Issue No 57 | 09 June 2000 | |
NewsLiberal Students Spark Uni Walk-Out
A decision by a Liberal-dominated student union board to outsource campus food and beverage services has sparked the first ever strike at the university of New South Wales.
More than 250 university union employees stopped work at lunch time Tuesday over the decision, which would lead to the immediate loss of 30 jobs. The workers, members of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union, have voted for rolling stoppages until a proper consultative committee is established between the union, management and board representatives. They have also started collecting support from students and academics on campus and have obtained more than 2,000 signatures for a petition. University management have now filed a dispute in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, with a report back scheduled for June 23. LHMU organizer Sophie Cotsis says the outsourcing issue has long-term ramifications for UNSW students, who face cuts to services and increased prices by a private operator. The union is organizing a rally for mid-July when students return from semester breaks.
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