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Issue No. 144 | 12 July 2002 |
The Lotto Economy
Interview: Capital in Crisis Industrial: No Sweat Bad Boss: Super Spam History: Living Treasures International: Axis of Evil Solidarity: Pride of Place Technology: The Art of Cyber-Unionism Poetry: The Masochism Tango Satire: Foxtel-Optus Merger 'Anti-Repetitive' Review: Bob Carr's Thoughtlines
Sweat Shops � Coming To A Street Near You Glassworkers Walk for the Umpire Drivers Frozen Out by Corporate Spin Coca-Cola Brews Storm In A Tea Cup Bush Prepares for War on the Wharves Safety Summit A Hit With Unions Beattie Faces Bargaining Face-Off Casual Work Exploits � Catholic Church Agency More Effort Required On Disabled Workers Protecting Security Officers From Disease
The Soapbox The Locker Room Bosswatch Postcard Week in Review
GST Agenda Amanda's Mediocrity Capital Ideas
Labor Council of NSW |
News Drivers Frozen Out by Corporate Spin
As drivers representatives screamed blue murder over their employer�s thumbs-down for early-morning beanies, Labor Council secretary John Robertson recalled that STA�s last foray into head fashion saw them ban Sikh workers from wearing turbans. Labor Council is seeking an urgent meeting with Transport Minister Carl Scully to remonstrate over the "no beanies" edict, released last week. "It's quite reasonable on a cold morning to be allowed to wear a beanie, especially one that's consistent with State Transit's uniform," Robertson argued. The blue broke out as Sydney recorded its coldest morning of the year, with temperatures below zero as drivers started up buses for early-morning runs. Drivers are particularly upset because one of their number went out and ordered blue beanies, complete with authority monicker, to fit in with State Transit uniforms. Drivers buy them for $20 a throw, with half the sale price being donated to the Children's Hospital. A State Transit Authority spokesperson explained on 2BL this week that beanies were considered inappropriate because bus drivers were expected to convey a "corporate image" to the public. "We want bus drivers to maintain a corporate look," she added. Rail, Tram and Bus Union secretary Nick Lewocki threatened a campaign of civil disobedience if State Transit failed to "wake up to the cold light of day". Early morning rail workers were already wearing multi-coloured beanies around city stations in defiance of the STA edict, he revealed.
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