Issue No 51 | 28 April 2000 | |
NewsA Week of May Days
May Day celebrations will continue for a week, beginning with the traditional toast on Monday night and culminating in a weekend march through the city's streets.
Notorious author and political speechwriter Bob Ellis will join Labor Council President Sam Moait and National Textile Worker Dave Evans to give the annual May Day Toast. The Toast will be held on Monday, May 1, at the South Sydney Leagues Club in Redfern from 6.00pm. The week of May Day celebrations will culminate in the annual May Day march to take place through the Sydney city streets on Sunday May 7 from noon. Workers will assemble in Bathurst Street between George and Sussex Street then march down George Street to Circular Quay where they'll hear from speakers as well as a band emanating from one of Sydney's Call centers.
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Interview: Wrestling With Reith CPSU national secretary Wendy Caird has faced the full force of Peter Reith's attack on the federal public sector. The good news is she's still fighting. Unions: The Organiser As the nature of working life changes fundamentally, union organisers like Sally are taking up the challenge and changing too. Safety: Remembering the Fallen NSW Industrial Relations Minister Jeff Shaw's keynote address to mark the International Day of Mourning for Deaths in the Workplace. History: May Day Connections May Day as a modern working class celebration and commemoration began from the 1886 events in Chicago where workers were demonstrating for an eight hour day. But the day already had special significance for working people before then. Women: Swelling the Ranks Jenny Wright wears the honour of being the nation's first pregnant wharfie modestly. But it's not all clear sailing for this trailblazer. International: Dawn Raid to Arrest Korean Union Leaders Riot police have broken into the office of the Daewoo Motors Workers Union in Pupyung, near Seoul, and taken union leaders into custody for the "crime" of leading a militant struggle to save the jobs of Korean auto workers. Satire: Angry Star City Staff Strike it Unlucky Gamblers panicked when they discovered they were locked out of the Casino when 1800 workers walked out. Review: The World of Wobbly Window Cleaners A new book 'Reshaping the Labour Market' shines the spotlight on the impact of labour market deregulation.
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