
Issue No 46		17 March 2000

News

Victims Comp Changes Exclude Traumatised Worker

Workers who have had guns held to their heads during armed hold-ups would have no avenue for compensation, if the recommendations of a NSW Parliamentary Committee report are adopted.

Trade unions are outraged that the Parliamentary Select Committee into the NSW Victims Compensation Scheme - chaired by Labor MP Tony Stewart - failed to consult with them before coming up with plans to cut access to the scheme

If the recommendations to remove 'Non-Permanent Psychological Injuries' from the scheme are adopted, workers involved in violent crimes would be left without protection.

The Finance Sector Union (FSU) covering bank staff, Transport Workers Union (TWU) covering armoured car drivers and Shop Distributive and Allied Employees (SDA) covering retail staff have all raised concerns about the changes.

FSU assistant state secretary Kirsty Campbell told Labor Council that members who had guns held to their faces in hold-ups often were traumatised for some time afterwards.

TWU state secretary Tony Sheldon wants to invite Stewart and other members of the inquiry to participate in a Labor Council forum on the issue.

The issue will be debated further at next week's Labor Council meeting.

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Issue 46 contents

Interview: Bob Carr�s Awful Truth
The NSW Premier on Laborism, factions and why the Cabinet Office isn't running the state.

Unions: The Stellar Experiment
The agenda for the future job-shedding program by Telstra has been revealed via it's bastard child, Stellar.

Technology: Roboboss is Watching You
Behind the hype of the information age is a sinister side where workplace surveillance robs employees of all privacy and dignity. Sometimes, though, it provides welcome security.

International: Kiwi Reforms To Spark Union Revival
The head of the New Zealand trade union movement is optimistic that workers will come back to unions once a fair industrial relations framework is put in place.

Politics: Ethical Politics and the Clinton Affair
The vote by the US House of Representatives in December, 1998 on whether to impeach President Bill Clinton could be regarded as a debate about the acceptability of dirty-handed politics.

History: Living Library
Sydney�s Mitchell Library archives house some of the most extensive records of our political heritage.

Satire: Reconciliation, Aussie Style
The majority of Austrlaians want Aboriginals to adopt �our� values: �Why can�t they be ignorant racists too?�

Review: Casino Oz
Laurie Aarons' new book puts the spotlight on the growing gap being the rich and the poor.

» Carr Vows to Move on Casuals

» NSW Government in Hot Seat Over Individual Contracts

» Telstra Troubleshooter Bombs Stellar

» Illegal immigrants Working Next Door to PM

» Education Department Hit By Massive Fine

» Victims Comp Changes Exclude Traumatised Worker

» SOCOG Agrees: Ceremonies Not an Eisteddfod

» Senate Guts 'Ships from Hell' Bill

» Campaigners Seek Dissident Web Domains

» The Soapbox

» The Locker Room

» Trades Hall

» Tool Shed

» The Real Big Fella

» That's It For Labor

» Join Australia's Gas Out

» Tribute to Jennie

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