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Issue No. 194 | 05 September 2003 |
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Interview: Crowded Lives Activists: Life With Brian Industrial: National Focus Unions: If These Walls Could Talk Economics: Beating the Bastards Media: Three Corners History: The Brisbane Line Trade: The Dumping Problem Review: Frankie's Way
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Truckies Tip Safety on AGM Floor Boral owner-driver, Dudley Wellard, unveiled the ground-breaking campaign to NSW Labor Council delegates, inviting other workers to turn up at an opening barbecue outside the Australian Stock Exchange, next Wednesday morning. [full story] Geelong Lockout Claims Family Homes Workers Online understands another three families have approached real estate agents about the prospects of selling their homes as 93 employees bid to hold out against company demands for massive clawbacks. [full story] Aussie Labour Laws Fail US Test The US Department of Labour has received a key report slamming the Australian IR system as an "imbalanced, inadequate system of labor laws that fails to fully protect workers� core rights". [full story] No Accident � Insurance Dough Rises While workers across the vast group controlled by Australia�s largest general insurer were returning an 87 percent vote to continue resistance to the company�s call for some to work an extra half hour a day, directors behind the demand were voting themselves pay increases of between 37 and 43 percent. [full story] Union Mum Wins Mother of two, Anne-Marie, pronounced herself "ecstatic" with this week�s Telstra about-face and said it wouldn�t have happened without the intervention of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU). [full story] Rheem Runs Cold On Entitlements In a bizarre twist the company, headed up by Human Resources manager and Australian Industry Group (AIG) board member Peter Ross, is only prepared to guarantee workers' entitlements once its cash reserves have evaporated. [full story]
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Truck drivers doubling as shareholder activists will put health and safety fears before the AGM of a publicly-listed concrete company, already facing fines and Supreme Court action over its OH&S record.
The Geelong Wool Combing lockout that has cost three local families their homes was this week branded "criminal".
Australia�s much hyped free trade agreement with the US faces being derailed by the Howard Government�s failure to adopt basic labour standards.
IAG bosses voted to stuff tens of thousands of extra dollars onto their pay packets in the same week that employees reaffirmed their priorities lay with children and familes. 
The Melbourne Mum shown the door by Australia�s largest company only hours after returning from maternity leave is back on the job � thanks to her union.
Millions of dollars in accrued entitlements are on the line as Rheem plays hard ball in EBA negotiations. Workers, including one with 43 years of service to the Aussie icon, are dismayed by the company�s attempt to dodge its responsibilities to protect employee entitlements
