
Issue No 55		26 May 2000

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Beer Hike Sparks Worker Concerns

News that beer prices will rise by nine per cent under the GST has raised concern about the jobs impact in clubs, pubs and hotels as well as the effect on millions of ordinary workers.

Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union state secretary Sue McGrath says the hike - way above the original projection of 1.9 per cent - has enormous implications for hospitality workers.

"The industry is already struggling to survive changes to gaming laws, an increase in gaming taxes and declining patronage," McGrath says.

"If the Government is successful in forcing beer prices to increase it will cost our members their jobs while further eroding their income levels and financial security."

The LHMU is calling for a campaign against the price rises - with the backing of the Transport Workers Union which represents beer carters.

TWU state secretary Tony Sheldon says the attack on "the people's drink" and should be resisted.

The campaign, which has the backing of the NSW Labor Council, will involve petitions, mass meetings and rallies over the coming weeks.

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Issue 55 contents

Interview: The University of Rupert
National Tertiary Education Union president Dr Carolyn Allport on News Corp's move into tertiary education and the Universitas 21 experiment.

International: The Unionist Who Sparked a Coup
Workers Online's Fiji expert Andrew Casey profiles one of the men at the centre of the crisis, detained PM Mahendra Chaudry

Unions: The Call to Action
The Australian Services Union is leading the push into the call centre industry. But winning these new workplaces is a major challenge.

Politics: Workplace Gladiators
Peter Reith as Russell Crowe? That's the image Labor IR spokesman Arch Bevis conjured up in a frecent address to the Industrial Relations Society.

History: How to be a Good Unionist
It's 1917, WWI rages and federal public servants are given these rules on how to dischare their responsibility as members.

Legal: The Price of Solidarity
Intimidation, threats and even murder still await many workers who attempt to organize in a number of countries around the world, says a new ILO report.

Review: Inconvenient History
In may be cold comfort to Republicans, but the vote for Federation was every bit as tempestuous as this collection of articles shows.

Satire: World Bank Caves In
In a victory for Seattle protestors, international monetarists have decreed that global utopia to begin immediately.

» Fiji Faces International Union Blockade

» Workers Return to Dump Reith's Third Wave

» Budget Raises More Questions than Answers

» Teachers Finally Achieve Satisfaction

» FairWear Campaign Targets Uniforms

» Rio Tinto Appeals for Industrial Peace

» Beer Hike Sparks Worker Concerns

» Libs Fail to Block Family Friendly Laws

» No Joy For 'Back Door' Pete

» Angry Truckies Converge on Border

» Unions Dues Test Case Looms

» Why Solidarity Messages Mean Something

» Radio Free East Timor Rocks

» The Soapbox

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Tool Shed

» Neale's Spot On!

» Silence on the GST

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