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UNITY ISSUE 32 - JUNE 2005

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Cover

Inside Cover

Editorial and Contents

IR Attack
Lessons from New Zealand
How long can you go?
You'll pay
Threat to subbies
'Kaiser Kev' shows his hand
Howard's evil way
Time to fight
Workers sold out
Members Rally July 1
Portuguese - Urgente Comonicado de Lingua Portuguese
Portuguese - A defende tus derechos en el trabajo

EBA
Union campaign gathers pace
Hefty fines threatens push for early EBA deals

Public Sector
World's best view
Pay rise for Crown Employees (Skilled Trades) Award Members

OHS
Worker killed, three injured at Rhodes
Testing time for machine operators
Crackdown on precast panels
Stopwork at Kings Cross
Crane rules clarified
Let's talk safety
Crane topples causing chaos
Power is deadly
Don't cop faulty formwork

OHS/Asbestos
Asbestos halts home development
A day to mourn our fallen mates

Fencing/Community
Breaking down the barriers
Union chips in to help Andreia
Vale John Dundon: 1972-2005
$4000 for Barnardos

Regional
Subbies win at Oak flats
Union defends manslaughter laws
Slow to act on asbestos worries
Axe the tax

Walters & Geers
White collar Walter worker gets payout
Villawood workers' win
Geers payout insulting

World News
Spain - Unions win new controls over subcontractors
India - Fighting for pensions
UK - Holiday entitlements
Thailand.Burma - Construction workers missing from tsunami
International Safety News -
Ireland - Safety initiative for migrant workers
Norway - 300 building sites shut down in 3 months
UK - Construction blitz reveals lawbreaking
US - Bush sets record in health & safety sit on your hands
Shorter Working Hours -
France - French conservatives start to unwind 35-hour week
Australia - Lindsay Fox argues for shorter hours
Cultural Exchange
Cuba/Australia - Guevera in Sydney
World Youth - Glass goes global
QBE justice

Apprentices
We help apprentice get his fair share
Skills shortage

Your site
Trades hall: our union heritage

Our site
The delegate
The demolisher
The carpenter
The apprentice
Six things you didn't know about Trades Hall

Wage claims
Getting your money
A dynamic experience
Young worker ripped off
Tunnel worker wins $1m
It pays to know your entitlements

Legal Affairs/Union Accounts
CFMEU Construction & General Division New South Wales Divisional Branch Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2004
Campaign for compo
Dust settles on union win

Awards
CFMEU Sydney Construction EBA rates of pay - 1 July 2004
Site allowance matrix
National Building & Construction Industry Award - 8 June 2004
National Joinery and Building Trades Products Awards - 8 June 2004
Mobile Crane Hiring Award - 8 June 2004
Glassworkers (State) Award - 10 July 2004
Apprentices - Private Building & Construction Industry - 11 September 2004
Apprentices Alert

Multilingual
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Chinese
Greek
Italian
Macedonian
Korean
Portuguese
Serbian
Spanish
Vietnamese

New Zealand Elections
Kiwis urged to stand up and be counted

In Brief
Contractors denied
Eyes spy on Johnny
Paying your dues
Grants ease financial pain of change
Bargain buys
2005 Picnic Day
Green Ban Park is 10
Vale Bob Bellear
Multiplex death threats
Central coast stalwart
Retired members
Espanol - Trabajadores - Sordera Industrial (Industrial deafness)

Super
Super 'choice' could cost you
No work weekend campaign steps up

Letters
Lost loved one
Dealing with grief
Thanks from Lester
Automatic Rewardsw
A long time coming

Industrial Manslaughter
Bill needs bite
Award Highlights women with the write stuff

Drugs & Alcohol
Digging deep to help your mates

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