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Fight For Better Pay

31 July 2008

MORE than 100 angry public sector workers rallied outside Treasurer Michael Costa's Newcastle office yesterday, as part of a statewide campaign over wages... read full story

Tafe Teachers Set For Strike

18 July 2008

THOUSANDS of Victorian TAFE teachers are expected to walk off the job for the first time in more than 10 years as a dispute over wages and work conditions hits boiling point... read full story

Police Happy In The Station

11 July 2008

WOLLONGONG police duty officer Brian Wyver says recent reports of police dissatisfaction with their jobs and wages is not evident in Wollongong... read full story

In The Herald: 1908

10 July 2008

* Lithgow iron workers rejected an offer of continuing employment in return for a drop in wages. Faced with a slump in the iron market and the failure of the Federal Government to pass legislation, an Iron Bonus Bill, to assist the industry, the employers decided they could not continue running at a loss. Following union intransigence, the owners closed the works... read full story

In The Herald: 1997

9 July 2008

* The prime minister, John Howard, called for lower interest rates and laid the groundwork for a shift to a lower minimum wage and reduced dole payments. The leader of the opposition, Kim Beazley, accused Howard of trying to Americanise wages, and that this would break his election promise that no Australian would be worse off... read full story