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Premier's speech at ALP Country Conference last weekend
Submitted by Penny Sharpe on Tue, 04/11/2008 - 2:53pm.
On the weekend I attended the annual Labor Party Country Conference. Held this year in Port Macquarie, it is one of the largest grassroots political conferences held in NSW.
Premier Nathan Rees made a speech that if you are interested in how Labor understands and works with it's own history and traditions this one is worth a look.You can check it out here.
The Premier also announced funding for infrastructure in the bush, broadband development, country libraries, country halls and local tourism projects.
Support Spotlight Workers
Submitted by Penny Sharpe on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 4:00pm.
Posted Friday 7 July 06
The Australian-owned retailer Spotlight has forced their workers onto an Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA) which will see them lose penalty rates, overtime rates for evening and weekend work.
John Howard's commented that people should give up pay for the good of the economy (Murdoch).
Because of Howards system, Spotlight is able to sign an AWA with its workforce which eliminates all penalty rates, eliminates all rest breaks, and takes $90 a week off the basic pay of one of their workers. That is the experience of a Spotlight worker of some years loyalty to the company.
