
Issue No 25		06 August 1999

News

Unionists Asked to Defer NRMA Vote

Workers voting in the current ballot for the NRMA Board has been asked to defer their vote until one of the key teams supplies adequate information to a series of questions posed by the Finance Sector Union.

FSU state secretary says Geoff Derrick says there are concerns about the attitude to NRMA staff by Members First, the team headed by Nick Whitlam, which is backing demutualisation.

The union commissioned the survey to get an indication how its members working within the organisation would be effected - particularly on the crucial issues of job security, permanent employment, customer service levels and support for collective agreements and awards.

With the competing teams in the NRMA ballot all courting trade union endorsement, Derrick says it's important that these issues are clearly on the table before any team gets the stamp of approval.

"Members First may have some great Labor names like Whitlam and Keating on its ticket, but before anybody is endorsed by union members we must be certain about their commitment to NRMA workers,' he says.

Ballot papers will arrive at NRMA members homes this week. Derrick has asked all members to hold on to the ballot papers until the outstanding issues are clarified.

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Issue 25 contents

Interview: Beneath the Arch
Arch Bevis has been given the job of charting Federal Labor�s agenda for the 21st century. He tells us where he�s heading.

Unions: What If the Bug Bites?
Health workers are planning contingencies for the Millennium Bug. Just in case...

Politics: It's a Wired, Wired World
Labor's federal IT spokeswoman Kate Lundy looks at some of the challenges for politics in the information economy.

International: Lufthansa faces Global Cyber-picket
270 workers sacked for a one�day strike - support the T&G campaign for human rights at Heathrow.

Satire: Outrage as Freed Killer Lives in House
Despite moving away from Waterloo Primary School, controversy continues to follow released killer John Lewthwaite after it was discovered that he is now living in a house.

Review: Reversing Union Decline
A leading labour thinkers asks: how do we turn back the membership tide?

» Unions Embrace Open Shop

» Council Sets Benchmarks for Vizard Deal

» Steggles Treats Workers Like Chooks

» Rail Workers on Collision Course with Carr

» Reith Shamed Into Talk On Entitlement Fund

» Unionists Asked to Defer NRMA Vote

» Fire Fighters Use Net

» Crew of Convenience Behind Sydney Oil Spill?

» Sixty Junkets Join Currawong Hit Squad

» Workers Table Petition for Gay Reform

» Indonesian Trade Union Leaders to Visit Australia

» International And Community Groups Oppose Reith�s Bill

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Country Labor Asks Question

» The Ombudsman Replies

» Confessions of a German Call Centre Agent

» WorkCover Off the Track

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