
Issue No 26		13 August 1999

News

Workers to Star in Second Wave Rally

Real workers telling stories of the impact of the Howard governments policies on their lives will be the stars of next week's Sydney rally against Reith's second wave.

Releasing details of the August 24 lunch time rally, Labor Council secretary Michael Costa says NSW unions will attempt to apply the principles of organising to the public demonstration.

This means inviting workers to speak to the crowd about their experiences in industries as diverse as finance, retail hospitality, building, the public service and entertainment. A representative of the Oakdale miners has also been invited to address the rally.

"Every one knows that union leaders like myself are opposed to the Second Wave. What they want to know is how the changes will effect real workers," Costa says.

The march and rally will be hosted by Sydney diva Sue Cruikshank with music provided by the Wetsuits - a surf band boasting members of the Hoodoo Gurus, The Messengers and Weddings Parties Anything.

Details of the rally are: meet at Hyde Park North at 12 noon to march to the Prime Minister's office for a 1pm rally. Posters and fliers promoting the march are available from the union shop.

Thousands march across the nation

Meanwhile, the national campaign of second wave marches kicked off this week with big assemblies in South Australia and Victoria.

In South Australia, an estimated 12,000 workers and community members marched through the city - with major workplaces such as Mitsubishi, Holden, Bridgeston, transAdelaide and Submarine Corp shutting down.

SA Trades and Labor Council secretary Chris White says it was the biggest protest action the city had seen in many years.

And in Melbourne, Opposition leader Kim Beazley and ACTU President Jennie George addressed a crowd estimated at 60,000 people who marched through the city streets.

Speakers place pressure on the Australian Democrats to block the legislation in the Senate, with Beazley vowing to repeal the second wave changes under a future Labor Government.

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Interview: Chatting With Kate
Workers Onlineďż˝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!
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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?
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International: Turkish Miners' Leader Murdered
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Labour Review: What's New at the Organising Centre
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Review: Working Class Boys
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» Oakdale Injustice: Six Weeks Is All It Takes

» Chook War Widens - Woman Who Walked Wants Job Back

» Rural Council Workers Push to Quit ALP

» Push for Action on Millennium Leave Bug

» Pay Equity Inquiry Sidelined

» 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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