Issue No 88 | 16 March 2001 | |
NewsWorkers Demand Seat on Racing Board
Racing industry workers are demanding a seat on the sport's governing body to ensure they have some say in how the Sport of Kings will be run in the 21st Century.
The Australian Workers Union, which represents both jockeys and racecourse employees, has asked NSW Gaming Minister Richard Face to dedicate a seat for workers on the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board. The Board is currently dominated by race clubs, with just one position split between bookmakers, trainers, jockeys and workers. AWU official Matt Thistlewaite says this is a problem because the interests of this group often are in conflict. He cited the recent case of a jockey injured while unloading a horse before a meeting who was denied access to workers compensation by the Board, which controls the industry's self-insurance scheme. "Racing has been dominated by conservative forces for the past century, it's time a Labor Government gave workers a stake in the sport," Thistlewaite says. Labor Council has resolved to seek a meeting with Face to discuss the representation.
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