
Issue No 22		16 July 1999

News

Nurses Enter New Years Fray

Nurses have called for a coordinated push by public sector workers who'll be forced to work New Years Eve to receive a one-off payment, as the union movement awaits a response on its call for December 31 to be declared a public holiday.

NSW Nurses Association secretary Sam Moait says some private sector workers have already secured triple time, while nurses in the United Kingdom will receive five times the normal rate of pay.

Moait wants to work with other public sector employees like police, ambulance officers, the fire brigade and public transport to secure compensation for missing New Years Eve.

"Many public sector workers have no choice about whether or not they work on New Years Eve and New Years Day," Moait says. "They will be compulsorily rostered on duty so that the rest of us can be secure and safe while we enjoy the Millennium Party

She's asked Labor Council to convene a meeting of unions to coordinate an approach to the government.

Unions Ask Carr to Match Fahey

As unions wait for a response from the Carr Government on its call to make December 31, which falls on a weekday, a public holiday, they've also been reminded of the relative generosity of the former Fahey government.

HREA state secretary Michael Williamson has written to Labor Council pointing out that in 1993-94 the Fahey Government declared public holidays on December 27 and January 3, in lieu of Christmas Day and New Years Day, which both fell on a Saturday.

With the same configuration of this year's Christmas and New years Day, HREA wants the Carr Government to match Fahey's largesse.

Williamson says the public holidays for December 27 and January 3 should be in addition to a one-off public holiday on New Years Eve.

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Interview: Youï¿½ve Got To Be Kidding!
British legal academic Dr Keith Ewing canï¿½t believe weï¿½re still debating whether workersï¿½ entitlements should be protected.

Unions: The Shaw Plan
Jeff Shaw unveils his national plan to protect workers entitlements.

History: The Case of the Packer Lift
An industrial history of Australian Consolidated Press looks into the media empire.

International: Crisis in Ecuador
An urgent appeal for solidarity with the popular uprising in Ecuador.

Environment: It's In The Genes
Did you eat genetically modified food today? Add your voice to label all gene tech foods campaign.

Review: Around the Grounds
Labor Council's Don Machiatto goes in search of the perfect cup of coffee.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
Read the latest issue of Labour Review, a resource for trade union officials.

Satire: Darth Reith's Workplace Relations (Phantom Menace) Bill
Workers have been positively thrilled by the prospect of less pay, no sick leave.

» Workers' Rights Butchered

» Unions Back Shaw Plan

» Buddyï¿½s Buddy Still Singing Blues

» Labour Calls Labor to Account

» Olympic Gear - Labor Standards Should Apply

» Ship of Shame into Darling Harbour

» Cardboard King Seeks Warehouse Showdown

» Nurses Enter New Years Fray

» University Under Fire For Union-Busting Tactics

» Inquiry to Lift the Lid on Public Service Bargaining

» Currawong Back on Agenda

» APHEDA Seeks Campaign and Marketting Officer

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Youth Wages Campaign a Must for the Union Movement

» Cheers for Piers

» Cheers from Geneva

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