THE STICK TOGETHER SHOW
ON 3CR:
SATURDAY 18/12/99 10.30 AM
MONDAY 20/12/99 6.00 AM [REPT]
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National community radio's weekly look at issues of industrial & workplace
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The Stick Together Show is produced at the studios of 3CR, with the
assistance of the Search Foundation. For details of where you can hear the
program, see end of page.
Y2K PENALTIES
While most of us are fairly "over" all the hype that surrounds the turn of
the century festivities coming up in just over a week's time, there's one
aspect of this New Year frenzy that deserves attention. Millenium bug or
not, whatever happens as the clock ticks over on January 1, 2000 one
thing's for sure =85=85. there will be 1000s of Australian workers working
overtime to make sure essential & emergency services run smoothly into the
new millenium. And - their unions say - they deserve special remuneration
for this special task. 3CR's NOLA BROOKS explores this issue with BERT
BLACKBURN [Secretary, Communications Division, CEPU].
ACTU LIVING WAGE CASE
The ACTU Living Wage Case, which is seeking a $24 wage rise for all
low-paid workers in Australia, is currently before the IRC & will be
decided sometime in February-March. Victorian Trades Hall Secretary - LEIGH
HUBBARD - has been involved in supporting the claim & he explains it's
importance for Australian workers to 3CR's NICK LENEHAN.
EMPLOYMENT NATIONAL UNDER THREAT
With criticism coming from all sides and a significant loss of contracts
within the competitive tendering market of employment services delivery,
Federal government-owned Employment National [formerly, the CES] looks
likely to shed at least 1000 more jobs and may be forced to close
altogether, putting at risk a further 700 workers. What's behind the demise
of the government agency is the subject of some debate; meanwhile staff
continue to work as best they can in the midst of difficult and stressful
change and overwhelming job insecurity, says MATTHEW HAMMOND [an organiser
with the Community & Public Sector Union]. And what's become of the old,
now seemingly outdated notion of governments taking responsibility for
long-term unemployed and the delivery of employment support services? While
many would argue this has never actually been the case, things look even
more grim for many struggling to survive in the brave new competitive
marketplace of the jobless.
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For information / with information or to purchase tapes of the program,
contact:
Meredith Butler [Producer]
phone - (03) 9419 8377 fax - (03) 9417 2247
e-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] [please mark: "attention: stick together
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post - STG, c/o 3CR, PO Box 1277, Collingwood 3066.
Where you can hear the show...Melbourne, on 3CR 855am, Saturday at 10.30am,
repeated Monday at 6am - Gippsland, on 3GCR, Thursdays at 11.30am -
Canberra, on 2XX, Tuesdays at 6pm - Katoomba, on 2BLU, Wednesdays at 5.30pm
- Omeo, on 3HCR, Tuesdays at 6pm - Adelaide, on 5UV, Wednesdays at 2pm -
Sydney, on 2SER. Wednesdays at 8pm - Brisbane, on 4ZZZ, Tuesdays at 1.30pm
- Woomera, on 5RRR - Perth, on 6RTR - Alice Springs, on 8CCC
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