RAAF Workers in National Fight

RAAF maintenance workers who have been locked out of the Williamtown air base for refusing to sign individual contracts were today told they were standard bearers in the national battle for rights at work.

Unions NSW secretary John Robertson today told the Boeing workers they had the backing of the entire NSW trade union movement.

"The right of workers to bargain collectively is one of the basic rights under threat by the Howard Government," Mr Robertson said.

"And when the workers refused to sign up, the company imposed industrial action - lock outs - AGAINST their employees.

"This is the way big business intends to reform the Australian workplace - and John Howard's new laws will give them even more power to reduce the rights of Australian workers.

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