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Union Solidarity aims to build a mass based united front campaign on the ground to defeat the repressive IR laws. Union Solidarity is a wide network of affiliated community and welfare organisations and unions with the single aim of building a broad people’s movement to beat back attacks on workers, unions and communities.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Finlay Engineering Workers Back On The Job

The dispute at Finlay Engineering has been successfully concluded with three sacked workers Harra, Vince and Arjunta being reinstated.

Dave Oliver AMWU and Sharon Burrow from the ACTU issued the following statement.

"Following negotiations with the management of Finlay Engineering and the AMWU, the three workers have been reinstated and will be returning to work. The workers are thrilled to be back on the job, and are looking forward to returning tomorrow." Dave Oliver thanked members of the AMWU and members of the community who supported the workers in getting back to work.

more info: ACTU press release | The Age coverage of resolution | Indymedia coverage

background: Workers Online | John Fain interview with Finlay boss | Sunday Times article | The Age article

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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Community assembly to save 3 AMWU members jobs

A community assembly has started at an engineering shop in Heidelberg (Melbourne) to save the jobs of three AMWU members, 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".

action commences

6am Tue 2 May
Finlay Engineering
617 Waterdale Road
Heidelberg West

more info: Dave Kerin 0412 484 094

update: this struggle was successful! see Finlay workers back on the job.

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Sunday, April 16, 2006

Sacked for answering back

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

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