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Issue No. 143 | 05 July 2002 |
Bad Bosses
Interview: Media Magnet Bad Boss: Abbott's Heroes Technology: All in the Family International: New Labour's Cracks Economics: Virtuality Check History: Necessary Utopias Poetry: Let Me Bring Love Review: How Not To Get It Together Satire: NZ, UK Added to Australia�s Migration Zone
Revealed: The Evidence Cole Won�t Touch WorkCover to Set Up Crimes Unit Electricians Oppose Family-Busting Conditions Blue-Collar Blokes Back Mat Leave Murdoch Telegraphs Contracts Push Abbot Changes Rules for �Employer Advocate� Funding Cuts Drives Academics Mad Star City Casino Strike On The Cards Chifley Planners Lose Benefits Qantas Staff Sick of Shivering Regional Councils Call Jobs Summit Kiwi Ex-Pats Targeted for Poll Push Shangri-La Workers Still Fighting
The Soapbox The Locker Room Bosswatch Week in Review
Buggering the Bush The Great Giveaway Down and Out Why I hate Telstra
Labor Council of NSW |
News Star City Casino Strike On The Cards
"Sydney is a big, expensive town and the workers employed by Tabcorp at their most profitable outlet - the Star City Casino - reckon they should be offered at least as much as what's been offered in Melbourne. If not more," Tim Ferrari, LHMU Assistant National Secretary, said. Star City casino workers have been holding shift meetings over the last 48 hours to discuss what should happen now that talks have reached a stalemate between the LHMU Casino Union and Star City management over a new enterprise agreement. Ferrari says that on the basis of feedback LHMU Casino Union members are likely to reject Star City's offer. Star City Casino - with nearly 3000 workers - is now the biggest single employer in the Sydney CBD.
To accommodate all members the LHMU Casino Union has organised 20 different shift meetings throughout the day, starting at 4am and finishing just before midnight, to open the floor to members to discuss what are the best alternatives. Union members are discussing a proposal industrial action. The last Enterprise Agreement between the LHMU Casino Union and Star City expired on June 1. Tabcorp workers in Melbourne have received a 5% pa pay increase but its Star City staff have only been made an offer of 4.5% on June 1 and 4% on June , 2003. Five-Star Victory in Adelaide Meanwhile, room attendants at five star hotel, Stamford Plaza Adelaide, have taken their first ever industrial action and won. The room attendants had the time allocated to clean guest rooms slashed from 30 minutes to 20 minutes by management at Stamford Plaza.This effectively cut their wages by 33%. Management did this without consultagtion, as a cost cutting measure. The room attendants were concerned that: Workers decided to wear LHMU badges to work and fluorescent bandaids on their necks, to demonstrate their solidarity. The following day they held a stop work meeting at the front entrance of the Stamford Plaza with flags, placards and leaflets, despite the wet and windy weather.
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