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Issue No. 318 | 03 August 2006 |
Don't Bank on Costello's Oil Shocker
Interview: A Life And Death Matter Unions: Fighting Back Industrial: What Cowra Means Environment: Scrambling for Energy Security Politics: Page Turner Economics: The State of Labour International: Workers Blood For Oil History: Liberty in Spain Review: Go Roys, Make A Noise
Telstra Contractors in Bush Raid Blue Mountains Fit Through Loophole Chalkies Give WorkChoices An F Canberra Scratches WorkChoices Handicap
The Locker Room Fiction Politics
What Was He On About? Belly On Balance Help Wanted
Labor Council of NSW |
News Canberra Scratches WorkChoices Handicap
The ACT government is looking at the first Tuesday in November to and save the traditional holidays. Industrial Relations Minister, Andrew Barr, has flagged a round of consultation to settle on the new public holiday, and is also looking at other arrangements to compensate workers who would lose picnic days. ""The family picnic days put on by Unions ACT are well patronised," says Matt McCann from the Electrical trades Union's Canberra office. "The kids have memories from these days that they take with them through life." The building trades hold a social golf day on their picnic day that attracts over 200 participants and allows employers and employees to socialise outside work. "This creates a strong sense of community in the industry," says McCann. "It is a tribute to the workers who fought for conditions such as union picnic days that the ALP government is moving to enshrine these conditions in legislation." Barr said options to protect the union picnic days included: o An additional public holiday for the ACT, possibly on Melbourne Cup Day; o A declared holiday for workers covered by specified awards, specified agreements or in specified industries; or o Other forms of compensation for effected workers.
The ACT government is calling for submissions, which close by 18 August 2006.
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