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Interview: The Wet One Bad Boss: Like A Bastard Unions: Demolition Derby Corporate: The Bush Doctrine Politics: American Jihad Health: Secret Country Review: Walking On Water Culture: TCF Poetry: The UQ Stonewall
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Corrigan Fires Shot in Rail Showdown Speaking to US investors, Chris Corrigan this week described the 1998 waterfront confrontation, featuring dogs and Dubai-trained mercenaries, as �extremely good value� and said he was preparing for disputation at National Rail. [full story] Fight Begins For Long Weekends Action around the 36-hour week campaign was flagged this week with the CFMEU writing to 1000 NSW employers, initiating bargaining periods. Failure to meet calls for seven nominated long weekends a year, and 12% on wages over three years, would see them follow up with 1000 notices of protected industrial action. [full story] Experts to Arrest Drug Test Outbreak The Council has engaged consultants, experienced in work with the Police Department, to develop alternatives to the invasions of worker privacy being demanded by employers. [full story] Jobs Auction Hitting Bank Workers Westpac this week announced it would close call centres in Sydney and Melbourne with the work sent to smaller states, while AXA has taken the ultimate step and relocated 70 jobs to Bangalore, India. [full story] Libs Pledge Moderate IR line The Liberals IR spokesman Michael Gallacher has told Workers Online that he would retain the powers of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and would be supportive of increased regulation of labour hire. [full story] Workers Kick Grand Final Goal The Memorandum commits the NRL to an active role in ensuring employees and outworkers involved in the manufacture of rugby league apparel receive Award minimum wages and conditions. [full story]
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The architect of War on the Wharves has signalled he is preparing for an industrial showdown in the rail industry in a bid to boost his company�s share price.
Tony Abbott�s Building Industry Taskforce will be welcomed to Sydney by a CFMEU-led campaign of industrial action in support of guaranteed long weekends.
Labor Council is relying on law enforcement experience in a bid to beat back increasingly shrill employer demands for alcohol and drug testing.
The NSW Coalition has pledged an open-door policy to trade unions if it wins power at the next State election, and to maintain goodwill between employer and employee organisations.
Textile workers scored a grand final bonus when the NRL signed-off on a ground breaking licensee agreement today, designed to show sweat shops the red card.
