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Issue No. 196 | 19 September 2003 |
A Secret Country
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
Workplace Bullies Leave Three Dead Left-Right Combo Drops Motorway Boss Detention for Minister Who Praised Scabs Public Sector: Cuts and Thrusts Deaf, Blind and Looking For Friends
The Soapbox The Locker Room Housing Politics Postcard
Free Art
Labor Council of NSW |
News Public Sector: Cuts and Thrusts
Jobs ranging from the Anti-Discrimination Board to the Zoo face the axe under savage cuts that are expected to have a big impact on the community, especially in regional NSW. "We've let the government know that public servants deserve a pay rise just as much as teachers do," says NSW Public Service Association (PSA) acting general secretary John Cahill. The news comes amidst allegations from public sector sources that TAFE alone has spent in excess of $40 million on labour hire style casual employment. in the last 12 months "We're looking for the government to convert these positions to proper permanent public sector jobs,' says Cahill of the explosion in the use of temps and labour hire workers in public sector agencies and government departments. Rally Against Service Cuts And Job Losses The PSA will be rallying at 12.30pm on Wednesday September 24 at farrer place in Sydney, outside the head office of the Education Department and Governor Macquarie Tower that houses most NSW Government ministers. Workers at The Department of Education and Training and TAFE proposed the rally following the announcement that over 1000 jobs were on the line amidst sharp increases in TAFE fees. Other cutbacks include:
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