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News > Local Government
NSW Government secures jobs for council employees
Nov 14, 2008: The NSW Government has passed legislation to de-corporatise Local Government, ensuring all council employees are covered by the NSW Industrial Relations system.

News > Local Government
NSW COUNCILS DECORPORATISED: ANOTHER BLOW AGAINST WORKCHOICES
Nov 13, 2008: On 13 November 2008 the Local Government Amendment (Legal Status) Bill passed the NSW Upper House decorporatising New South Wales councils.

News > Local Government > Southern
BROKEN HILL COUNCIL EMPLOYEES BE WARNED: Council is trying to STRIP your conditions
Nov 4, 2008: Your Unions together with the BIC, have been in negotiation with Council for the last few months over the Broken Hill Consent Award. By now you will have read the General Manager's notice circulated without the knowledge of the Unions -  a document that calls on members to "trade off" a number of Award conditions, the major items of which are listed below.

News > Local Government
Parking fine anger turning violent in New South Wales
Nov 2, 2008: COUNCIL rangers and parking officers are being increasingly abused, bashed, threatened with knives and guns and having their cars vandalised.

News > Local Government
18 weeks paid maternity leave for all council employees
Oct 28, 2008: The period of paid maternity leave for NSW local government employees is set to be doubled to 18 weeks setting a new standard for employment conditions in Australia says the United Services Union.

News > Local Government
Wage certainty secured for local council workers
Oct 23, 2008: Local Government workers across NSW are set to be guaranteed a $22 a week or 3.2% minimum wage increase after the State Government tabled legislation to immediately de-corporatise councils.



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