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Issue No. 193 | 29 August 2003 |
Smells Like Community Spirit
Interview: The New Deal Unions: In the Line of Hire Culture: Too Cool for the Collective? International: The Domino Effect Industrial: A Spanner in the Works National Focus: Gathering of the Tribes History: The Welcome Nazi Tourist Bad Boss: Domm, Domm Turn Around Poetry: Just Move On. Review: Reality Bites
Iranians Expelled Over Teen Affair Teachers Fight Casual Attitude Abbott Asked to Consider Honesty WorkCover To Take Robbery Seriously Power Blackouts Expose Jobs Shortage Bigger Money Player Equals Job Cuts Indonesian Human Rights Appeal
The Soapbox Education The Locker Room Postcard
Tom�s History Of The World Tony Is A Tool
Labor Council of NSW |
News Qantas Woes Set To Soar
The AMWU has released a pamphlet on occupational health and safety aimed at improving safety for labour hire and contract workers. With injury rates for labour hire workers higher than for other workers in the same industries the AMWU is moving to increase protection for this often under represented area of the workforce. "We're driving to ensure that the permanent workforce realise that contract and casual workers have a say in their occupational health and safety,' says the AMWU's David Henry. "Their lives are as important as any other worker." In comparison to direct hire employees, the injuries to on-hire workers occur more often, occur early on in the placement with the host employer, are more severe and the on-hire worker is off work longer. Qantas Remains Hard Nosed Despite Safety And Security Risks Qantas unions, under the umbrella of the ACTU, are continuing talks with the airlines management, who show no sign of relaxing their hard-line position on the use of non-union labour. "Health and safety is paramount, not just for Qantas workers, but for the safety of fellow workers and, of course the public," says Richard Watts from the ACTU, who points out that security is also a paramount issue, being a great concern to staff. Airlines are at the front line of security concerns in the current world climate. Talks between the parties are continuing. Ansett Workers Engineer Pay Claim Win Aircraft Engineers had a victory in the Federal Court this week after the Ansett administrator ordered approximately $7 million in additional severance pay entitlements be handed over to members of the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association. The move opens up an opportunity for other Ansett unions to claim another $15 million in entitlements for other employees of the collapsed airline. The administrators, Mark Korda and Mark Mentha, opposed the Engineer's claim on the bass that it would lead to further claims from other former employees. Media reports state that the administrators have approximately $400 million to carve up between Ansett's creditors, which including its former employees. Other airline unions are suing the creditors for $200 million in employee superannuation entitlements.
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