
Issue No 80		01 December 2000

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Wattyl Make 'Em Fair Dinkum?

Paint workers believe they are a smidgin from getting an agreement with their employer after an evetful week of sit-ins and lock-outs.

" That's why we are surprised that the workers at half the Wattyl plants around Australia have again been locked out by their bosses - till at least Monday," NSW LHMU Assistant Branch Secretary,Mark Boyd said.

" We are fair dinkum about a solution but Wattyl seems to be fair dinkum about having a blue."

Workers at two plants in Victoria, one plant in Queensland and one in NSW were locked out on Thursday.

All other LHMU members around the country employed by Wattyl have now taken national industrial action in support of the locked out workers.

The Wattyl Paint 2000 Campaign aimst o win better pay and conditions for LHMU members.

LHMU members and delegates from all Wattyl sites drew up the claim - and have been negotiating for several months in the hope of making a deal before November 1 when the last national Wattyl agreement expired.

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Interview: Chewing the Fat with Della
In 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 Choice
LHMU national secretary Jeff Lawrence responds to Brisbane Institutue director Peter Botsman's attack on organising.

Corporate: The Riddles of Democracy at Telstra
Shareholder 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 Change
Labor Council's Michael Gadiel outlines a traiing agenda for the 21st century.

History: A Stack of Hypocrits
Ballot 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 Dissent
A new production explores Australian's approach to refugees and their experiences coming to a strange land.

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» ALP Council Faces Workers' Wrath

» Local Action to Back Burma Sanctions

» WorkCover Needs First Aid Help

» Shier Under Fire � At Your ABC

» Social Charter Puts Heat on Howard

» Wattyl Make 'Em Fair Dinkum?

» International Union Aid Jobs on Offer

» The Soapbox

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Tool Shed

» Botsman Off Beam

» Botsman Off Beam II

» Fatherly Advice

» Concerns on Fundraiser

» Let's Be Frank about Frank!

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