Spain High-tech shanty town mushrooms. Now an independent umpire is deciding on their pay claim. The angry hospital workers blocked the supply lines to the Fremantle and Royal Perth Hospitals for five days before Christmas 1999. Employees had waited for more than 18 months for the State Liberal Government to come up with a decent pay offer. LHMU delegate Lois Dalton said the strike had been a great success.
Nobody wants to strike.
The unity among the workers were fantastic. The public support was also heart-warming. Together we can triumph On day three of the strike, the workers turned down an offer from the State Government because it wasn't good enough. After five days, management came up with an offer which was accepted by the striking workers. As Union News went to print, the Commission had not handed down a decision.