
Issue No 77		10 November 2000

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Games Workers Still Waiting on Closing Ceremony

More than one month after the close of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, dozens of workers are still waiting to receive their final pay packets and will take formal action next week.


	Housekeepers at the Olympic Village

Labor Council's Unions 2000 coordinator Chris Christodoulou says unions are still dealing with pay problems and expect to lodge legal proceedings in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission next week.

The unresolved matters include late payments from a number of companies associated with the Olympic Labor Network, a series unfair dismissal and claims for breach of employment contracts.

Unions 2000 and affiliate unions are planning to lodge all outstanding matter with the IRC next week.

"The Games workforce did a terrific job, it's a pity that some employers are not fulfilling their part of the bargain," Christodoulou says.

"Many of the claims deal with issue of workers who say they have worked on a particular day but where no records or time sheets can be found.

"In these cases more examination needs to occur to convince employers that it is their own maladministration that has caused the problem."

Christodoulou stresses that SOCOG has been cooperating with Unions 2000 in all the outstanding matters.

And he says Unions 2000 is keeping an eye on the Olympic pay bonus, which is due to be paid to thousands of Olympic workers at the end of this month.

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Issue 77 contents

US Election: Democracy Version 1.0: Time for an Upgrade America
This week the world's greatest democracy is looking pretty rickety. Michael Gadiel reports from the front line.

Interview: Crikey! A Corporate Commando
He may be a lapsed Lib, but Stephen Mayne is making life hell in the boardrooms of corporate Australia. And he might have some clues for unions too.

Unions: Class of 2000 Hit Redfern
They're just out of acting school and straight into the union. Tomorrow's stars and today's union members.

International: US Cleaners Fast for Justice
Talks between striking janitors and the cleaning contractors who employ them resumed on Tuesday at the Sheraton Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut.

History: Racing Radio
The Cup is over, but the races go on, and so does Labor council's radio station, 2KY, as it celebrates its 75th Anniversary.

Legal: A Pandora's In-Box
Screening of employee's emails could be in breach of telecommunications laws, according to Minter Ellison lawyer Megan Dixon.

Satire: Our Snobs Are Tops
Tony Moore on why the lucky country has always been a tosser�s paradise.

Review: Brassed Off With a Tutu
Billy Elliott, currently a hit at the box office, gives a new twist to the working class rags to riches story.

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