
Issue No 66		11 August 2000

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Road Rage! Air Rage! WORK RAGE!

By Mary Yaager

Homicide and rape, kicking, biting, punching. Harassment, including sexual and racial abuse. Bullying, mobbing, victimisation. Leaving offensive messages, name calling. Deliberate silence. All in a days work.

According to Justice Trisih Kavanagh who launched the Second Edition of Violence At Work by Duncan Chappell and Vittorio Di Martino, violence is certainly on the increase in the workplace in Australia.

Justice Kavanagh said that it is important to keep a statistical record of the incidence of workplace violence in order to develop appropriate intervention strategies.

Dr Duncan Chappell, co-auther of the book, stated that the book provides a practical and helpful overview of the types of violence being experienced globally and how to respond to it. Dr Chappell said Australia is certainly not immune from this problem and workers here suffer similar experiences to their global colleagues, for example health care workers, taxi drivers ,teachers and emergency workers

Murder at work is the single most common cause of death in the workplace in the US Dr Chappell said.

Lets hope Australia never gets to this stage.

Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of the book should emailTHE International Labor Organisation Email [email protected].

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Issue 66 contents

Interview: Shifting Sands
Michael Crosby Joint Director of the ACTU Organising Centre talks to Workers Online about the changing nature of union power, 'use it or lose it' coverage and how the ALP will have to deal with a transformed union movement.

Unions: Mission Possible
From Cambodia to Kyrghyzstan, from Malawi to Mozambique, this is one nurse who accepts certain missions where life is on the edge, and she loves it.

Economics: A Progressive Alternative
Andrew Scott outlines a policy approach for an ALP Government that aims to deliver social as well as economic progress.

International: Unions Back International Seafarer Deal
Shipping union representatives from 56 countries have decided to back a pioneering international collective bargaining agreement with ship employers.

Politics: Apolitical Myth
Over the last ten years one story about public interest in politics has found resonance, especially in the US. It suggests that people are no longer interested in political issues. Researchers from the Demos Foundation put this claim under the microscope.

Satire: Elaine Nile retires citing victory in "War on Masturbation"
There were emotional displays and many tributes paid today as Elaine Nile, Christian Democrat MP of 12 years standing, announced her retirement from the Parliament.

Review: Pure Shit
The 1970s Aussie drug classic, Pure Shit - a 70s Australian style Trainspotting - is being dusted off for a one-off showing at the Chauvel.

» It Will Happen Again Warn Fiji Unions

» Telstra in Olympic Twist Over Games Allowance

» FAAA Uncovers Sham Employment at Impulse

» Saloon Doors Flap as Wealthy Owner Walks

» ACOSS Slams Job Network

» Scrap HECS Say Nurses

» Fahey's Flog Off Fiasco

» Things Go Better With a $100 a Day Extra

» Shopping Centre Silent Over Greedy Grab

» Selley's Workers Stick to Union

» Taxi Incentive Needed to Avert Olympic Shortage

» Sneaky Chubb Forced to Pay Redundancy

» Seaforth Picket Marks a Year With Picnic

» Road Rage! Air Rage! WORK RAGE!