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Economics: Super Seduction Interview: Bono and Me Unions: The Eight Hour Day and the Holy Spirit Economics: OEC-Who? Technology: From Widgets to Digits Education: Dumb and Dumber Health: No Place for the Young History: The Work-In That Changed a Nation Review: Dare to Win Poetry: Labor's Dreaming
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Signs of the Times Six of eight employees at Civiquip, Hoppers Crossing, have joined the AMWU in a bid to knock off AWAs being championed by Prime Minister, John Howard. [full story] Fungal Growth Blights AWA�s Sue Simes is one of six former Merbein Mushrooms pickers who will see their boss in court in a bid to have Howard Government individual contracts overturned. [full story] Andrews Apes Big End As state Labor�s ministers vowed to oppose the government�s plan to nationalise industrial relations systems, Andrews let fly at awards, the independent umpire and the minimum wage. [full story] Telstra Charge Reversed In a major change of direction, Australia�s largest company will contract-in several hundred positions in regional Victoria. [full story] Good GEERS Hard to Find "It doesn�t work," former Walter Construction corporate services manager, Mike Walsh, says. [full story] More Pulp Fiction Banton, who won Unions NSW�s prestigious Frank Belan award for his role in staring down corporate villain, James Hardie, is discreet about an approach from Gibson�s production house, Icon Shanahan, to put his life story on the silver screen. [full story]
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Employees of a Melbourne sign maker are resisting AWAs that ban music, encourage discrimination, and condemn them to long trousers, or full length skirts, even in 40 degree heat.
A grieving mother has been sacked after refusing to sign a federal AWA that would have slashed her income by $150 a week.
Federal workplace relations minister Kevin Andrews has signed up to the BCA�s assault on the Australian tradition of a fair go, stating there is no place for fairness in the workplace.
Call centre staff will reap increases of up to $8000 a year after convincing Telstra to re-think an outsourcing drive that cost thousands of jobs.
The family of a building industry boss has come face to face with the reality of John Howard�s GEERS scheme.
Mel Gibson�s bid to turn union pin-up boy, Bernie Banton, into an Australian Erin Brokovich has set tongues wagging on the arts scene.
