Under the Howard Govt's new industrial relations laws, unions, their officials and individual members can face draconian fines for picketing. This doesn't stop the men and women of Union Solidarity. Union Solidarity doesn't picket. It holds community assemblies. The call went out last night for urgent support for a community assembly at Amcor. It is set out below. Amcor is under a cloud because of an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission into a suspected breach of the Trade Practices Act which also involves Richard Pratt's Visy Industries.
Amcor Workers on Strike Urgent Support Needed
Community Assembly - Amcor Packaging
Friday 4 August
7.00am onwards
29 Bell StPreston
(Between Albert St and Chifley Drive)
About 100 workers at Amcor Packaging in Preston voted tonight (Thurs 3 August) to continue a strike in support of union delegates and members victimized by management. AMWU delegates have been targeted for forced redundancies. The workers at the plant defied a commission order to return to work and possible fines under Howard's new IR laws.These rank and file workers require our full support!!
more info: Dave Kerin 0412 484 094 Joe Montero 0402 679 201, 9486 6306
