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Cochlear YouTube msg to PMDate: 01 September 2007
Cochlear workers battling for the right to be represented by their union in wage negotiations are sending the Prime Minister a message via You Tube. Workers at the ear implant manufacturing facility have launched a national ad campaign calling on Prime Minister John Howard to explain where they stand under his Governmentıs IR laws. The workers have a produced a video calling on the Prime Minister to explain who they can not have union representation under his WorkChoices laws.
Cochlear workers send Youtube Message to John HowardCochlear Workers twice reject non-union agreementDespite the workers twice rejecting a non-union agreement by an overwhelming margin, Cochlear management is now demanding they sign individual contracts.Australian Manufacturing Workers Union state president Tim Ayres said the workers could not understand why they do not have a right to be represented by their union if the majority want a collective agreement. " This is a simple question for the Prime Minister where is the choice if an employer can simply ignore the wishes of the majority of the workforce to be represented by a union in wage talks," Mr Ayres said. " This is where the Prime Ministerıs spin about choice is mugged by reality under his IR laws the choice is one-way."
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