Re: Pendennis Castle_MUA

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

Here are the MUA contacts

National Secretary
John Coombs
mobile: 0419 240 264
http://mua.tcp.net.au/
feedback@mua.tcp.net.au

FREMANTLE
 WA Branch Secretary
 Terry Buck
 08 9335 0500
 08 9335 0510
 2nd Floor
 2-4 Kwong Street
 FREMANTLE WA 6160
 (PO Box 1350

PORT HEDLAND
 Clint Flanagan
 08 9173 2563
 08 9173 3960
 PO Box 194
 08 9173 5037
 PORT HEDLAND WA 6721


"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:

> Yes! Yes! Rio Tinto are a pack of assholes.....
>
> from exploting the poor in 3rd world countries (with their association with
> Freeport and the Indonseian military killing local landholders who protest about
> the damage caused to their land) to union bashing in Australia.
>
> If you want to prevent a Pommie mob from "pissing" on the years of unpaid labour
> and given by Hamersley Iron employees in maintaining this locomotive ....Please
> direct your emails of complaint to the Maritime Union of Austraila (Western
> Australian Branch) who judging from their love of Rio Tinto will probably
> blackban (forever) the loading of it onto the ship. They are the  only blokes
> who have the guts to take on a muliti national (sorry - transnational) company
> of this size.
>
> Rio Tinto have not only alienated most of  their entire workforce in Australia
> they have also "pissed off"  alot of other mining and engineering companies.
>
> Regards
>
> Chris
>
> Rod Gayford wrote:
>
> > The point is that a foreign company that has exploited Australian workers
> > for years and has been in the vanguard of the conservative reactionary
> > forces attempting to destroy collective bargaining in this country has
> > chosen to donate this locomotive to a UK based group and to my mind that
> > says "stuff you Aussies" we will show you where our loyalties lay. Well, if
> > all us gutless Aussies just want to lie back and be pissed over by this
> > group then let it go. For me, I am contacting the Maritime unions and any
> > other industrial union to have a black ban placed on its export. I bet
> > Hamersley will back down once this gets in the papers and shows them up for
> > what they are. I suppose I should not be surprised at the intelligence of a
> > section of rail fans in Australia as they have been tipping money into that
> > far northern NSW scrap yard for years.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Rod Gayford (also workplace delegate CPSU)
> > <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
> > 388DA2D5.5EC05A3@enet21.com.au">news:388DA2D5.5EC05A3@enet21.com.au...
> > > hi
> > >
> > > You must remember that it has been in Australia longer than it was in
> > British
> > > Rail (1947 -1964, 17 years) service and nearly as long as in GWR service
> > (1923?
> > > -1947). Historically Hamersley Iron have owned it longer  than British
> > Rail.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > David Bennetts wrote:
> > >
> > > > <bf0017@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > 86cemi$srb$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:86cemi$srb$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > > > > Mmmmm,
> > > > >
> > > > > Time to put Pendennis Castle onto the Australian "Moveable Heritage"
> > > > > List, just like the Me-109G about 12 years ago.
> > > > >
> > > > > Brett
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > What's the point?  It isn't part of Australian history, why have it
> > sitting
> > > > in a remote part of Australia, where virtually no-one can access it, and
> > it
> > > > can't be operated.  If it went back to Britain it could be preserved and
> > > > cherished for its significant heritage value.
> > > >
> > > > Just like the Melbourne W class trams gathering dust in the huge sheds
> > at
> > > > Newport, with their ban on export.  Totally pointless, they could be
> > > > restored and run overseas where there is a demand for them, rather than
> > > > mouldering away.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > David Bennetts
> > > > Canberra
> > >