2006 OHS Reps Conference - Overview
On Wednesday, 25 October the Victorian Trades Hall Council hosted its the eighth annual OHS Representatives Seminar. Over 1700 people attended the seminar, marking a new record turnout what is the world’s largest gathering of OHS Representatives. OHS Reps came from as far afield as Mildura and from all industries and occupations.
The theme of this years’ conference – ‘Promoting OHS Standards – Let’s Band Together’ – summarised the union movement’s approach to health and safety and the Howard government’s extreme workplace laws.
In opening the event, Brian Boyd, Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary, made the point that unions promote a standard of health and safety that is proactive in preventing injury and disease. ‘Our OHS standards also pursue the rights of workers to a safe and healthy work environment and the rights of OHS Reps,’ he said.. The threat of the Howard government to these rights was the theme of Brian’s further comments and of each of the speakers at the Seminar.
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30 November Sky Channel Hookup
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Funeral for RTBU Organiser, Tony Massaria
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HACSU Industrial Organiser Position
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Victorian Union delegates endorses lifting anti-IR laws campaign
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VTHC Supports Re-election of Bracks Government on 25 November 2006
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Hong Kong Trade Union visit to Melbourne Trades Hall
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Thousands Farewell John Cummins, a union hero who dared to win
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Eight Hour Day Monument Gets A Face Lift
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Vale Comrade John Cummins
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Hundreds Rally to Support WA Workers
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CLEANERS’ RALLY TODAY!
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Library Workers Under Attack at Moonee Valley City Council
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Cleaners protest poor work practises
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VTHC welcomes Philippines activists
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Howard hears what workers really think of him and his laws
2006 - Jul - 27200 people from across the community hurled abuse and booed the Prime Minister, John Howard, as he stepped from his car to attend a meet and greet at Bannockburn on Monday 24 July....read more
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8 Hour Day Anniversary Project
2006 - Jul - 21Representatives of the Eight Hour Day 150th Anniversary Project presented the VTHC Executive Council with a series of mementos of the historic occassion to mark the finish of the project....read more
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WA Construction Workers Address VTHC Executive
2006 - Jul - 21CFMEU delegate Mal Peters and his wife Bernadette addressed the VTHC Executive on the latest events affecting the Leightons Perth to Mandurah rail construction project....read more
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New Return to Work Fund launched
2006 - Jul - 19On Wednesday 12 July the new $10 Million dollar Return to Work Fund was launched at Victorian WorkCover Authority headquarters in Melbourne....read more
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Building Workers Threatened
2006 - Jul - 18Workers in the building industry can expect to be threatened with jail if they don’t answer questions from the quasi – industrial police force, the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)....read more
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Position: CFMEU National Industrial Officer
2006 - Jul - 11CFMEU Forestry & Furnishing Products Division National Office invites applications from experienced and skilled professionals, with a proven Industrial Relations background, for the position of National Industrial Officer...read more
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Telstra Protest
2006 - Jul - 11Telstra's corporate headquarters, 242 Exhibition St., Melbourne, corner Exhibition and Lonsdale Sts (down from Parliament Station), 12 Noon Thursday 13th July 2006....read more
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MUA PROTEST RALLY - 12.00 NOON, TUESDAY, 11 JULY 2006
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Position Available - ASU
2006 - Jul - 07ASU – Victorian Authorities & Services Branch Data Entry/Administration Officer...read more
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Lufthansa's Global Tele Sales uses laws to cut wages
2006 - Jul - 04Call centre workers at Global Tele Sales (GTS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Airlines, have been offered individual contracts (known as AWAs) under the new federal industrial relations laws that slash their existing wages and conditions....read more
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June 28 06 - Gallery 1
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JOB WELL DONE!
