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Issue No. 164 | 06 December 2002 |
The Politics of Security
Interview: Trade Secrets Industrial: It�s About Overtime, Stupid Unions: Full Steam Ahead Bad Boss: The BBQ Battle Axe Economics: Different Dimensions of Debt History: Raking the Coals History Special: Wherever the Necessity Exists History Special: Learning from the Past History Special: A 'Cosy Relationship' Politics: Regime Change for Saddam International: World War Corporate: Industrious Thinking Review: Jack High Culture: Duffy�s Song Satire: A Nation of Sooks Poetry: Mr Flexibility
African Immigration Scam Widens School Staff Block Parents� Pay Yarra Operators Dodge Accident Probe Financial Windfall in Radio Sale Vic Anti-Union Campaign Backfires Coles Myer Breaks Out Of Sweat Police Sick of Being Kicked Around Jobless Dumped on Drought Farms Men Only Scholarships Hit Snag
The Soapbox Awards The Locker Room Bosswatch Month In Review
The Golden (Th)Ong Overtime Cap is Flawed Outsourced Education
Labor Council of NSW |
News Vic Anti-Union Campaign Backfires
Labor now has a clear mandate to govern in Victoria with a majority of seats in both houses of parliament. Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary Leigh Hubbard says the overwhelming victory was a clear indication that the Liberal's anti-union campaign had backfired. "The desperate assumption by the Liberal party that union-bashing would win them votes has failed dismally," Hubbard says. "Most decent people in this state are aware of the good work done by the union movement in representing ordinary working people and supporting community groups." Hubbard says the trade union movement looked forward to a constructive and positive working relationship with the re-elected Labor Government. He says the Government should be applauded for announcing that it will reintroduce legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of workers who were disadvantaged by the abolition of state awards under the Kennett regime. "It is a real victory because the progressive forces now control both houses of parliament," Hubbard says. "We look forward to the re-introduction of bills that were either defeated by the Liberals or threatened with defeat in the case of the proposed outworker legislation." Labor's pre-election industrial relations policy reaffirms the government's intention to reintroduce:
� the Federal Awards (Uniform System) Bill to provide the federal award safety net to all Victorian workers � the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Bill and � the Child Employment Bill (protection for children under 15 years of age who work) Hubbard says he hopes the government would also ensure that employers who were found to be grossly negligent in the event of a workplace death would be punished appropriately. Hulls New IR Minister Meanwhile, the VTHC has welcomed the appointment of Rob Hulls to the industrial relations portfolio. But it has signaled its intention to continue to fight for justice for the victims and families of gross negligence in the workplace. VTHC secretary Leigh Hubbard says Hulls was an asset to the Bracks Government and had strongly supported the Crimes (Workplace Deaths and Serious Injuries) Bill prior to its defeat by the Liberal Opposition in the upper house only six months ago.
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