
Issue No 41		26 November 1999

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Former Trades Hall Boss Into Teachers Fray

Deputy president Peter Sams, a former secretary of the NSW Labor Council, has been assigned by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission to conciliate the bitter teachers dispute.

With classrooms being disrupted this week by a series of two stoppages, following last week's general strike, DP Sams has been given the challenging task of bringing the Teachers Federation and the NSW Education Department together.

The Federation was this weekend preparing documentation in support of its 7.5 per cent per annum pay claim, which it says is needed to give the profession the financial recognition it deserves.

The Education Department has refused to discuss the claim, instead bypassing the Federation to offer an award containing a pay rise of nine per cent over four years, direct to teachers.

The Government's tough stance against the teachers has led to mirror industrial action in Catholic schools, where pay rates are linked to public sector pay scales.

The dispute appears headed for arbitration, likely before a full bench of the IRC.

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  Issue 41 contents

Interview: A Bob Each Way
ALP tactician Bob McMullan is responsible for charting Labor industry policy into the next millennium. He tells us where he’s heading.

Unions: Organiser of the Year
Just ten days to go before entries close for our $2000 air ticket. Here’s another nomination.

History: Labour Daze
A report from the 6th National Biennial Conference of the Australian Society For The Study Of Labour and Community.

Politics: Tomorrow’s Questions
While the turn of the century sees Sydney play host to the Olympic games, the International Youth Parliament 2000 will bring world focus to contemporary issues facing young people.

Health: Red Ribbons
December 1, World AIDS Day has a special place in the history of the AIDS pandemic.

International: Organised Chaos
Persistent rumours are floating around Jakarta that the former boss of the official pro-Soeharto Indonesian trade union movement is about to be charged with corruption.

Economics: Seattle Numbers Grow for WTO Protest
News of the agreement to smooth China’s entry to the World Trade Organisation has created its own "China Syndrome" for organisers of the Seattle WTO event.

Satire: Too Many Media Players!
The Productivity Commission has issued a report calling for the abolition of existing cross-media ownership laws.

Review: Leviathan
John Birmingham has lifted the lid on Sydney’s shady past - and found trade unions to be at the centre of the sordid tales.

Deface a Face: Reith Loses His Shine
With his Second Wave looking more like a splash in the bath-tub, Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith still reigns as the union movement’s favourite bogeyman.

» Labor Hire Faces Deregulation

» Democrats Poised to Say No

» Olympic Job Cut Fears

» Inspectors to Act on Ships of Shame

» Grave Concerns About Body Bags

» Former Trades Hall Boss Into Teachers Fray

» Tools for Timor Plea

» Rio Tinto Sacks 84 for Christmas Eve

» Hotel Workers in Unprecedented Action

» Tug Action Hits Sydney Harbour

» Free National Parks Access as Bans Kick In

» Parkers Issue Ticket To Loitering Government

» Stop Forced Repatriation of Burmese Migrant Workers

» Will the Real Casual Workers Please Stand Up?

» STOP PRESS: Labor Wins NZ Election