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June 28 Day of Action
2006 - Jun - 29Gallery of pictures from the June 28 Day of Action...read more
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Rally Fills Melbourne
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Trades Hall issues traffic alert for June 28
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Eureka Flag signed by descendents of original Flag makers
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June 28 Day of Protest
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What’s On - VTHC IR Campaign
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VTHC to join ‘Fairer Future’ Public Forum at Melbourne Town Hall
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Penalty Rates, Leave Loading lost as new laws bite
2006 - Jun - 02Penalty rates, shift allowances and annual leave loading have been abolished in the majority of new individual contracts that have been registered under the Howard Government's new IR laws....read more
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Victorian Budget Must Challenge Skills Shortage Head On
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Cindy Sheehan Addresses VTHC
2006 - May - 26Prominent US anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan addressed a meeting of the Victorian Trades Hall Council Executive on Friday 26 May....read more
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Spotlight workers get 2¢ for lost conditions
2006 - May - 25New workers at Spotlight, one of Australia’s largest fabric stores, will miss lose penalty rates, rest breaks, overtime and public holiday in exchange for a miserly 2¢ per hour pay increase....read more
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Federal Budget no Good for Victorian Workers
2006 - May - 09Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary, Brian Boyd, condemned key elements of the Costello Federal Budget that have been leaked over recent days....read more
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Workers face Building Commission
2006 - May - 04Two Victorian workers have been hauled before the Australian Building and Construction Commission in Portland and face up to six months jail if they speak about their experience....read more
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Victorian Human Rights Charter step in right direction
2006 - May - 04The VTHC endorses the Charter of Human Rights formally introduced into the State Parliament on Thursday 4 May 2006....read more
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Trades Hall honours fallen workers on Workers Memorial Day
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Trades Hall commemorates International Workers’ Memorial Day
2006 - Apr - 27Trades Hall calls for better workplace safety on International Workers’ Memorial Day...read more
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VTHC Eight Hour Day Dinner
2006 - Apr - 27Trades Hall held its Eight Hour Day Dinner at the Victorian Museum on 21 April 2006...read more
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Eight Hour Day 150th Celebration hits Melbourne Streets
2006 - Apr - 21On Friday 21st April 2006 the labour movement celebrated one of its finest historical achievements with music, song, acrobatics and speeches. ...read more
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8 Hour Day Movie
2006 - Apr - 20Celebrate the Eight Hour Day by having an 8 hour day! Watch the video...read more
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Unions Protest Optus Sackings
2006 - Apr - 13Over 100 unionists and community supporters gathered outside Optus headquarters in Melbourne last Wednesday 12 April to protest the sacking of 70 workers by the telecommunications giant....read more
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VTHC CALLS COMMUNITY PROTEST OUTSIDE OPTUS HEADQUARTERS
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HACSU seeking Senior Industrial and Campaigns Officer
2006 - Apr - 11Senior Industrial and Campaigns Officer at the Health and Community Services Union (No 2 Branch of the Health Services Union) in Victoria....read more
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Eight Hour Day Exhibition opens at Trades Hall
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Federal Labor's IR Taskforce to visit Deakin
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Western Suburbs Community and Union Solidarity Picnic
2006 - Mar - 31Hundreds of Workers and their families will join together to defend their human rights on Sunday, 2 April 2006 in the western suburbs....read more
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LHMU Jobs - Member Organisers
2006 - Mar - 30Victorian LHMU Childcare Union is seeking several dynamic people committed to social justice who have a good understanding of the needs of childcare workers and are eager to work as Member Organisers....read more
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Resolution from 29 March Shop Stewards and Delegates Rally
2006 - Mar - 30Resolution passed at VTHC All Unions Shop Stewards and Delegates Rally, Wednesday 29 March 2006...read more
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Victorian unions step up campaign against new work laws
2006 - Mar - 30Over 4000 Victorian union delegates and shop stewards rallied in Melbourne on Wednesday 29 March to plan the next steps in the fight against the Howard Government’s IR laws....read more
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VTHC kicks – off anti-federal IR Laws campaign with delegates rally and march through the city
2006 - Mar - 28Tomorrow, Wednesday 29th March 2006, sees the Victorian trade union movement lift its campaign against John Howard’s IR laws to a higher level....read more
