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15 September 2000 |
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NewsUnion Flag Flies High At Olympic ParkBy Paul Howes
As this article goes on-line the oversized sports carnival that is the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games will have begun and deep within the bizarre fantasy world that is Sydney Olympic Park the union flag flies high with Unions 2000.
Unions 2000 is an alliance of the Labor Council of NSW, the Liquor, Hospitality & Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMU), the Australian Workers Union (AWU), Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees Association (SDA). These unions over the last two years have negotiated a special award for the games which gives Olympic workers, on average, pay 15% above normal award conditions. As well they receive free transport, free meals and an attendance bonus of $1.50 for every hour worked. The cooperation between the unions didn't stop with the award negotiations. They also decided to join together for the period of the Olympics in their move to unionise the games. The results speak for themselves. In Sydney Olympic Park alone there is now over 10,000 Unions 2000 members along with over 30 very hard working organisers. This makes Sydney 2000 unique in Olympics history as the first ever unionised Olympics. Unions 2000 has moved it's office from Sussex Street to Olympic Park and the disputes are already rolling in whether it be Security Guards not being paid or 15 year old vendors being ripped off Unions 2000 has been on the site ready to step in. As of tonight union officials will be on-site 24 hours a day and organisers are prepared for the next few weeks which no doubt will be very trying but never the less rewarding.
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   Interview: Surviving The FirestormAfter several years as the focus of some brutal politics Carmen Lawrence is back on the ALP front bench. She talks to Workers Online about her new portfolio, unions and the ALP and mud slinging in politics. History: Unions, Sport and CommunityRemember when sport was a fun way to relax after arduous labour? The fight for the eight-hour work day was based around a slogan that said, in part, eight hours work, eight hours play. The play was unpaid and unsung, but enjoyable. Politics: Global FailuresSharan Burrow told the World Economic Forum this week that the union movement acknowledges the benefits of globalisation but it's time to address the failures. International: Mobile WorkersA global IT labour shortage is throwing up challenges for both the developed and developing world. Gerd Rohde, from the Geneva-based Union Network International, is working to strike a balance. Unions: Stuffed or Stoned?In a recent dispute at the South Blackwater Coal Mine in Central Queensland CFMEU members resisted the introduction of random drug testing in the absence of a better strategy to test impairment and not just lifestyle. Review: A Perfect Circle- Mer de NomsPeter Zangari believes the music world has moved on from the simplistic chords of Nirvana and Soundgarden and the grunge scene has been obliterated. But like most other things, especially music, it re-invents itself. Satire: Silly 2000Editors demand something happen: �We�ve got 300 Olympic pages to fill and everyone is training�.
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