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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1968
Page
13
About 200 NASA technicians and spacetracking staff in the ACT demand pay settlements after the Metal Tradex Association criticises their conciliatory approach. The dispute centers on wage demands and union actions amid staffing tensions.
In Sydney an imminent pay award raises shop assistants’ wages across roles. The ACT Division, acting with the Arbitration Commission, boosts managerial, junior, and female rates, with weekly increases ranging from about 1.20 to 6.05, plus immediate gains for some junior and male employees. Negotiations spanning February 1976 face unresolved disputes over standing wage adjustments and future award settlements.
Queensland leaders argue over next Tuesday's statewide stoppage realm as 70,000 strong Australian Workers Union led by Edgar Williams backs the action to support wage rises. The Combined Industrial Unions Committee says they will not participate, while large unions vote on wage claims and potential two year increases oddly tied to award clauses and national commission terms.
Papuan Evove Varabo a 24 year old laborer who believed a dream led him to dig for paradise murdered his neighbor Sipa Hoi who jeered at him. He had served nine years earlier for an offense in the Northern District court. The case recalls a dream vision guiding the felon to a hidden treasure hole and deadly stabbing with an axe.
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