
Issue No 66		11 August 2000

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Shopping Centre Silent Over Greedy Grab

Retail workers stepped up their campaign against 'Pay to Work' parking proposals this week while Warringah Mall, owned by AMP, refused to comment on claims that these proposals were motivated by greed.

Over 100 retail workers attended a protest meeting organized by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) on Tuesday night against proposals to charge employees to park in the Warringah Mall car park.

The SDA says charging employees to park is a virtual pay cut of 2 weeks wages per year for the majority of employees and much more for many casual and part-time workers.

The proposed fee structure maintains free parking for 90% of customers.

Bryan Hynes, General Manager of Warringah Mall, declined to comment when contacted by the Manly Daily following Tuesday night's resolution calling on the shopping centre giant to immediately withdraw its application.

Greg Donnelly, NSW Branch Secretary of the SDA, says the mall owner's greedy grab has serious consequences for workers.

'It will have a devastating impact on the majority of working mothers and young women in the industry who rely upon traveling by car,' he says.

'Many retail workers will be forced to take increased health and safety risks when parking in surrounding residential streets.'

The 'Pay to Work' proposal was the second application in less than 12 months by the mall to introduce paid parking. The first was withdrawn after Warringah Council officers recommended free parking continue for tenants and their staff.

Workers have vowed to step up the campaign to sink what they say is an unnecessary and unjust proposal. The campaign is expected to spread in the coming week with the reopening of Westfield's Burwood complex.

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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.

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