
Issue No 68		25 August 2000

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Dealing With Workplace Deaths

A course introducing the core skills required to support those who grieve the loss of a work colleague, employee, friend or family member through a work-related death is being conducted at the Labor Council in September.

This training is a project of Unifam Counselling and Mediation Service.

There will be a one hour "sampler / taster" introductory lecture on 5 Sept, at 10am, at the Labor Council. This one hour talk introduces a two day training module.

There are good reasons why this training is necessary: the number of work related deaths in NSW is somewhere between one and 11 a week (depending on who's statistics are used). Workplaces often struggle with trauma and don't have the training to respond.

This training will equip workers, employers, union delegates and members, and other affiliated workers to know what to do.

The training program is open to work-mates, managers, family members, union delegates and affiliates of people who have died in work-related incidents or from occupational diseases. It is also open to those who are employed or seek to support trauma victims from work-related death or serious injury.

Patty Lee who is a Psychologist, Counsellor & Workshop facilitator will lead the training program. Patty has also worked with families & individuals experiencing grief & trauma. Mary Yeager, OH& S Coordinator, Labor Council of NSW will be a guest speaker at the full program.

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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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