
Issue No 86		02 March 2001

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Chubb Cuts Place Security Guards at Risk

Security guards say they will be asked to 'walk blind' into potentially dangerous situations when delivering cash for a firm that has slashed its safety standards.

The workers, members of the Transport Workers Union, are in dispute with Chubb Security over the companies' plans for fulfilling a contract with Westpac Bank.

To work on the Westpac contract Chubb is demanding that the workforce perform cash pick-ups previously performed in four man armoured cars by themselves in non-armoured cars.

Chubb workers told last night's Labor Council that, with the cut to safety, cash deliveries and pick-ups will be fraught with danger.

"You are asking people to go into jobs blind, with noone looking out for you," says Joe Caljin, who has been involved in armed hold-up himself.

Colleague Sean Walton says workers just want to know that they will make it home safely at the end of each day.

The Chubb workers walked off the job for a 24 hour stoppage last week and were locked out by management for three days. More action is likely.

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Issue 86 contents

Interview: Master of Opposition
Over the past five years, John Faulkner has turned the Senates Estimates structure into his own House of Pain. He explains the art of Opposition.

Politics: Beazley the Bridge Builder?
As the Howard Government flounders, Brett Evans looks at the challenges Kim Beazley faces as his hour of destiny approaches.

Unions: Lashing & Loathing at Patricks
Three years since one of the Howard Governmentï¿½s most infamous episodes, the Waterfront War, Zoe Reynolds discovers how casuals are now doing the doing the dirty work on the docks.

Legal: Workers Without Rights
Mark Morey outlines the legal status and (lack of) rights for foreigners in Australia on working visas.

International: Dispatch from the Dispossessed
Mahendra Chaudhry, Leader of the People's Coalition and the Fiji Labour Party comments on this weekï¿½s court decision.

Economics: Business Power and Mobility
The US election season makes it patently clear how Big Business is able to transform its financial resources into political power via campaigncontributions.

History: The Spoilers and the Split
The Movement, Groupers, the DLP and The Doc. All have been blamed in various ways for the ALP split in the 1950s, ensuring the ALP was kept out of federal government until 1972. Can One Nation return the favour?

Review: The New Hard Politics
Dennis Glover argues that policy has taken over from spin as the political battleground of the new century.

Satire: Bradman Latest: Family In Dramatic Court Action
The family of the late Sir Donald Bradman yesterday sought a restraining order against Prime Minister John Howard after it became apparent that he wants to be involved in every single detail of the The Don's funeral.

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