10.45 am for 11am start
Monday 25 August
Victorian WorkCover Authority
222 Exhibition Street
Melbourne

The Victorian Trades Hall Council WorkCover Committee has, with the endorsement of Secretary Brian Boyd, called a protest demonstration against the Victorian WorkCover Authority over a secret plan to implement the Hanks Review recommendations.

The VTHC has a copy of an internal VWA document that details the time table for the drawing up of legislation and its introduction into Parliament of changes based on the Hanks Review recommendations.

The document was prepared months before the Hanks Recommendations were finalised.

Affiliates are urged to encourage attendance at the protest and to visit the Fix WorkCover Campaign web site at www.fixworkcover.org where they can send a letter supporting the VTHC's campaign to state ALP MPs.

more info: www.fixworkcover.org | www.vthc.org.au

Labels: Community Protest, Fix WorkCover, WorkCover

7pm Tuesday
July 1
Glengala Community Centre
Corner Glengala Rd & Simmie St
West Sunshine

A community meeting has been called to discuss the implications for the western suburbs of Eddington Report. Of great concern is the report’s recommendation that a road tunnel should be built under the city linking the Eastern Freeway to Melbourne's West.

An ongoing community campaign has recently been launched in Yarra (Richmond, Collingwood, Clifton Hill) to stop the proposed road tunnel.

more info: Economic problems of road tunnel

Labels: Community Protest

Rally against attacks on full time jobs.
4pm Wed
25 June
Australia Post Headquarters
321 Exhibition St, City

As part of a grand restructuring process of mail delivery Australia Post intends to shut down three mail centres in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Not only will this mean a reduction of services in the western suburbs but an attack on working conditions of Australia Post employees. The proposed new "super centre" at Altona will be staffed by many Delivery Only (DODO's) posties who will only be allocated 4 hour shifts and received no penalty rates, a reduction of 15%.

The posties union the CWU division of CEPU are requesting a that the wider union movement and the community show their support of decent services and full time employment. Please attend and proudly bring your union banners.

Labels: Australia Post, Community Protest, Save our Posties

RALLY for a decent EBA
9:00am Tuesday
13 May 2008
front of Epworth Hospital
Bridge Road Richmond

EXCELLENCE EVERYWHERE EVERY DAY EXCEPT IF EPWORTH HAVE TO PAY

Epworth Dieticians, Sleep and respiratory Scientists and Psychologists have not had a pay rise in 18 months and have been in active negotiations with Epworth Healthcare since September 07 over wages and conditions

All EBA matters were settled except wage rates and operative date in March 2008

The most recent offer made to the Union leaves the group of employees that have lead negotiations and actively pursued wage claims worse off than their peers in comparable institutions

No other health agency public or private has discriminated against union members
in this way

PROTEST UNJUST WAGES & ANTI WORKER BEHAVIOUR BY:

Demanding that a fair and equitable pay offer in this dispute is made to the union ASAP

Join us in protest by emailing the CEO: Alan.kinkade@epworth.org.au

Labels: Community Protest