5:30pm Tuesday
8th May
@ YCW
537 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy
(for directions/questions about the venue pls call Mearon on 9489 4387)

Welfare to Work – a broken ‘safety net’
Many Australians who strongly disagree with ‘WorkChoices’ are not aware of the consequences for those caught between radical work place laws and the social security changes brought in by the ‘Welfare to Work’, initiatives introduced in July 2006.

Download Welfare to Work leaflet

5:30 - Wednesday
11 April
ASU-A+S Branch.
1st Floor
116 Queensberry Street (cnr Cardigan St),
South Carlton

If the doors aren't open when you arrive (they get locked at 5:30) pls use intercom and we'll come down to let you in...).

We will be preparing to have a presence at the Union Community Family Day on Sunday April 22 (12:00 - 4:00 @ Myer Music Bowl) and planning further events for 2007 - be there to contribute to your ideas and shape how we'll address specific campaign areas (Welfare to Work, Sustainability of the Social & Community Services sector and WorkChoices)!

Any questions contact: community@unionsolidarity.org

See Union Solidarity website for ongoing work being done with a variety of work places - especially Preston Motors in 1551 Sydney Rd, Campbellfield. If you're out n about on the road, community assembly will be 12-5 Tues 27/3/07, pls drop in and support the workers who just want an EBA with fair pay rises [outrageous to expect I know!] Or more info at - www.unionsolidarity.org

Solidarity = a community of interests, beliefs and action; standing in unity to overcome structural injustices.

• Are you concerned about the impact of changes to work and welfare legislation on you, your family and the communities you work with?
• Are you worried about maintaining service standards for your clients when you are losing your job security?
• Confused about ‘gaps’ between the stated values of your workplace and the way they deal with workers?

more info: download welcome leaflet

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Speeches and positions:
Workchoice or Justice at work?. Sally James, Melbourne Citymission.

The moral dimension - Justice for workers, Bruce Duncan.

June 7 public meeting, Maureen Postma, Secretary of the Victorian Council of Churches.

Trades Hall Speech, Rev. David Pargeter, Executive Director of the Commission for Mission.

Creating a hope for the future, Dr Ray Cleary, the Chief Executive Officer at Anglicare Victoria

Community Sector Solidarity stands for:

• The preservation of community sector worker's rights
• Equal opportunity to "participate" in meaningful, appropriately remunerated work, education, family, leisure, personal growth, pursuit of dreams and quality of life
• Real choice about the ways people engage in their communities, rather than by coercion or force
• The right for workers and communities to organise and act collectively
• The stamping out of AWAs
• A community that aims for humane standards in which its members are treated with respect and can retain dignity and self determination over their lives.

Community Sector Solidarity aims to:

• Effectively advocate for the wider community to have equal opportunity to participate in all areas of life and meaningful work, education, family, leisure,personal growth and pursuit of dreams
  
• Support people to have real choice over their lives and their participation in their communities, with the encouragement of all to involve themselves within theircommunity as they choose and to realise their full potential

In order for the above to be achieved Community Sector Solidarity believes the community sector, faith based organisations, unions and community members must stand strong and united in the fight to abolish "Workchoices" and "Welfare to Work".

Two vital links

• Job Watch: www.job-watch.org.au
• Welfare Rights Unit: www.welfarerights.org.au

Please download and read these two leaflets explaining the impacting of the Federal Government's IR laws on the community.



Download: What does it mean for the community
Leaflet explains the impact of IR laws on the wider community
layout: Colour 2 pages of A4
format: pdf



Download: SACS Industry leaflet
Explains how IR changes will cause havok on the Social and Community Services Sector (SACS)
layout: Colour 2 pages of A4
format: pdf

More info: www.asuvic.asn.au

Meeting of newly formed sectoral group of Union Solidarity

Community Sector Solidarity

Wednesday 22nd March, 9:30 am
Melbourne City Mission
19 King Street Melbourne

Light refreshments provided
All community sector workers (funded and non-funded) welcome