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Issue No. 316 | 21 July 2006 |
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Interview: The Month Of Living Dangerously Unions: Staying Mum Economics: Precious Metals Industrial: The Cold 100 History: The Vinegar Hill Mob Legal: Free Agents Politics: Under The Influence International: How Swede It Was Review: Keating's Men Slam Dance on Howard
Hendification Blurs WorkChoices ll Visa Rorts Minister Urged to Quit James Hardie Joins AWA Crusade
The Soapbox Politics The Locker Room
Sick of Ants Swimming Uphill Praise from Belly
Labor Council of NSW |
News Big Business Bashes Bush
Workers have slammed the move that will see one third of staff at Purina PetCare factory, one of the town's largest employers, will retrench 44 workers by September 2006. "First Cowra, then the Coles workers at Somersby, now workers at Blayney," Derrick Belan, NUW state secretary. "Under Howard's new harsh workplace laws companies sack large numbers of workers because the law allows them to. "It is a disturbing trend, one which financially cripples regional areas as well as the workers involved and their families." The NUW say they will be calling on the state and federal governments to intervene in Nestl� Purina's decision. "We need to help our regional communities, not fracture them," says Belan. "John Howard may say it is easy for people to 'cross the road' to find another job, but in a country town like Blayney, the reality is very different. Meanwhile Belan has labelled Coles latest moves in sacking warehouse workers at Somersby on the central coast as " an act of breathtaking bastardry", after the retail giant was caught out lying about the number of positions available for redeployment. Coles executives have stated today that only 3 managerial positions and a handful of casual spots are available for the 440 ex-Somersby warehouse workers. The casual positions offer reduced wages and no guaranteed permanency. Coles have threatened warehouse workers not to speak to the media as this would be a "breach of behavioral standards" "How can Coles Myer talk of 'standards'? This threat is a sick joke from a group of executives whose only standards is to shaft workers and then insult them with threats and hollow promises," says Derrick Belan.
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