Unions NSW Annual Report 2001

This section provides a lasting record of the significant events of the Council and the Trade Union Movement over 2001.

Date	Event
1^st February	Michel Hryce elected unopposed to Vice President of Labor Council of NSW
8^th February	Annie Owens elected unopposed as Labor Council Executive member for the Services Group
8^th February	Fairwear Rally, Pitt Street Mall, 12:00 noon
9^th February	International Union Food (IUF) rally at 14 Martin Place, 9:45 am in support of the locked-out hotel workers of the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta
14^th February	LHMU Rally for 20 redundant workers at the Wentworth Hotel in Phillip Street, Sydney
15^th February	Labor Council's Annual General Meeting
15^th February	'The Changing Face of Unionism: Organising Young Workers in a Hostile Environment' seminar, Sydney Trades Hall
27^th February	'Free Western Sahara' march 12:00 noon at the Moroccan Consulate, North Sydney
1^st March	Protest Rally in support of Daewoo workers in Korea. 1:00 pm, Korean Consulate, 32 Martin Place, Sydney
8^th March	Picket line at Grenadier Coating, Unit 2, T9 Building C2/10 Beauchamp Road, Matraville
9^th March	'Fair Go for Guest Workers' rally, 70 Phillip Street, Sydney
15^th March	LHMU Trivia Night to raise money for Mirotone Paints locked out workers
15^th March	Public Education Day
17^th March	'Corporate Scumbag Tour'
18^th March	Latin Festival for El Salvador, Fairfield Showground
21^st March	Protest rally against James Hardie Industries by the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia
2^nd April	Workers' Compensation Campaign commences
5^th April	Workers' Compensation Forum, Theatrette, Parliament House, Sydney
8^th April	Injured Workers Forum, Granville Town Hall
18^th April	No beer deliveries for Parliament House, LHMU (Workers Compensation Industrial action)
19^th April	Building & Construction Industry stop work, CFMEU (Workers Compensation Industrial action)
19^th April	Michael Costa resigns as Secretary effective from 31^st August
20^th April	'Fare Free Day', Maritime Union of Australia & AIMPE (Workers Compensation Industrial action)
23^rd April	'Fare Free Day', Rail, Tram & Bus Union (Workers Compensation Industrial action)
27^th April	International Day of Mourning. 'Lily for Life' Day, deaths in the workplace remembered, Opera House
29^th April	'Save the ABC' rally, Opera House Forecourt
1^st May	May Day Dinner, South Sydney Leagues Club
6^th May	'May Day' rally, Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour
17^th May	AMWU (Printing Division) picket, Champion Forms, Smith Street, Marrickville
25^th May	AMWU, Printing Division 'Champion Forms Media Day' at Marrickville
29^th May	Workers Compensation Petitions handed to the cross-bench
29^th May	MEU 'Paid Maternity Leave' rally, Wentworth Hotel, Phillip Street
29^th May	CFMEU 'Day of Stoppage' and rally - workers compensation under insurance and sub-standard safety in the building industry
31^st May	State Wage Case decision handed down
1^st June	'Workplace Democracy Conference', University of Sydney
3^rd June	National Day of Action, Refugee Action Collective, Villawood Immigration Detention Centre
4^th June	Musician's Union of Australia rally, Hyde Park
19^th June	All affiliates support PSA picket Parliament House over the re-introduction of the Workers Compensation Bill to the House Rail, Bus & Ferry 'fair free day' Police Service do not issue fines for minor traffic & parking offences
20^th June	CFMEU picket outside the South Korean Consulate in support of the Korean Construction Transportation Trade Union (KCTTU)
21^st & 22^nd June	Nutrition Link picket, Hargraves Place, Wetherill Park (HREA)
27^th June	SKY Channel Broadcast from the Sydney Town Hall on the unresolved Workers Compensation issue
12^th July	Call Centre Campaign Launch, Wollongong 'The Dude'
13^th July	CEPU 'Save Stockton's Postal Service' rally
22^nd July	Jubilee Australia march and rally
23^rd July	CEPU 'Job Security' protest rally, 3:00 pm, Australia Post Headquarters, Strawberry Hills
26^th July	Labor Council's oral submission to the Sheahan Inquiry
4^th August	Annual Hiroshima Day rally and march
17^th August	FSU attempt to break the World Record for the longest queue
28^th August	FairWear rally, Pitt Street Mall, Sydney against Triumph manufacturing in Burma
1^st September	East Timorese exhibition launch, Liverpool Regional Museum
8^th September	Public Education Convention, SuperDome, Homebush, NSW Teachers Federation
14^th September	Ansett Rally, Martin Place, Sydney, 12:00 noon
20^th September	National Day of Action on Fatigue conference, Sydney Town Hall, TWU, CFMEU, MUA & RTBU
21^st September	Ansett Rally, Domestic Terminal, Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney
22^nd September	Wobbly Radio Launch
28^th September	IMF protest, outside the World Bank Office, Martin Place
1^st October	Labor Day
22^nd October	CFMEU Rally, 55 Market Street - outside the Royal Commission into the Building Industry
6^th November	LHMU, Gazebo & Landmark Park Hotels rally, Kings Cross
13^th November	'Stop Corporate Globalisation Rally', 12:00 noon, Darling Harbour
13^th December	FSU rally, 'Save our Banks', outside Westpac AGM, Darling Harbour
14^th December	FSU rally 'Save our Banks' outside ANZ AGM, Westin Hotel, Sydney

Significant Events of 2001

Significant Events of 2001