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Sacked for answering back
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Three AMWU members at an engineering shop in Heidelberg (Melbourne) were sacked for answering back. There has been a long struggle to get the union onto the site. The boss now has used Howard's IR laws to get rid of three "trouble makers".
An action is planned to protest the sackings. Friday 21 April Finlay Engineering 617 Waterdale Road Heidelberg West note the exact time is yet to be announced. more info: Chris Spindler AMWU 0425 784 819 backgrond: Workers Online | John Fain interview with Finlay boss | Sunday Times article | The Age article update: [May 2] Community assembly to save 3 AMWU members jobs | [May 3] Direct Actions gets workers job back Labels: Community Assemblies, Finlay |