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16 April 1999 |
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Trades HallZanga on the One Stop ShopBy Peter Zangari
Labor Council's Information Centre is a resource for all union members.
In today's fast moving information age, there is little time to waste when you need to get your hands on that particular Full Bench Decision, State Award or Labour Force Statistic. Major changes at Labor Council last year led to the old library being shifted to the ground floor of the building, and being reinvented as the Information Centre. The aim of this move is to give a more accurate reflection of the public role of this section, as a provider of current information and research to students, unions and unionists, researchers and teachers. The move to the ground floor also allows for easier access for the users of the information centre and it's always service with a smile with Research Librarian Neale Towart at the helm. The Information Centre is now open 5 days per week from 8.30am to 5.00pm with Peter Zangari, the research assistant, assisting with over the counter inquiries as well as conducting research and helping Labor Council officers with IRC applications and hearings, negotiations and committee work. Electronic resources continue to play a major role in the functioning of the information centre, with heavy use being made of federal and state awards, agreements and decisions on the internet and CD-ROM industrial law reports and commentary. Loose leaf reporters covering OHS, workers compensation, EEO, personnel management, superannuation, enterprise bargaining, recruitment and termination law and leave and holiday practice and law remain invaluable for research purposes. CCH has been enhancing the value of its services with much improved newsletters and review essays accompanying its updates. Our pro-active role has been enhanced by providing a fortnightly newsletter called Labour Review giving overviews of IR issues and news reported in the many newsletters, journals, magazines, ABS publications and research papers the information centre receives. The newsletter which is now available on the Labor Council web site under news alerts also provides snapshots of current economic trends.Affiliates and other readers are encouraged to ask for copies of articles reported. The various university industrial relations research centres continue to produce invaluable material which is well used by students and staff. Good recent examples have been the cutting edge research on working time, employment security and casualisation. Also the work ACIRRT has done on the NSW IR Act emphasising the importance of a strong union presence backed by a progressive state government in securing better employment conditions for NSW workers. The library has not been abandoned however, and our collection continues to grow. Recent months have seen a number of biographies and autobiographies of trade union figures (Jennie George, Tom and Audrey McDonald, Nick Origlass), Open Australia by Lindsay Tanner, ACIRRT's monograph on work and its future and a collection on international and comparative industrial relations. For many, the Information Centre will be an invaluable point of contact with the trade union movement. The staff are happy to assist with your inquiries and can be contacted via the Information Centre email address: [email protected] or by calling 9264 1691.
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