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Western Suburbs Community and Unions Coalition
Sunday, February 01, 2009

Contacts

  • Shirley: 0417 456 001
  • Justin: 0417 896 297
  • Billy: 974 89959
Email: westerncommunityunions@gmail.com
 
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Local posties' campaign to protect jobs and conditions

Western Suburbs Community and Unions Coalition supports the local posties' campaign to protect their jobs and conditions.

Rally and cavalcade
10am Saturday
May 10
Footscray Post Office
182 Barkly Street,
Footscray

11 am at
Williamstown Post Office
70 Douglas Parade
Williamstown

Download Leaflet

The local community can help western suburbs postal workers' campaign by:
  1. Letterboxing the support leaflet (or leaflets can be delivered to you)

  2. Helping on the information stall this Saturday, 19 April at Williamstown shopping centre, between 10.00 am - 12.00pm outside Coles Supermarket, Douglas Parade. Posties need your help to collect names on a petition and hand out leaflets.

  3. Joining rally and cavalcade on Saturday morning 10 May, starting Footscray Post Office travelling to Williamstown Post Office - details below and attached leaflet.
A MESSAGE FROM YOUR POSTIE
  • Australia Post is closing our Delivery Centre and shifting us to West Sunshine in July, this year.
  • Australia Post is using this move as an opportunity to cut full-time jobs.
  • They want to employ new starters for only 4 hours a shift, and pay them 15% less per hour.
  • They even intend making some of the posties, out-workers.
  • This will lead to a rapid turn-over of staff and a reduction in the quality of your postal service. There will be an increase in wrong deliveries and in delayed mail.
We need your help!

  • Sign our petition
  • Display a 'save our posties' car-sticker, sign or banner ยท
  • Attend the protest being held on:

Saturday, May 10 at 10 am
Footscray Post Office
182 Barkly Street,
Footscray & 11 am at
Williamstown Post Office
70 Douglas Parade.

more info: Joan: 96009100 or 0419345134 | 0417456001
 
Thursday, November 01, 2007

Western Suburbs Community and Unions Coalition

The Western Suburbs Community and Unions Coalition is a grass roots organisation of local workers, unionists, community members and groups building a broad based community and unions campaign in the west to oppose the draconian IR laws. Our members come from Footscray, Altona, Williamstown, Werribee, Yarraville, Sunshine, Newport, Laverton, Hoppers Crossing and Melton.

New site www.westcommunityandunions.org

We organise a wide range of activities in the west to inform, organise and mobilise many diverse sections in the community to oppose the IR laws.

ACTIVITIES
  • IR Community Information Stalls at shopping centres, festivals, schools, community events
  • Organising Petitions
  • Provide Information to the local community on the IR laws - public meetings, talks
  • Supporting unions and workers against whom the draconian IR laws are being used
  • Collecting Information on effects of IR laws on the community, local workers and families
  • Supporting workers and communities in struggle to defend and improve their working and family lives
  • Campaigning with unions to protect manufacturing industry and jobs
  • Collecting local history of workers' and communities' struggles
MEETINGS SCHEDULE
Fortnightly on Wednesdays
6.00 pm Maribyrnong Town Hall
Meeting Room 2,
First Floor, Hyde Street,
Footscray.
Entrance via car park rear of Town Hall, Hyde Street entrance.

Dates: 3 May - [17 May -21 May* venue change] - 31 May - 14 June - 28 June - 12 July - 26 July
 
Thursday, April 05, 2007

Step Up the Fight Against the IR Laws - Put Howard Under Pressure

Next Meeting
6.00pm Weds
11th April
West Footscray Neighbourhood House
(Above the West Footscray Library)
539 Barkly Street, West Footscray

All Welcome

UNION AND COMMUNITY FAMILY DAY
12 - 4 PM
APRIL 22nd
MYER MUSIC BOWL
  • picnic
  • music
  • kids' entertainment
  • comedy
  • short speeches
In preparation for the next big day of national action against Howard's IR laws the Western Suburbs Community and Union Coalition wants you to get involved by:
  • letterboxing the streets in your area
  • put up posters in local businesses and community centres
  • volunteer for stalls in Werribee and Sunshine
  • volunteer to participate in localised groups in Werribee and Brimbank
If you need leaflets or posters please contact Justin Mullaly on 0425743960 and he will arrange the best way to get them to you.
 
Friday, October 27, 2006

NEXT MEETING

PREPARATIONS FOR 30 NOVEMBER

Wednesday 6pm
1 November
The Church Hall
next to Maribyrnong Town Hall
Hyde street, Footscray

Thanks to all who attended and contributed to a very successful WSCUC Planning meeting on Sunday, 22 October. Many great proposals for upcoming joint unions and community activities in the lead up to November 30 and over next 12 months in the west. Special thanks to unions and community organisations who sent their representatives to the planning meeting.

Please contact us if you can assist with leaflet distributions at shopping centres, railway stations, polling booths (on Sunday 25 November), in your local area, workplace or neighbourhood. (also see Survey Form)

Agenda:
  1. Report from Planning Day
  2. November 30 preparations
  3. Sunshine Swimming Pool victory for the community - breaking news
PS. Fill out survey form to assist with the campaign. Please return the completed form to PO.Box 2293,
Footscray, Vic. 3011.

more info: Shirley 0417 456 001 or Justin 0417 896 297
 
Friday, October 06, 2006

Community and Unions Round Table

Sunday 22 October
2pm - 4pm
Yarraville Community Centre
59 Francis Street
Yarraville

Get involved in building the November 30 rally.
  • Join representatives from unions, solidarity groups, community groups, migrant, church and welfare organisations.
  • Form links and discuss activities to build the fight against the Federal Government's Industrial Relations Laws.
  • Help support and defend workers and communities in the west.
more info: 0417 456 001 | 0417 896 297 | 97489959
 
Monday, October 02, 2006

Next Meeting

6-8pm Wednesday
4 October
Meeting Room 3
First Floor
Maribyrnong Town Hall
Hyde street, Footscray
entrance rear Town Hall.

Agenda:
1. Unions and Community Organising Day - Sunday, 22 October, 2.00 pm, Yarraville Community Centre. Details to follow.

2. Reports:
(i) Local sub-groups
(ii) Delegates Meeting
(iii) Union Solidarity central
(iv) Sunshine Pool

3. November 30 national day of protest.

4. Other business

in unity Shirley, Justin, Billy
 

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