Re: Union delivers ultimatum on coal trains

["avachat" <avachat@dingoblue.net.au>]

Tezza <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Around 600 Freightcorp workers say they will bring coal train movements
to
> > a halt in the Hunter, if the NSW Government does not agree to meet union
> > delegates, campaigning against the proposed privatisation of
Freightcorp.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/newcastle/monthly/regnew-20sep2000-5.ht
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> "The Australian Services Union (ASU) is campaigning against the proposed
> privatisation of Freightcorp and wants to meet the Premier, Bob Carr, to
> discuss workers entitlements."
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> Knew it wouldn't be the RTBU, they'll roll over on the workers and do
> whatever the government says.

Come on Tezza, settle down. Maybe take a vallium or two.
Actually the RTBU not long ago
toured NSW advising it's members of the
impacts to FreightCorp privatisation to NRC would have.
At those meetings they sought their members
advice as to the direction they wanted the
union to take on their behalf.
The outcome was majority support
for the sale of FreightCorp together with NR.
Avachat.
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> "The ASU has also referred the matter to the Australian Competition and
> Consumer Commission (ACCC), saying privatisation will lead to a monopoly
of
> rail services in the Hunter."
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> As opposed to the monopoly there now?
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