Navigation
Search
Recent Comments
be afraid, very afraid... in (nearly) all in the family... 37 min 6 sec ago
knitting for baby... in a thinner shadow in opposition... 10 hours 48 min ago
toxic chemicals from CSG... in on your supermarket shelf... 11 hours 2 min ago
glimpse of the obvious... in a thinner shadow in opposition... 11 hours 44 min ago
reviving a loosing streak... in temporary winners are grinners... 12 hours 42 min ago
incoming ..... in the value of our defence procurement capability ..... 16 hours 28 min ago
a fog of fiscal confusion ..... in he could not fix anything anyway... 16 hours 34 min ago
ah... not love.... in casting stones ..... 16 hours 52 min ago
twiddling the knobs... in Used to be Medibank... 22 hours 6 min ago
poor joe... in he could not fix anything anyway... 1 day 8 min ago
Democracy Links
Member's Off-site Blogs
New forum topics
dilemma rail - all train but no tracks .....
New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has accused the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) of trying to blackmail the State Government by calling a strike during World Youth Day (WYD).
The rail union says it is planning to stop work for 24 hours on Thursday next week, when Pope Benedict has several events planned in the CBD.
Mr Iemma says there is no justification for the action.
'I want the RTBU to understand this message and a very simple one,' he said.- By Gus Leonisky at 7 Jul 2008 - 10:45pm
- Gus Leonisky's blog
- Login or register to post comments
The little train that could...
New South Wales's Rail, Tram and Bus Union has called off a rail strike which threatened to throw next week's World Youth Day event into chaos.
The decision to cancel the strike came after a three-hour meeting with the state Transport Minister, John Watkins.
Rail workers were planning to strike over the Government's 2.5 per cent capped pay rise offer on Pope Benedict's busiest day during the World Youth Day event.
Up to 750,000 Sydneysiders and Catholic pilgrims could have been stranded during the Pope's official welcome to Sydney.
John Robertson from Unions NSW says during the meeting the Government agreed to drop its proposal to slash around 400 jobs, in exchange for a pay increase for rail workers.