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01 December 2000 |
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NewsSocial Charter Puts Heat on Howard
Finance workers have challenged Prime Minister John Howard to clearly indicate to the Australian people whether he is on the side of the community or big banks.
The Finance Sector Union traveled to Canberra this week with petitions signed by 35,000 Australians from twenty five marginal electorates, calling on the Federal Government to introduce a social charter for the banking industry. But when they turned up, Howard ducked for cover. "Mr Howard ignored our request to present him with the petitions, so they will be tabled in Parliament by the Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley," FSU National Secretary, Tony Beck says. "Banking services are viewed by the community as essential services and ordinary Australians expect their Government to take real action against banking closures, increasing fees, understaffing and job losses," Beck says. "As an election year approaches, no politician can afford to ignore the king tide of public concern about banks' poor treatment of customers and staff." 35,000 Australians have signed our petition calling on the Federal Government to act in the interests of customers, staff and the community.. The petitions were presented to Kim Beazley, Leader of the Opposition, by representatives of the Finance Sector Union, Australian Pensioners and Superannuants Federation and Consumer groups.
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   Interview: Chewing the Fat with DellaIn a rare extended interview, NSW 's new industrial relations minister State John Della Bosca outlines his vision for the new workplace. Unions: Organising - There Is No ChoiceLHMU national secretary Jeff Lawrence responds to Brisbane Institutue director Peter Botsman's attack on organising. Corporate: The Riddles of Democracy at TelstraShareholder activist Stephen Mayne explains how the big guys ran roughshod when he and trade union activists attempted to stand for the Telstra board. Education: Training for ChangeLabor Council's Michael Gadiel outlines a traiing agenda for the 21st century. History: A Stack of HypocritsBallot rigging, sanctioned by the courts, sponsored by the government were a Liberal Party and Bob Menzies speciality - and they introduced legislation to legalise it. International: African Unions Go To War Against AIDS The war on AIDS is now the number one priority of the ICFTU's African Regional Organization (AFRO), which has launched an ambitious five-year action plan in nine of the most severely afflicted African nations. Satire: Teenage Hackers Behind Shock Cabinet Reshuffle Seasoned front-benchers and political greenhorns alike were joined in stunned surprise today, as a sudden Cabinet reshuffle radically altered the shape of the Federal Government. Review: Manufacturing DissentA new production explores Australian's approach to refugees and their experiences coming to a strange land.
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