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Interview: Trading Places Safety: Snow Job Politics: In the Vanguard Unions: Gentle Giant Goes For Gold Bad Boss: 'Porker' Chases Blue Ribbon International: Cruising For A Bruising History: Under the Influence Economics: Working Capital Review: Fahrenheit 9/11 Poetry: Bad Intelligence Rap Satire: Osama Bin Manchu
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Hardie Boycott Sweeps State Unions, asbestos disease sufferers and MRCF, the fund established by James Hardie Industries, this week joined forces to urge the NSW Government to reject the company’s bid for a statutory compensation scheme. [full story] Vic Bosses Spit Dummy As the claim for a better pay deal for childcare workers reaches its endgame, the Child Care Association of Victoria is actively pushing AWAs as a way of dodging the decision. [full story] Revenge of the Bank Staff The move to silence staff followed revelations senior management had categorised staff as "nerds" or "turds". [full story] Young Workers Grounded In the first day of its operation, the Labor Council hotline received 35 calls from angry youngsters who said the laws were unworkable and would jeopardise their employment and studies. [full story] Stab Proof Undies Arresting Niall Irvine came up with his idea after he realised that that although many police forces used stab-proof vests there was still a chink in their armour. [full story] Carr in Cleaners Dust-Up In an opinion poll just completed 88 percent of parents said it was unreasonable to ask parents to help clean their children's schools. [full story]
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With James Hardie boss Peter Macdonald facing the prospect of prison, unions are redoubling efforts to ensure his company can’t flick billion dollar liabilities to the taxpayer. 
Victoria’s peak childcare group is trying to chuck workers out of the industrial cot to avoid the impact of a landmark work value case.
Commonwealth Bank staff defied intimidation to protest planned service cuts outside a meeting where their employer announced a $2.57 billion profit. 
Young drivers calling a special hotline are endorsing claims a curfew on P-platers will severely disadvantage young workers.
Stab proof underpants to protect police from knife attackers have won a Scottish university student a design award.
NSW public school parents are telling Bob Carr he shouldn't expect them to volunteer to clean schools if state government cuts back cleaning contracts in 2005.
