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Shame file
Mushroom updateA mushroom picker who alleges she was unfairly sacked by Imperial Mushrooms after querying why she was being paid less than award wages has taken her case to the Industrial Relations Commission. Carmen Walacz Vel Walewska had initially refused to sign an individual contract because she thought it was unfair that she would not receive penalty rates for work carried out on weekends or on public holidays but she reluctantly signed after her employer told her that if she didn't sign the contract she would only get shifts when nobody else was available, the Australian Workers Union alleges. The contract wage was $16.55 an hour compared to the award rate of $16.95.The case first went before the Commission on September 2. The parties went in to conciliation and despite two report-backs were still in private conference on September 7.
Boeing workers updateBoeing aircraft technicians seeking a collective agreement marked 100 days maintaining a picket line outside their Williamtown workplace with a protest outside Federal Coalition MP Bob Baldwin's office on September 9. The Australian Workers Union members are on individual contracts, but now want a collective agreement negotiated by their union; Boeing has refused. In addition to a picket line outside their Williamtown workplace, there have been several protests outside Boeing's head office in Brisbane.
Refuge troublesWorkers had been sacked and residents evicted from a women's refuge in Tamworth.Australian Services Union NSW branch executive president Sally McManus says that without any notice the employer, Women's Refuge Working Party Incorporated announced on August 26 that there would be a restructure and on that basis they were sacked. "It's just an example of employers trying to implement Howard's [industrial relations] law before it even comes in," Ms McManus said. In addition to six women being sacked, two women residents and their children were evicted from the refuge. Ms McManus said the ASU called on Community Services Minister Reba Meagher to intervene and tell the employer to reopen the refuge and re-employ the workers. In addition to a community campaign in Tamworth that has included two rallies, an unfair dismissal case is expected to go before the Industrial Relations Commission.
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