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Regions To Be Cheerful
Rule changes endorsed by this week�s NSW Labor Council Annual General Meeting reorganising the South Coast Labor Council into as a regional branch council should not be under-estimated.
Interview: Trading in Principle
AMWU national secretary, Doug Cameron, a key figure in the Labor movement, discusses the big issues - from Mark Latham to Pavlov�s Dogs.
Unions: While We Were Away
While Workers Online was washing sand from between its toes and enjoying an Indian summer at the cricket, there was a reality show chugging relentlessly away in the background, Jim Marr reports.
Politics: Follow the Leader
Worker�s Online tool man, Phil Doyle, dives into the ALP�s Darling Harbour love-in and nearly drowns in treacle.
Bad Boss: Safety Recidivist Fingered
The CFMEU has come up with a killer nomination to kick off our 2004 hunt for Australia�s worst employer.
Economics: Casualisation Shrouded In Myths
British academic, Kevin Doogan, sets the record straight on casualisation and warns unionists about the dangers of scoring an own goal
History: Worker Control Harco Style
Drew Cottle and Angela Keys ask if it's worth rememberinng the 1971 Harco work-in.
Review: Other Side Of The Harbour
The 1998 maritime dispute threatened to tear many a family apart but Katherine Thomson's Harbour tells the tale of at least one that it brought back together - albeit reluctantly, writes Tara de Boehmler.
 Trains Go Backwards
Mum Can�t Bank on Westpac
Andrews Up for Hanke Panky
Riot Raises Safety Probe
ABC of Solidarity
"Shameful" Action Pays Dividends
Bum Rap for Bump Caps
Strikers Tie Down Gas Project
Heat Rises at Uni
TeleTech's Dead Heart
Tired Drivers Fight Hypocrisy
Seven Days on a Leaking Boat
Families Back Safety Calls
Howard Pushes Pay Cut
Activist's Notebook
The Soapbox
Dog Whistlers, Spin Doctor and Us
John Menadue argues the "better angels" of the Australian character are having their wings ripped off by an ever-expanding group dedicating to keeping the public at arms length from our decision-makers. Postcard
Something Fishy In Laos
Phillip Hazelton fishes around in Vientiane, Laos, and looks at the impact of Bird Flu on those relying on feathered friends for survival. Sport
Magic Realism
Phil Doyle discovers that literature and sport may have more in common than you would think Parliament
The Westie Wing
Trickle, flood or drought? Workers friend Ian West, MLC, is wet, wet, wet on the issue of bilateral Free Trade.
On the Road
Bullying
A Casual Affair
Latham Is A Bad Man
Congrats Johnny
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Heat Rises at Uni
NSW workers are getting hot under the collar as the state swelters through another week of temperatures ranging from the mid-30s to early 40s.
As coastal temperatures again hit 36 degrees last Friday, workers at Coffs Harbour's Southern Cross University were advised to consider pulling the pin or calling in Workcover.
The CPSU/PSA delivered the advice because many of its Southern Cross members still have no air conditioning in their offices, despite making representations on the problem since 1997.
Organiser Stephen Senise pointed out that the state's health and safety watchdog, Workcover, had set 26 degrees as the appropriate temperature for an office workplace.
"Obviously, there's some give and take, and staff realise they're living and working in the sub-tropics, but we're talking here of office temperatures well above 30 degrees for days and weeks on end," Senise said.
"Management are obliged to adopt every possible measure and strategy for maintaining a viable and safe work place in these hot conditions. Better yet, they could ditch their long-standing opposition to installing air conditioners."
Senise said if current conditions continued the union would regard Southern Cross University as being in violation of its OH & S responsibilities, and advise members to act accordingly.
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