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Industrial peace looms at building site
31 July 2009
THE risk of crippling industrial problems on the desalination plant project have receded after the more union-friendly bidder won and construction unions promised to adopt an unusually co-operative approach... read full story
An investment in the future
25 July 2009
Subsidies are available to employers to continue to train for the trades, writes Jackson Board... read full story
Support For Apprentice Plumbers
12 December 2008
Apprentice plumbers who are struggling to get by should look into government support in order to help them keep placements and also to supplement their income... read full story
A Great Thought But Absences Were Notable
21 April 2008
Why didn't the 2020 Summit have at least a 50 per cent participation by the average Australian? Where were the underpaid checkout operators, apprentice plumbers, unemployed Big Issue vendors, part-time students and even a middle-class public servant or two? The summit was a great idea but I think the Government missed a golden opportunity to tap the minds of the real people of our great land... read full story
Apprentice Pay Row Looms
4 February 1999
The State Government and plumbing unions are set for a legal showdown later this month, over union claims for a doubling of some apprentices' pay. In what could set a national precedent, unions have lodged a claim for a doubling of wages for first-year plumbing apprentices aged over 18. The Mi.. read full story
Training Push For Young Plumbers
29 July 1994
The plumbing industry is pulling out all stops to introduce young men and women to the trade. JOHN WESTWOOD reports that this, and developments at RMIT and Holmesglen all point to a brighter future for young people. It often happens that an apprentice performs so well on a casual assignment that .. read full story
