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UNITY ISSUE 35

MARCH 2006

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Editorial and Contents

IR Attacks: Fightback and The Toll
High court battle begins
Long odds for betting folk
What would victory mean?
Father’s work can’t save son
Howard’s anti-union laws claim first victim

OHS
Caps must be fitted
Urgent recall
40 Kilo bags banned
System needs overhaul
Crane safety concern
Beat the heat
Urgent all building workers – new induction cards
Study these tours
Some people never learn
Bending like Beckham
Safety and First Aid reps meeting

OHS/Asbestos
Hardie signs deal at long last
They’ll never learn
Campaign targets demolition works

Guest Workers
Abuse of islander workers ‘worst case in 25 years’
Visa rorters netted after union tip-off

Regional
New face on front line
Organisers change boundaries

Apprentices
$800 reasons to vote Labor
Signing on the dotted line can prove costly

Cover Story – Victory for Westpoint Workers
Win shows power of union
(Security of Payments) Act starts to work

Rank & file meetings: make it a date!

Wage Claims
Boss made to pay up
Bad Eggs: early nomination
$14.3 million for union members
No redundancy after eight years’ service
D3 workers finally get $84,000 back pay
Apprentices owed $25,000
Super rort shows how pay slips lie
Union finds time to help apprentice
Boss ‘forgets’ pay day

Community
Green Ban gives Souths a sporting chance
Indonesia turns on unions
Support Benefit for Asylum Seekers
Lauren reclaims life a day at a time

The Essay: Union History
Time for working-class heroes to fight again
Workers need to look up – these things don’t fall from the trees
Looking back at past victories

Union History
Putting the boot in…
Take a stand: March on May Day
Union History:
Ordinary man in history’s path – Des Donley

Awards
CFMEU Sydney Construction EBA rates of pay
Site allowance matrix
National building & construction industry award
National joinery and building trades products awards
Mobile crane hiring award
Glassworkers (state) award
Apprentices alert
Apprentices – building & construction

Multilingual
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Chinese
Greek
Italian
Macedonian
Korean
Portuguese
Serbian
Spanish
Vietnamese

World
Chile: Left wing presidents rattle US
United Arab Emirates: Migrant workers on strike
Malaysia: Safety course compulsory
Britain: Boss jailed over death
Ireland: Building workers hold protest over migrant pay
Norway: Bosses fight six-hour day
Qatar: Nepal Embassy aids stranded construction workers
India: Unions demand safety
Kenya: 13 die in building collapse

Obituary: Union Activist Dies
Tribute to Mick Foster

Briefs
CFMEU City Office Move
Picnic feedback wanted
Get reconciled
Activist honoured
Labor wants Work Choices feedback
Corporations Act threatens payments

Letters/Company fines
We shall not be moved
Fight for justice for Joel never ends
Nothing can bring them back
Socceroos are poster boys for penalties
NZ Labour applauds CFMEU support
True charity
Union keeps its side of the bargain
Breaking down the barriers to a regrade
Cuban workers support CFMEU

Cut safety, get fined

You can’t dodge responsibility

Drugs & Alcohol
What is a problem gambler?
The gambling bug

Sport
Rolling into history: Todd Philpott New York Marathon
Touch one, touch all

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