
Issue No 30		10 September 1999

News

Shock: Tele Thumbs Up For New Years Eve Holiday

The Carr Government appears set to grant workers a half-day public holiday, after the state's loudest interest group - the Daily Telegraph - gave the proposition the thumbs up.

But the Labor Council has warned this won't stop individual workers bargaining for higher wages in what will be a boon night for the state's employers.

This week's Cabinet meeting dogged the issue - stating they would consider a half day, while giving opponents time to campaign against the Labor Council claim. That now appears to be a fait accompli after the Terror wrote an editorial describing the half-day as

Labor Council secretary Michael Costa says the half-day is welcome but still short of the full-day granted by the Blair Government in Britain.

But he put employers on notice that where there was a demand for staff in areas like hospitality they can expect to face a higher premium.

Mixed Responses from Scrooge Ministers

Three Carr government ministers quoted in the press as opposing a New Years Eve have given varied responses to whether they were properly quoted.

Bob Debus says he was misquoted in the report. He says he told a reporter that he'd be working on the day because he's responsible for the Millennium Bug, but he'd made comment about the public holiday.

Richard Face's spokesman says he didn't support a full day but a half day was OK (Thanks Dick!). Kim Yeadon's office failed to clarify the issue.

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Issue 30 contents

Interview: The Seeds of Genocide
Brian Daluz, from the Council for the National Resistance of Timor, believes Timorese are being herded into concentration camps.

Unions: The Mice That Roared
Hotel housekeeper Belinda Nicholls stole the show at the Second Wave rally with her story of the triumph of a group of newly-unionised workers.

International: The Hand of God?
John Passant asks whether Turkeyï¿½s Earthquake was a natural disaster or a criminal act.

Republic: The Republic Debate: Should It Go Into Extra Time?
In the battle of political - sporting analogies, a skeptic states his case.

Legal: Call Waiting
The Federal Court has put a dampener on outsourcing within a corporate structure.

Satire: Ticketing Chaos!
Sydney Olympics to be held in Beijing

Review: The Thirteenth Floor
A new film challenges the boundaries between reality and ï¿½virtualï¿½ reality and explores some of the moral issues that these technologies will introduce.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
Read the latest issue of Labour Review, a resource for union officials and students.

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» Union Busters To Go Cyber

» Not-So Aussie Post for Sydney 2000

» Horror Tales - the Nights of the Living Dead

» Asbestos Sufferer Bequests $30,000 To Union

» Woodlawn Workers Edge Towards Justice

» Telstra Shareholders Asked to Block Union-Busters

» Reith Letter to be Revealed in Conspiracy Case

» Shock: Tele Thumbs Up For New Years Eve Holiday

» Tales From the Picket Line

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» League's Working Class Takeover

» Proverb for the Cyber Age

» Postcard from the Emu

» Mind Your Language

» The Other Young Speaker

» Timor: A Call to Action

» A Letter to Downer

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