Before the interdiction of the 14 workers the union had planned to strike for an 8-hour shift, regular payment of overtime, the establishment of leave entitlements, and the provision of drinking water for workers and other basic conditions. Owners of the factory have used hooligans to physically attack the union activists and threaten them with death in an attempt to intimidate the rest of the workforce. Australia and the Pacific Railway staff strike over safety Rail station staff, together with signalmen and train controllers, at Moss Vale, near Sydney, went on strike last Tuesday night causing the cancellation of freight and passenger services to Canberra and Goulburn. The workers said they were concerned about passenger safety because staff cuts meant many stations were left unmanned. The dispute arose when the management refused to abide by a decision to allow Moss Vale to service the unmanned stations in the immediate area.
Passengers expect stations to be safe.
The response time from Liverpool is poor. Nurses reject new wages deal Nurses employed in Western Australia's southwest country health care system overwhelmingly rejected a new pay package offer this week. Strike at PNG gold mine Australian workers employed by mining sub-contractor Theiss Roche at the Lihir Mining Company's gold mine on the Papua New Guinea island of New Ireland went on strike last Monday against the company's attempts to cut working conditions and change work practices. Lihir management admitted that the strike was affecting ore production but claimed that the company's stockpiles can keep the ore refining plant operating for at least 10 more days. Native workers employed by Lihir are not involved in the stoppage.