YouTube - Recession Busters
More than 200 wharfies at Port Botany are sacrificing hours and pay to save the jobs of casual workers after a sharp drop in container traffic.
Container movements fell from 52,000 a month before Christmas - when the port operator DP World piled on large numbers of casual staff - to just 27,000 a month as the financial crisis took hold. Casuals were hit hard, as their income also halved.
Facing redundancies, the Maritime Union of Australia approached DP World with a proposal for 250 full-time rostered staff to reduce their hours from 36 to 35 hours a week, and give up a weekend shift each month.
Monday, August 31, 2009
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Penalties for ex-Hardie directors are not enough - Australian Council of Trade Unions
Penalties for ex-Hardie directors are not enough - Australian Council of Trade Unions
Penalties for ex-Hardie directors are not enough
Thursday, 20 August 2009
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The penalties and bans handed down to former James Hardie executives and directors today are not enough considering the extent of their immoral and illegal behavior and the harm the company’s deadly asbestos products have caused, say unions.
Justice Gzell of the New South Wales Supreme Court has today handed down fines and bans from directorships to the former board of James Hardie for misleading and deceptive statements made earlier this decade.
Unions have expressed disappointment that the financial penalties were well short of those sought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence said: “It is important for the victims of James Hardie’s asbestos products that justice was done but these penalties will provide them with little comfort.
“The former directors betrayed the trust of innocent victims of the company’s products by deliberately lying about James Hardie’s ability to meet its compensation liabilities.
“While we welcome the disqualifications given to the former directors, the financial penalties are inappropriate for the magnitude of the breaches of their duties.”
Former chief executive Peter Macdonald has been fined $350,000 and disqualified from company management for 15 years. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission had sought a fine of between $1.47 million and $1.81 million. Former chairwoman Meredith Hellicar and other non-executive directors have been fined $30,000 and disqualified for five years........
Penalties for ex-Hardie directors are not enough
Thursday, 20 August 2009
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The penalties and bans handed down to former James Hardie executives and directors today are not enough considering the extent of their immoral and illegal behavior and the harm the company’s deadly asbestos products have caused, say unions.
Justice Gzell of the New South Wales Supreme Court has today handed down fines and bans from directorships to the former board of James Hardie for misleading and deceptive statements made earlier this decade.
Unions have expressed disappointment that the financial penalties were well short of those sought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence said: “It is important for the victims of James Hardie’s asbestos products that justice was done but these penalties will provide them with little comfort.
“The former directors betrayed the trust of innocent victims of the company’s products by deliberately lying about James Hardie’s ability to meet its compensation liabilities.
“While we welcome the disqualifications given to the former directors, the financial penalties are inappropriate for the magnitude of the breaches of their duties.”
Former chief executive Peter Macdonald has been fined $350,000 and disqualified from company management for 15 years. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission had sought a fine of between $1.47 million and $1.81 million. Former chairwoman Meredith Hellicar and other non-executive directors have been fined $30,000 and disqualified for five years........
UnionsACT - National Young Unionists and Workers Conference
UnionsACT - National Young Unionists and Workers Conference
On the weekend of 2-4 October 2009 UnionsACT and YOUACT (the ACT young unionist group) are hosting the 2009 National Young Unionists and Workers Conference in the UnionsACT Canberra conference centre.
This is the third annual conference of its type with previous ones in:
2007 hosted by U-Who and SAUnions
2008 hosted by Victorian Young Unionist Network and VTHC
We will have young unionists and workers from all over Australia in attendance to network and work together to create a strong engaged union/workers movement for the future. Over that weekend there will be opportunities for participants to attend workshops, have discussions with other young unionists and hear from fantastic guest speakers.
The current key note speakers are:
Richard Denniss - Director of The Australia Institute
Professor George Williams - Adjunct professor of Law at UNSW
Sally McManus - Secretary of Australian Services Union (NSW)
Paul Howes - National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union
Amanda Tattersal - Special Projects Officer at UnionsNSW
Rigoberto Montiera - General Secretary of Timor Leste Trade Union Confederation
Workshops will include:
How to make your campaign spread like swine flu - aka viral online campaigning
Presented by Alex Schlotzer from the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Obamarama- What was it really like to be part of the Obama Campaign?
Presented by James Booth
Be the next Michael Moore - Maritime Union of Australia Film Unit
Getting Active - Starting Union Activist Groups
Presented by Dan Archer - Victorian Young Unionist Network
Make sure you RSVP to our facebook event and invite others to come.
We would also like to know if you have any particular skills, programs or experiences you would like to share at the conference.
On the weekend of 2-4 October 2009 UnionsACT and YOUACT (the ACT young unionist group) are hosting the 2009 National Young Unionists and Workers Conference in the UnionsACT Canberra conference centre.
This is the third annual conference of its type with previous ones in:
2007 hosted by U-Who and SAUnions
2008 hosted by Victorian Young Unionist Network and VTHC
We will have young unionists and workers from all over Australia in attendance to network and work together to create a strong engaged union/workers movement for the future. Over that weekend there will be opportunities for participants to attend workshops, have discussions with other young unionists and hear from fantastic guest speakers.
