
Issue No 92		20 April 2001

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Nurses Still Waiting on Olympics Bonus

Nurses who worked at Concord Hospital are still waiting on the Olympic pay bonus more than six months after the flame went out.

The bonus, negotiated by the NSW Labor Council, was to be made available to public sector employees whose working conditions were effected by the Sydney 2000 games.

The Central Area Health Service is resisting the claim on the basis that "there was no substantial change in working conditions at Concord Hospital."

But the NSW Nurses Association says nurses working in the operating theatres had their conditions substantially altered.

They poin to the fact that Concord was in the vicinity of the Olympic park and was designated an Olympic hospital, meaning staff were required to provide services to athletes and Olympic officials.

The nurses were also forced to work 10 hour shifts rather than the usual 8.5 hour shifts, started operating half an hour earlier and had restrictions placed on their leave entitlements prior to the Games.

The claim has now been referred to the Olympic Allowance Disputes Committee.

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Issue 92 contents

Interview: Beyond the Accord
Simon Crean cut his teeth in the trade union movement, now he's gearing up to run the economy.

Politics: In Defence of Della�s List
The proposition that trade unions should ask members of the ALP for a commitment that they uphold Party policy should hardly be controversial.

Corporate: The Real Rorters
The unspoken sore of the WorkCover Scheme is non-compliance by employers. None more so that in the construction industry, as this CFMEU paper details.

Legal: In the Real World
Lawyer Ross Goodridge exposes the defficincies in the new medical assessment guidelines for workers compensation by looking at real case studies.

International: The Docklands and Global Labour
Ma Wei Pin and Jasper Goss recount how the struggle of a group of Indonesian hotel workers effected a lucrative Melbourne contract.

History: Sweatshops in America
Since the dawning of the Industrial Revolution, many generations of Americans have toiled in sweatshops.

Unions: Losers Never Start
At the end of her six week vigil, Grenadier delegate Michelle Booth gave her heartfelt thanks to the trade union movement.

Review: Working Classes: Global Realities
The Socialist Register 2001 looks at class realities and the lives of workers in the new century.

Satire: Democrats Change Leader
The Democrats have a new leader after belatedly discovering that Meg Lees had become the second Democrats leader in a row to defect to another party.

» Costa To Join Della�s List

» Compo Campaign Gathers Steam

» Della�s List: Dissident MPs Targeted

» Day of Mourning to be Compo Focus

» Small Steps in Negotiations � But Hard Yards Still to Come

» Important First Step for E-Mail Privacy

» Outraged Cleaners Continue AXA Axings Protests

» Grenadier Picket Ends � But Legacy Lives On

» Entitlement Dramas in Health and Printing

» Nurses Still Waiting on Olympics Bonus

» IRC Delays Hit Eight Month Barrier

» Claims of Dirty Tricks Conspiracy at Mobil

» Sydney Water Workers On Strike

» MUA Rides Anti-pollution Wave

» Governments Urged On Child Slavery

» Time To Act on Pay Discrimination

» Construction Union Supports Folk Festival

» Activists Notebook