Central Coast Council’s Redeployment Retrograde
Council bosses looking to implement a “Wage Freeze” and slash workers’ conditions.
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Berejiklian faces backlash as Administrator of forcibly merged council seeks to outsource services
Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s attempt to quell community concerns over the impact of forced council amalgamations faces its first test today, with the government-appointed Administrator of newly-formed Cumberland Council holding an extraordinary meeting to force through the outsourcing of council waste services.
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Tribute to Hilton Bombing victims
Today crowds gathered to remember and pay tribute to the three workers killed in the Hilton bomb blast 39 years ago. USU General Secretary Graeme Kelly spoke at the service. This is a copy of his address as he paid tribute to the workers and their families.
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Win for Union members @ Georges River Council
Many members at Georges River Council were issued with disheartening letters titled ‘Lateral transfer’, two weeks prior to Christmas which included factually incorrect and misleading information.
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We will never forget: Paying tribute to the Hilton bomb victims
Monday 13th February 2017 will be the 39th anniversary of the Hilton bombing. At about 12.40am on Monday 13 February 1978, a bomb hidden in a public garbage receptacle was unwittingly placed into the back of a garbage truck when the rubbish was emptied.
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Hilton bombing: 47 years – we will never forget
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