BS: Union win - stroke of good luck

Subject: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: freda underhill
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 09:06 AM

After a year and a half of negotiating with management, my union (The CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union) has finally won a new working condition to be entered into our workplace CA (Certified Agreement) - conception leave.

We have had first maternity leave, then parental leave, but with workplace stresses and diminishing entitlements to paid overtime and increasing shift work, workers at my workplace have finally bargained to achieve conception leave. Using research demonstrating a shrinking population and increasing costs of childcare, management has finally been convinced that conception leave will assist maintain Australia's population and create new workers to share the tax burden of the future.

Up the workers!

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: mack/misophist
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 09:11 AM

Happy April 1!

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: freda underhill
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 09:33 AM

aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh....




clunk!

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: katlaughing
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 10:02 AM

Well done! LMAO!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 11:47 AM

I thought that was called the "Office Christmas Party," although with the number of places dropping that observance, it would be good to make it contractual.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: artbrooks
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 12:06 PM

A day off to screw off, eh?

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: Bert
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 03:28 PM

LOL - Up the workers!

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: freda underhill
Date: 01 Apr 06 - 11:24 PM

:-)!!

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 01:32 AM

not about the civil war then.....?

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: John O'L
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 03:50 AM

Conception Leave, eh?

Considering that the new IR laws have just come into effect there must be something very poingant there just waiting to be written down. I expect someone will think of it and post it while I'm mulling it over...

Subject: RE: BS: Union win - stroke of good luck
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Apr 06 - 06:57 AM

Hur hur.... if only!!!

LTS - fellow Union member