
Issue No 68		25 August 2000

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Child Care Workers Pick Up 10% Pay rise

NSW's 15,000 child care workers have just won a major wage increase following a campaign, which got considerable media attention when hundreds of Child Care Union members rallied in front of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW.

Industrial Relations Commissioner Jim Redman has granted a Child Care Union wage application of $41 per week, following almost 12 months of hearings.

" For our members this means a fantastic pay increase. Starting next week their pay packets will grow, over two instalments, by between 8.1 per cent and 10.25 per cent," Sonia Minutillo, the Executive Vice President of the Child Care Union said today.

"These people deserve this pay increase, the first since 1997. A range of allowances have also been increased by this decision."

Child Care workers get a starting pay rate of $20,846 a year.

The Child Care Union - the LHMU - was handed Commissioner Redman's decision on Wednesday (August 23 2000).

"The union is very happy with this result, but we consider it to be a first step in a continuing campaign to improve the standing of Child Care workers," Sonia Minutillo said.

"That's why tomorrow ( Saturday August 26) we have an all day conference of Child Care workers - open to both union members and non-union members - to discuss a continuing strategy to improve our members' status."

The Child Care workers conference will be held in the Auditorium on the Terrace at the Child Care Union's office 187 Thomas St Haymarket.

Last minute registrations are still being accepted. Please contact either of the following Union people: Jim Llloyd 9281 9511 or Rondell Millane 9281 9511 or 0409 834 482

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Issue 68 contents

Interview: New Unionist
Britain's Trade Union Congress secretary John Monks on life under Blair and why the future of unionism could well rest in Europe.

History: The Victims of Whiggery
George Loveless, the leader of the rural workers who became the Tolpuddle Martyrs, recorded his ideals and experiences in a pamphlet that brings his story to life.

Economics: The Final Station
Corporatisation was first introduced into Australia by the former Greiner Coalition government. What is 'corporatisation' and who should we hold to account under its prescriptions?

International: Massive Union Win in American Telecom
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) announced on Thursday a settlement with Verizon Communications ending a fifteen day strike by 87,000 telephone workers from Maine to Virginia.

Unions: A Vital Community Service
What keeps the engine of the Australian economy running? Manufacturing productivity, the stock market, exports? Try child care.

Satire: Putin copies Clinton: dead seamen stains reputation
MOSCOW, Tuesday: Russian naval authorities today faced staunch criticism, and the anger of a nation gripped by tragedy, as they conceded that all 118 Russian submariners trapped in the nuclear submarine, the Kursk, had died.

Review: Blow Up The Pokies
Whether it arouses public debate about Gambling is best left to the public but Peter Zangarri thinks Tim Freedman is on a winner with the Whitlam's latest CD.

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