The current key note speakers are:
Richard Denniss - Director of The Australia Institute
Professor George Williams - Adjunct professor of Law at UNSW
Sally McManus - Secretary of Australian Services Union (NSW)
Paul Howes - National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union
Amanda Tattersal - Special Projects Officer at UnionsNSW
Rigoberto Montiera - General Secretary of Timor Leste Trade Union Confederation
Workshops will include:
How to make your campaign spread like swine flu - aka viral online campaigning
Presented by Alex Schlotzer from the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Obamarama- What was it really like to be part of the Obama Campaign?
Presented by James Booth
Be the next Michael Moore - Maritime Union of Australia Film Unit
Getting Active - Starting Union Activist Groups
Presented by Dan Archer - Victorian Young Unionist Network
Make sure you RSVP to our facebook event and invite others to come.
We would also like to know if you have any particular skills, programs or experiences you would like to share at the conference.
Friday, August 14, 2009
YouTube - SOS - Save Our Station
SOS - Save Our Station is a short video produced by a local community about the proposed closure of Malabar Police Station in Sydney Australia. The intention of the video is to raise people's aware...
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SOS - Save Our Station is a short video produced by a local community about the proposed closure of Malabar Police Station in Sydney Australia. The intention of the video is to raise people's aware...
SOS - Save Our Station is a short video produced by a local community about the proposed closure of Malabar Police Station in Sydney Australia. The intention of the video is to raise people's awareness of the need for maintaining a Police Station to serve the South Eastern suburbs of Sydney including Malabar, Matraville, Chifley , La Perouse, Little Bay and Yarra Bay. Please share this video with as many friends as possible to help support our community to Save Our Station - this is an SOS! Thank you so much.
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SOS Save Malabar Police Station
YouTube - SOS - Save Our Station
YouTube - SOS - Save Our Station
SOS - Save Our Station is a short video produced by a local community about the proposed closure of Malabar Police Station in Sydney Australia. The intention of the video is to raise people's aware...
SOS - Save Our Station is a short video produced by a local community about the proposed closure of Malabar Police Station in Sydney Australia. The intention of the video is to raise people's awareness of the need for maintaining a Police Station to serve the South Eastern suburbs of Sydney including Malabar, Matraville, Chifley , La Perouse, Little Bay and Yarra Bay. Please share this video with as many friends as possible to help support our community to Save Our Station - this is an SOS! Thank you so much.
Category: News & Politics
Tags:
SOS Save Malabar Police Station
SOS - Save Our Station is a short video produced by a local community about the proposed closure of Malabar Police Station in Sydney Australia. The intention of the video is to raise people's aware...
SOS - Save Our Station is a short video produced by a local community about the proposed closure of Malabar Police Station in Sydney Australia. The intention of the video is to raise people's awareness of the need for maintaining a Police Station to serve the South Eastern suburbs of Sydney including Malabar, Matraville, Chifley , La Perouse, Little Bay and Yarra Bay. Please share this video with as many friends as possible to help support our community to Save Our Station - this is an SOS! Thank you so much.
Category: News & Politics
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SOS Save Malabar Police Station
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
YouTube - The Official Re-naming Of "The Hungry Mile"
YouTube - The Official Re-naming Of "The Hungry Mile"
The Hungry Mile has been formally re-named as an official urban space in Sydney to ensure its link to history lasts forever.
The name became an official part of Sydney in a joint ceremony held today with Premier Nathan Rees, Lord Mayor Clover Moore, Lands Minister Tony Kelly and The Maritime Union of Australia Secretary Paddy Crumlin.
The Maritime Union approached the City of Sydney to apply the name The Hungry Mile to the precinct and have it recognised as an official place name within the suburb of Barangaroo at East Darling Harbour by the Geographical Names Board.
Premier Rees thanked the Council for making the application to officially rename the Sydney wharves precinct which will serve as a permanent reminder of the area's unique heritage.
The Hungry Mile has been formally re-named as an official urban space in Sydney to ensure its link to history lasts forever.
The name became an official part of Sydney in a joint ceremony held today with Premier Nathan Rees, Lord Mayor Clover Moore, Lands Minister Tony Kelly and The Maritime Union of Australia Secretary Paddy Crumlin.
The Maritime Union approached the City of Sydney to apply the name The Hungry Mile to the precinct and have it recognised as an official place name within the suburb of Barangaroo at East Darling Harbour by the Geographical Names Board.
Premier Rees thanked the Council for making the application to officially rename the Sydney wharves precinct which will serve as a permanent reminder of the area's unique heritage.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
HEATHCOTE HIGH SCHOOL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER - Friends Reunited
HEATHCOTE HIGH SCHOOL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER
Friends Reunited: "HEATHCOTE HIGH SCHOOL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER"
Friends Reunited: "HEATHCOTE HIGH SCHOOL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER"
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