THE STICK TOGETHER SHOW:
National community radio's weekly look at issues of industrial, social &
workplace justice.
Heard in Melbourne on 3CR (855AM)
Friday, February 2.......8.30am
Saturday, February 3.....10.30am
Monday, February 5.......6.00am
DETAILS: Asbestos use & imports in Australia
Many people would be surprised to learn that, despite several years of union
OH&S and education campaigns, and an increased community awareness of the
effects of asbestos exposure, Australia currently imports around 1500 tonnes
of raw asbestos & around one million asbestos products every year.
On today's program, we look at the issue of ongoing asbestos use in
Australia, negotiations between industry, unions & some levels of government
to phase out the use of asbestos over the next 3-5 years, and the Federal
government's failure to act to endorse or support phase out plans put before
them late last year.
Meanwhile, the Maritime Union of Australia in November put in place bans on
the handling of white asbestos imports into Australian ports.
We'll hear from:
* Ella Sweeney - President of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia
& herself an asbestosis sufferer.
* Cheryl Wragg - Community activist & part of the Gippsland Asbestos Related
Disease Support Group.
* Barry Robson - ex-wharfie & MUA (NSW branch) official.
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For information / with information or to purchase tapes of the program,
contact:
Meredith Butler phone - (03) 9419 8377 fax - (03) 9417 2247
e-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
post - STG, c/o 3CR, PO Box 1277, Collingwood 3066.
Where else you can hear the show...Gippsland, on 3GCR, Thursdays at
11.30am - Canberra, on 2XX, Thursdays at 6.30pm - Katoomba, on 2BLU,
Wednesdays at 5.30pm - Omeo, on 3HCR, Tuesdays at 6pm - Adelaide, on 5UV,
Wednesdays at 2pm - Sydney, on 2SER. Wednesdays at 8pm - Brisbane, on 4ZZZ,
Thursdays at 2.30pm - Bundaberg, on 4BCR, Thursdays at 11am - Woomera, on
5RRR - Perth, on 6RTR - Alice Springs, on 8CCC, Sundays
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