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Electricity workers' weekend walk-off

30/08/2008 9:00:00 AM.  | Victoria Owens
Electricity workers are putting their feet up this weekend - walking off the job over the government's electricity sell-off.

The 1500 call-centre workers and other staff from Energy Australia, Integral and Country Enegry have called a snap-strike until Monday.

They believe the new sell-off plan is undemocratic because it won't go to a vote in Parliament.

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Saturday, 30 August 2008

More UNION crap. If they were serious about this they would have started rolling stoppages awhile back. Like Usual, the Union waits for the Horse to bolt before seeing the problem with the gate.

Posted by: Nick Again, Maryborough

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Saturday, 30 August 2008

Typical of todays unions, too little-too late. Iemma swept the floor with this union.Don't expect the ACTU to back anyone up. What a pathetic joke the union movement is becoming, about as much fight in them as a dead wombat.

Posted by: Alex Uren, Luddenham

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Saturday, 30 August 2008

If the Unions in this state had any idea we would have the hole state out and get rid of the twits that we have running the place, remember the Union help put the their

Posted by: A V, Narellan

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Monday, 01 September 2008

you cannot vote for governments that do all they can to weaken and destroy the union movement. then expect any kind of decisive action from those unions. supprt the unions and they will support you!

Posted by: trevor crook, wiley pk

 
 

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