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Issue No. 308 | 26 May 2006 |
If the Answer is Nuclear �.
Interview: Out of the Bedroom Industrial: Cloak and Dagger Unions: Lockout! Legal: The Fantasy of Choice Politics: Labor Pains Economics: Economics and the Public Purpose Corporate: House of Horrors History: Clash Of Cultures International: Childs Play Culture: Folk You Mate! Review: Last Holeproof Hero
Lets Get Physical, Building Bosses Sparkie Vote Will Go To the Wire Nine Vanish in Melbourne Triangle Labor Roots In Graft Allegations
The Soapbox The Locker Room Parliament
Noll On Riders on the Strom No Gerry Can Insight Fires Up
Labor Council of NSW |
News High Standard Bugs Boss
The new boss at Iplex Pipelines, Elizabeth, argued the flag breached "coercion" and "freedom of association" provisions of John Howard's legislation. He wanted the scalp of popular workplace rep, Greg Wohling, and to take disciplinary action against two workmates who had helped him raise the standard. "We talked it through and management changed their minds. Then they came back and said they wanted him on a technical breach of occupational health and safety rules," organiser, Mark Emmerson, explained.. "He got the flag up high but it was a flim flam argument. "It shows the power managers think they have in this environment and, in my opinion, also reveals a personal antipathy towards Greg." Eventually the company backed off but attempted face with a third and final written warning. Given that Wohling has never had a first or second written warning, AMWU officials are scratching their heads about this one. The actions came against the backdrop of Iplex Pipelines trying to impose "functional capacity testing" on all staff. The AMWU has warned the testing could have unforseen consequences for employees, particularly in regard to Workcover entitlements and the empowerment of company doctors. Emmerson says relations between workers and management at the plant have been "good" for the past decade. The job is strongly unionised between the NUW which covers most production workers and the AMWU which represents the interests of maintenance staff.
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