The outsourcing to India of call centre customer service functions for Coles Myer's credit card has been reversed, with the ACTU claiming the decision has been driven by a consumer backlash.
The RTBU has told former Freightcorp and National Rail employees that their new employer's pay offer of a 7% wage rise plus lump sum payments of up to $7,000 "goes nowhere near compensating" them for conditions they will lose in the switch to the new two-year Pacific National deal.
PC confirms quantum leap in waterfront productivity; Abbott says ABCC to have 200 watchdogs on the job; and ACTU opposed to national workers191 compensation scheme.
In separate rulings that examine the processes used by employers to dismiss workers suspected of theft, the actions of two Queensland employers have been found fair.
The ACTU's executive has resolved today to oppose across-the-board pre-election tax cuts by the Howard Government, saying they want money spent on improving health care and education for their members.
The ballot for Channel Seven's non-union enterprise agreement ends today, with the employer's Federal Court coercion claim against the union over calls to workers in the lead up to the vote now to be heard in September.
The NSW Teachers Federation has this morning filed its application for a 25% pay claim via a two-year award, as education unions around the country pursue their claims against state Labor Governments.
Workers at the country's largest brake manufacturer, PBR, have voted in favour of weekly 24-hour stoppages, while radiator manufacturer Calsonic employees yesterday voted up a new EA after a tough bargaining round, as Campaign 2003 moves into its fourth month.
