
Issue No 20		02 July 1999

Letters to the Editor

Thanks from the Hyde Park Hyatt

Dear Editor

On the 25th of June I was one of the twenty five workers who went on strike. We were joined with Union members and supports as we set up a picket line out the front of Hyde Park Plaza Hotel.

When we first got the news the hotel was going to outsource the housekeeping department, we had no idea what to do. We turned to the Union for guidance and support and we received much more. Trade Union Training Australia organisers Troy Burton and Rebecca Reilly were inspirational.

When we called for help, they came to our aid. They were there for us right from the beginning. They gave us lots of support and reassurance. They listened to our problems, answered our questions and through them we tried to come to some kind of compromise with the hotel management. We are truly grateful for there efforts and continuos support.

I would also like to thank the people who came and helped us set up the picket line, especially those who arrived at 7am in the freezing cold and stayed to support us through out the day. Although Mirvac decided that they would withdraw the threats of the workers termination just after 11am on Friday, I would like to thank the people who rallied together at noon to give us support, we did appreciate it immensely.

It was great to see so many people behind us in our fight for Mirvac to sit up and listen to us. We won our fight that day and I believe that we also won respect from the management of the hotel as well.

With the union at our side I believe that Mirvac will now continue to listen to us and take us seriously.

Thank you everybody we appreciated all the help and support we received.

Thank you

Belinda Nicholls

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Issue 20 contents

Interview: They�re Not All Bastards
The Australian Industry Group�s Roger Boland is one employer representative who believes trade unions will continue to play an important role in the economy - and society - of the future.

Unions: Always the Pay is No Good
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History: A Refreshing Advance
Women workers organising in the NSW Rail and Tramways Department Refreshment Rooms in the 1920s.

International: MAI Back on the Agenda
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International: Courage Against the Odds
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