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Queensland unions seek cyclone donations
2006 - Mar - 22Queensland unions are calling on their interstate comrades to contribute to a donation to the cyclone appeal following the destruction wreaked upon the north of the state by Cyclone Larry....read more
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ACTU Worksite for Schools
2006 - Mar - 22Over 20,000 students visit ACTU Worksite for Schools website each month....read more
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Vale Kenneth Charles Stone, AO
2006 - Mar - 21The Victorian labour movement notes with sadness the recent passing of former Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary, Ken Stone, who passed away on Thursday 16 March 2006....read more
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Valé Ken Stone
2006 - Mar - 17The Victorian labour movement is mourning the passing of former Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary, Ken Stone, who passed away on Thursday 16 March 2006 following a serious illness....read more
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8 Hour Day celebrated in Moomba Parade
2006 - Mar - 16As part of the year long celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Eight Hour Day, Melbourne's annual Moomba parade, held on Labour Day each year, featured an entry from the Celebrate 888 team....read more
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ACTU Adopts resolution on Colombia
2006 - Mar - 10The ACTU Executive has adopted a resolution of support for Colombian Trade Unionists...read more
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YUN Union Summer
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Venezuelan MP visits Trades Hall
2006 - Mar - 03Victorian unionists and activists were privileged to meet Dr Carolus Wimmer, an MP in the Venezuelan Parliament of Hugo Chavez. VTHC Secretary, Brian Boyd, hosted the meeting and welcomed Dr Wimmer to Victoria....read more
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Deakin Campaign - IR Taskforce visit
2006 - Mar - 03Federal ALP’s Industrial Relations Taskforce is planning to visit the seat of Deakin on March 22 & 23 as part of their nationwide fact finding mission on the effects of the new IR laws....read more
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From the catwalk to court
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Vic Government Launches Workplace Rights Advocate
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It’s About Time! Travelling schedule
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Eight Hour Day Exhibition opens in Ballarat
2006 - Mar - 01Ballarat East MP Geoff Howard opened an exhibition in Ballarat on 27 February marking the 150th anniversary of the gaining of the Eight Hour Day....read more
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Car Plant Workers Face Impactsof New IR Laws
2006 - Mar - 01Workers at a Melbourne car parts manufacturer face significant wage cuts in a case that reveals the real impact of the Howard Government’s WorkChoices legislation....read more
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Eight Hour Day - Participate in Moomba parade
2006 - Feb - 17General call for anyone wishing to participate in the Moomba parade. Rehearsals at Trades Hall, for approx. 1 hour. All Welcome....read more
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VALE FRANK GASPARINI
2006 - Feb - 08Passing away of Frank Gasparini 25th January 2006....read more
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Front Page 02-06
2006 - Feb - 08Front Page of vthc.org.au...read more
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Public Sector Employment Bill 2006
2006 - Feb - 08VTHC Secretary welcomed the introduction into State Parliament the Pulbic Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Bill 2006 as a first step against Howard's IR laws....read more
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Victorian Workers celebrate 150 years anniversary of the Eight Hour Day
2006 - Feb - 02The Eight-Hour Day Anniversary celebrations launch at Melbourne University....read more
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ANF - Industrial Officer
2006 - Jan - 31The Australian Nursing Federation is seeking candidates for the Industrial Officer position...read more
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Young workers say "You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party"
2006 - Jan - 27Big Day Out goers will be given free information about their rights at work and the changes to workplace laws...read more
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Ballarat University forced onto AWA's
2006 - Jan - 20New staff at Ballarat University will be forced to sign Australian Workplace Agreements or give up their position....read more
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Your Rights @ Work- Trades Hall Breakfast
2006 - Jan - 19A report from MUA Women who particpated in the Victorian Trades Hall Your Rights @ Work Breakfast in December 2005....read more
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LHMU offers childcare workers bridging course
2006 - Jan - 17Recognition under new childcare award won by LHMU in 2005...read more
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Victoria’s state schools win higher standard
2006 - Jan - 17Victoria’s state schools have won a new higher standard of cleaning following a successful “ clean up school cleaning’ campaign by parents, principals and school cleaners....read more
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Kraft Cuts 151 Victorian Jobs
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