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Issue No. 325 | 22 September 2006 |
A Values Call
Interview: Australia�s Most Wanted Industrial: The Fox and the Contractor Unions: Industrial Wasteland International: Two Bob's Worth Economics: National Interest Environment: The Real Dinosaur History: Only In Spain? Review: Clerk Off
Flying Kangaroo Eyes Passage to India It�s A Secret: Ballot Boosts ABC Campaign City or the Bush? It�s Telstra�s Call WorkChoices Reverse Somersault with Pike Latest Import: Childcare Workers
Legends The Soapbox Obituary Fiction
Aussie Values DOA It�s Not Cricket Kim�s New Platforms Reaping What You Sow Roll Out the Tanks Auntie Hijacked
Labor Council of NSW |
News Let Tem Eat Cake!
The action was part of the LHMU's 'Clean Start - A Fair Go for Cleaners Campaign' The cleaners are calling on major building owners to only use contractors that have signed Responsible Contractor Policies. Contractors who sign these agree to help lift hygiene standards and working conditions in the cleaning industry. Numerous major cleaning contractors have now signed these policies, including ISS who employ 20,000 cleaners across Australia. Currently, however, the Commonwealth uses contractors in central Melbourne who have not signed this policy: Consolidated Property Services and Eski Cleaning Services. The LHMU Cleaners Union estimates the Commonwealth Bank would need to spend just 1 per cent extra of their rental return in their Melbourne headquarters to fix the problem. " Just one per cent extra to use a good contractor -- it really is a piece of cake for the Commonwealth Bank not to tolerate poverty wages and falling hygiene standards inside their buildings," says LHMU Victorian Secretary Brain Daley. "Cleaners deserve better and so do the Commonwealth Bank's workers, tenants and customers. And with profits of $3.93 billion last financial year, they can easily afford to keep their buildings clean."
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