Fed: Truck drivers honk protest at govt's planned IR reforms

AAP General News (Australia)
08-16-2005
Fed: Truck drivers honk protest at govt's planned IR reforms

Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD has refused to confirm whether a Senate inquiry into the
sweeping workplace reforms will go ahead.

He has told parliament it's a matter for the Senate.

Meanwhile, the Australian Democrats claim the government is backpedalling on its legislative
plans.

Employment relations spokesman ANDREW MURRAY says the government doesn't have a clear
view on what it's about, except to give the unions a punch in the nose.

At a rally outside parliament house, hundreds of truck drivers have honked their horns
in protest at the government's proposed industrial changes.

They believe the proposed reforms will take away their work protections and make their
jobs more dangerous.

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KEYWORD: WORKPLACE (CANBERRA)

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