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UNITY ISSUE 36

June 2006

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Editorial and Contents

EBAs
Collective agreements are still with us
Union signs 549 new deals

IR Attack
Howard’s laws cut your pay
You can’t afford the Liberals anymore
WorkChoices no choice for women
Truth shows depth of Johnny’s lie to workers
It just gets worse…
The CFMEU can answer your questions about WorkChoices
Laws a gift to bosses
Watch what you say, it could cost you your job

Guest Workers
Howard imports cheap labour
CFMEU Campaign for Aussie jobs

OHS Right of Entry
Union has right to investigate safety problems
Standing firm on safety
Victory against taskforce bullies

OHS Day of Mourning
Hope for some, tragedy for others

OHS
Cranes fail audit
Plywood warning
Tender idea for safety
Excavation workers risk lives to save mate
Injuries force blitz on reo

OHS Rehab/Company Fines
$100,000 fine for death
Slab collapse decision
Reo injury to head
A man on the mend
Silica: the new asbestos
June 30 Deadline for ticket changeover

Asbestos
Union campaign forces tough new restrictions
Funds for research
Canadian asbestos: No!
Book Review - Asbestos House: The Secret History of James Hardie Industries

Wage Claims
Check your long service
Act secures subbies’ pay
Time to check ACIRT arrears
Scoundrel of the quarter – Express Decp
Be ‘super’ careful
Boss’s wife claimed my super
Counter Point

Rank & File
Head put on Lib MP
Get active! Rank and file meeting dates
Meet a member

Apprentices
ACIRT awards
Paid, after boss publicly shamed
A pre-apprenticeship means credit later

Regional
A fond farewell to Christine Conley
Bush workers suffer most
‘Retired’ by the boss
Hair you go Dave
More trouble at mine: win for sacked workers
Building taskforce stirs up trouble

Your Site
Newcastle’s Master Hospital Redevelopment

May Day 2006

World
Europe: Unions smash capitalists’ party
Indonesia: Amnesty backs jailed unionists
South Africa: Deal to improve safety
Canada: Olympic opportunities

Awards
CFMEU Sydney Construction EBA Rates of Pay
Site Allowance: Banned by Howard
National Building & Construction Industry Award
National Joinery & Building Trades Products Awards
Mobile Crane Hiring Award
Glassworkers (State) Award
Apprentices – Building & Construction

Multilingual
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Italian
Korean
Macedonian
Portuguese
Serbian
Spanish
Vietnamese

Community
The next long weekend shutdowns
Let’s get reconciled!
Newcastle Council joins long weekend work ban
Workers radio needs you

APHEDA
Give these children a chance to live
Aussie physios help quake victims

Obituaries
Tom Morrison 1940-2006 – A Working Class Man
Terry Mawdsley 1928-2005

Briefs
CFMEU Construction & General Division NSW Div Branch Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2005
CBUS interest Returns
Cheap tax service
Interest rates hitting jobs
Financial salve for military ills
Take a Walk in Our Boots with TVS
Would you like to win $2000?
Getting active in Sydney’s inner west
Get well to Bill Docherty

Letters
Howard is history
Cook Islander case prompts donation
Thanks for a job well done
Christmas feast a winner
Help inspires a lifetime of loyalty
Public needs to blacklist boss
Boeing workers still full of fight

Drugs & Alcohol
A Big thanks to someone who cares
Not at work, mate its all about keeping sites safe

Sport
Triumph for Union’s touch footy players
In retirement, Frank muscles in on a record
 

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