SYDNEY — Fed up with being asked to perform miracles on the smell of an oily rag, staff at the Department of Community Services (DOCS) have taken industrial action to secure the extra staff and resources needed to protect
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BY FRANCES SHEEHAN & SARAH CLEARY Taking up the theme "Women fighting for global justice", the International Women's Day 2001 collectives have been launched in Sydney and Hobart. The Sydney collective is organising a political action for Saturday
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Opposition mounts to NSW pay offerSYDNEY — Opposition is growing amongst members of the NSW Public Service Association (PSA) to the state Labor government's latest pay offer. Members are also angry at their union leaders'
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SYDNEY — The NSW media on January 20 reported the proposed restructuring of the state's Department of Community Services (DOCS). It was reported that it would involve cutting staff, re-dividing the two main parts of the
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Firefighters suspend actionSYDNEY — On August 13, a mass meeting of Fire Brigade Employees Union (FBEU) members voted to end two weeks of industrial action after winning a commitment from the state Labor government to
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NSW firefighters fight inequitiesSYDNEY — A mass meeting of members of the NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union (FBEU) voted on August 6 to continue a campaign of industrial action over inequities in death and disability