
Issue No 18		18 June 1999

News

United Front for Public Sector Pay

Public sector unions have agreed to a coordinated wages campaign for the first time amidst fears the government will slash its wages bill to fund any shortfall in the budget for the 2000 Olympics.

The Labor Council has agreed to co-ordinate the wage negotiations for all public sector unions at the request of the NSW Nurses to ensure all public sector employees receive an equal share of available funding.

In recent times different sectors such as nurses, teachers, police, the fire service, the ambulance service and general public servants have negotiated wages agreements individually.

While the co-ordinated approach will not inhibit individual unions from pursuing their own negotiations on how funds are distributed within their sectors, it will ensure that key relativities are preserved.

The move comes amidst reports the Carr Government plans to slash $30 million from the wages bill, targeting public servants "who do no meaningful work".

Carr Stands By No Forced Redundancy Promise

Labor Council secretary Michael Costa says the Premier has dismissed speculation that the government will walk away from its promise of no forced redundancy in the public sector.

The commitment comes ahead of a July 1 meeting between public sector unions and the government called to discuss the issue of surplus public service staff and their redeployment elsewhere in the public sector.

"No forced redundancies remains a precondition for any public sector reform," Costa says.

"In the past we've shown we are able to implement significant changes and efficiencies within the no forced redundancy framework."

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Issue 18 contents

Interview: Ballot Boxing
In the midst of a key anti-union ballot, the Finance Sector Union's Geoff Derrick is learning vital lessons about life in a deregulated labour market.

Unions: Psyched Out
Intense competition in the labour market has fuelled a new renaissance in psychometric testing.

History: Rhetoric and Reality
This month will be a big one for Labor Party rhetoric about the "light on the hill".

International: ILO Adopts Child Labor Convention
Child slavery, prostitution and hazardous work have been outlawed in Geneva

Legal: Competing Agendas in Enterprise Bargaining
Recent developments show unions how they can turn the Reith laws on their head.

Review: Sister Power
A new book offers practical help for women who want to be heard.

» Carers Crisis: Victims Turned Away

» Farmers Back Social Audit

» Holiday Bugs: Government Asked to Act on Y2K

» Oakdale Miners Take Message to Canberra

» United Front for Public Sector Pay

» Talking Books Silenced

» Upper House Reform: Lest We Forget Greiner

» Pregnancy Bunfight Looms

» Horta Launches East Timor Mercy Ship

» Sparkies Back Fantastic Plastic

» APHEDA Helps Beat The Blockade

» Torture Support Day, June 26

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Chardonnay Debate Lacks Class

» GST Rally, Town Hall, Monday June 21

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