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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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Centrelink to Cheat Workers A Centrelink staffer told Workers Online, on condition of anonymity, that job seekers who say no to such AWAs will be �breached� � leading to cuts in their social security payments. [full story] Foot Soldiers Get Blisters As the ACTU and ALP prepare a legal challenge to the government's plans to use $20 million in taxpayers funds to sell the changes, local MPs are attempting to go to ground or back away from them altogether. [full story] Feds to Lift Voting Age The move have been slammed as an attack on shareholder activism with Paul Bastian from the AMWU pointing to the recent James Hardie campaign, which would be gutted by the Howard government�s proposals. [full story] Taskforce Plastered On June 17, K & K Bowden, was given 28 days to pay CFMEU member, Justin Sutherland, $8800 after being found guilty of discriminating against the teenager, and denying him a range of allowances he had been entitled to. [full story] Paint It Slack A model Australian Workplace Agreement for a "brush hand", displayed on the OEA�s website, takes away paid annual leave, paid sick leave and paid public holidays. [full story] Howzat! "In practice, your proposal is running in completely the opposite direction," the British Trade Union Congress has warned the Prime Minister in a personal letter. [full story]
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The Howard Government will cut the dole to workers who refuse to sign AWAs that undercut award wages and conditions, according to government insiders.
Howard Government backbenchers feeling the heat over their attack on workers rights are beginning to break ranks in the face of local campigning.
Employees on share schemes would have to work for 85 years before they had enough shares to participate in company meetings in their own right under changes flagged by the Howard government.
Nigel Hadgkiss Building Industry Taskforce sat on its hands while a Wollongong plasterer ripped off an 18-year-old apprentice and defied IRC orders to make restitution.
John Howard�s Office of the Employment Advocate is spruiking AWAs that would rip $360 a week out of family budgets.
Brits have caught out John Howard over claims his Fair Pay Commission is modelled on the Blair Government�s minimum wage system.
