
Issue No 24		30 July 1999

News

Lundy to Star in Workers Online Net Night

Workers Online is co-hosting a live chat with Kate Lundy, Labor's federal spokeswoman for information technology on Tuesday August 10.

The chat, on "Politics in a Wired World" will take place between 7pm and 8pm in the Yap chat room at http://www.yap.com.au

While you chat you can listen to a live stream of the new independent music station FBI which is streaming through YAP.

Lee Down Under

Meanwhile, international trade union Internet guru Eric Lee will visit Australia in early September sponsored by Adult Learning Australia.

The trip will include a public forum, co-hosted by Workers Online, to be held in Trades Hall on Wednesday September 8.

Eric will chart the rise of the Internet, outline how some trade unions and other community groups have harnessed it and set out some signposts for the future.

This will be an interactive forum, with the audience encouraged to participate in the discussions.

Stick that one in your diary/palm pilot and watch Workers Online for further details..

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Issue 24 contents

Interview: The Man in the Hot Seat
WorkCover general manger John Grayson cut his teeth in the trade union movement. Now heï¿½s trying to save the stateï¿½s workers compensation scheme.

Unions: Turning Up The Heat: Bush Fire Officers Seek Award Justice
"We want an award for the job that we do, not the job other people want us to do". Donald Bushby, and his fellow Fire Control Officers, know what they want. It's simple: an award for FCO's and deputy FCO's, an award that recognises who they are, the job they do, the pressures they have to live with.

International: The Virtual Labour Congress
International trade unions are launching an online debate on Labour in the 21th century.

Legal: The Source of the Issue
Recent legal developments place the spotlight on the outsourcing of government activities.

Review: The Split that Changed a Nation
A new book looks at the Cold War ALP split that redefined politics in this country.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
Read the latest issue of Labour Review, Labor Council's resource for unionists.

Satire: Man Takes Home Pay - More Pokies Needed
The NSW government has expressed concern following the release of a second report by the Productivity Commission which shows that a majority of employed people still spend their pay on luxury items such as food and clothing for their family.

» Sixty Cents A Week to Protect Entitlements

» Workers Comp ï¿½ The Rorts Have to Stop

» Steggles Roasted Over Family-Busting Policies

» Youth Worker Death Prompts Safety Fears

» Rail Security Guards Miss Danger Spots

» New South Coast Labor Body Seeks Recognition

» Howard Ministers, Employment Advocate in the Dock

» Management Vandals Take to Sydney Water

» Boston Fiddles While Teachers Burn

» Lundy to Star in Workers Online Net Night

» STOP PRESS - Firefighters Seek End To Safety Apartheid