
Issue No 26		13 August 1999

Letters to the Editor

Call for Wage Freeze Action

The NSW state government has clearly imposed a wage freeze on all NSW public servants. The recent budget clearly failed to set aside any funds for salary increases to workers in the public sector.

It is believed, from Treasury information, that the Carr government has no intention of negotiating with Teachers, nurses, fire officers, etc, until at least the year 2001.

Are we to stand by and watch our wages erode before our eyes as the new sports venues for the Olympics increase in size and expense?

It is time for all Public sector unions to join together and force Carr to make funds available for real and substantial wage increases. If this requires statewide industrial action, so be it.

I know teachers have had a gut- full of increased workloads, diminishing working conditions, increased casualisation and public school teacher pay rates that now lag behind that of private school employees.Time to unite in act

M Berg

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Issue 26 contents

Republic: Looking Forward
With the Republic referendum threatening to run off the rails, supporters of an Australian Head of State need to reclaim the debate from the lawyers.

Interview: Chatting With Kate
Workers Online�s first ever Net night was held in the Yap chatroom this week. Labor IT spokeswoman Kate Lundy stepped up to the plate to talk Politics in a Wired World.

Unions: Simply the Best!
A major international study has ranked Australian seafarers the world's best.

Technology: Unions Log In to Online Yap
A Conference on Unions and Information Technology for the Australasian Region will be held in Melbourne: November 15-17.

History: Edmund Who?
John Passant lifts the veil on Our first Prime Minister, a bloke called Barton.

International: Turkish Miners' Leader Murdered
Semsi Denizer, President of the Turkish miners' union Genel Maden-Is, was shot dead outside his home last Friday evening.

Labour Review: What's New at the Organising Centre
Read the latest issue of Labour Review, Labor Council's resource for students and activists.

Review: Working Class Boys
silverchair might have a new sound, but they�re part of a rich Australian music tradition.

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» NRMA Candidates Address Union Concerns

» Ceiling Dust a Deadly Cocktail

» Sex Discrimination Head Warns Against Complacency

» DIR Launches Indigenous Employment Unit

» "Big Drum Up" For East Timor

» Eric Lee Public Forum

» STOP PRESS: Fire Bans Lifted But Dispute Not Over

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Piers Fans Fires

» Some Views Of Einstein

» Group Homes Sell-Off Fears

» Privatisation Of Prince Of Wales Hospital Maintenance Department

» Call for Wage Freeze Action

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