a controlling stake in this week's Tool Shed with his whacky idea that Labor should be underwriting speculation on the stock exchange.

L E T T E R S
 Heaps and Heaps of Hate Mail
 No Choice
 Who Rules Australia?
 No Wrap for Song Comp
 Abbott's Contempt
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Ten Points for IT Workers


IT workers fed up with unpaid overtime and poor protection of their rights have drafted a 10-point plan for a better deal.

A 38-hour week with overtime or time in lieu arrangements for working extra hours might not seem much to ask but for many workers in the IT industry realising the dream seems about as unlikely as achieving job security in the unstable sector.

Yet this was one of the first basic requirements listed in a 10-point manifesto drafted at public meeting of IT workers, organised by the IT Workers Alliance.

The meeting was held as part of the Alliance's efforts to help workers in the highly individualised industry find the collective voice needed for them to achieve a better deal.

Working with IT employees, the IT Workers Alliance now aims to turn their wish list into reality by organising individual workplaces.

To provide feedback on the plan or to view comments already made, please visit the Flames section of the IT Alliance's website.

The 10 point plan includes:

1. $20 an hour minimum wage.

2. Fair pay based on clear skill levels.

3. 38 Hour Week - an overtime or time off in lieu arrangement for extra hours.

4. On the job training.

5. Promotion opportunities based on training and skills.

6. Five weeks paid holiday and nine weeks paid maternity leave.

7. Protection of privacy at work.

8. Portability of entitlements from job to job.

9. Entitlement protection during takeover and collapses.

10. Recognition of a worker's rights on his or her creative work.


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