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Issue No. 270 | 01 July 2005 |
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Interview: Battle Stations Unions: The Workers, United Politics: The Lost Weekend Industrial: Truth or Dare History: A Class Act Economics: The Numbers Game International: Blonde Ambition Training: The Trade Off Review: Bore of the Worlds Poetry: The Beaters Medley
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Feds Threaten Hardie Battlers Its Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has sent letters to the homes of around 100 people from Visy Cartons�, Broadmeadows, warning each that they face "a maximum penalty of 60 penalty units ($6600)" for joining the campaign against James Hardie. [full story] Beasts of Bourbon Play Dog Mark McGrath, who was employed by the HIA on an AWA (Australian Workplace Agreement), was bought four cans of bourbon by a contractor on the way home from work to make up for unpaid overtime. [full story] Churches on Workplace Mission The National Council of Churches, which includes the leaders of 15 religions, wants a meeting with Prime Minister. [full story] Unions Are The New Black The message board, normally the exclusive domain of fashion and beauty tips, was full of comments from fashionistas aghast at the proposed changes. [full story] Muster Has Bosses in Fluster Big employers, Australia Post, Holden and Glaxo Kline were amongst more than a dozen companies that sought 127 orders against their own employees in a bid to stop them joining last Thursday�s rally that shut central Melbourne. [full story] Workers Flood to Protests Although their city had been declared a disaster zone, people battled to several venues to hear about the campaign on a Sky Channell broadcast that linked 220 venues. [full story]
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The Howard Government is threatening Melbourne workers who marched in support of asbestos victims with $6600 fines.
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has locked its doors on the family of a 17-year-old apprentice, who was paid in bourbon.
Christian churches are seeking an IR summit with the Prime Minister, concerned his government is riding roughshod over Aussie families.
The website message board of glamour mag Vogue lit up last week as the fashion conscious reacted with alarm at Howard�s workplace laws.
Beneficiaries of planned workplace relations changes have taken legal action to keep thousands of Australians away from nationwide protests.
Seven hundred people braved rising flood waters in Lismore to join more than 100,000 across the state in rallies against the Howard Government�s IR agenda.
