
Issue No 21		09 July 1999

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National Trust Places Green(back) Bans on Unions

The National Trust has repaid decades of trade union support for heritage causes by threatening to introduce Peter Reith's non-union individual contracts for its workforce.

The Trust has raised the option of Australian Workplace Agreements for about 100 casual workers involved in bush regeneration and for administrative staff.

The threat has been raised as the Australian Workers Union and the Public Service Association attempt to negotiate an award for all National Trust Workers.

Labor Council secretary Michael Costa says the move is a strange way to repay the trade union movement's efforts to protect the State's heritage over many years.

In may cases union members have lost wages by refusing to work on projects which would have damaged heritage properties.

"This is an absolute disgrace," Costa says. "The National Trust must realise that if they expect us to help their campaigns, they should support trade unions."

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Issue 21 contents

Interview: The Future Is Now
Steve Klaasen is just 22. He works for a union. He explains why he is not an endangered species.

Unions: Showdown at the Hyde Park Plaza
The ACTU's Organising guru looks at the lessons to be learned from the recent dispute.

History: A Rich Vein in the Rock
Every mine, like a human being, has its life. Mount Morgan and Queenstown between 1880 and 1930.

International: Jailed Unionist Freed
Global union voices delight at the release of Indonesian labour activist.

Review: Ten (More) Steps to Revolution
Cultural theoritician Snag Cleaver puts the schooner glass to the Eighties.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
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» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Conference to Heal Rifts in the Labour Movement

» Fabians Scour Poll Ashes

» Holiday Confusion

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