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Issue No. 319 | 11 August 2006 |
Good Versus Evil
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
Qantas Holidays Delayed 150 Years We Have Ways of Cutting Your Pay Trujillo Slices Millions Off Bottom Line
The Locker Room Fiction Politics
The Cruellest Cut Poll On
Labor Council of NSW |
News Workers Rights On The Road
The tour's aim was to meet with members of regional communities and to encourage them to voice their opinion on the unfair impact that the new legislation will have on country workers. "The tour has been about reconnecting local communities so that they can mobilise to support local workers," says John Robertson, secretary of Unions NSW. Mr Robertson said that jobs in country NSW were scarce and the new legislation did nothing but make workers' futures more uneasy. "Finding another job in most regional towns isn't that easy," Mr Robertson said. The tour started in 2005 and began setting up regional Your Rights At Work networks. These networks met regularly to highlight WorkChoices issues that occurred in local areas. Following the succes of the 2005 tour the second bus tour was launched this year, visiting 32 regional centres all over NSW. This year's tour strengthened the Your Rights At Work networks, recognising the problems with the legislation through: Unions NSW held meetings across the state that informed communities about the new legislation with street stalls, meetings with civic and religious leeders and visits to workplaces. The visits gave local members of the public the chance to raise awareness on topics ranging from Fundraisers to Tourism, from the Public Sector to Young Workers. The 2006 On The Road tour of regional has been a hands-down success and John Robertson looks forward to coming back next year for a highly anticipated tour in 2007. "We will continue to assist local communities in their fight for a fairer system," Mr Robertson said. By Rachitha Seneviratne
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