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Peter Zangari - Research Assistant
In addition to his duties in the Ground Floor Information Centre, Research Assistant, Peter Zangari, has taken up a wide range of tasks in the three key activity areas identified by Labor Council: Industrial, Organising and Community and Public Affairs. IndustrialPeter Assisted Senior Industrial Officer, Chris Christodoulou, to conduct the State Wage Case in April and May of 1999. Peter also assisted affiliates on a number of key industrial issues including: State Wage Case Variations
Section 19 Award Reviews:
Industrial Agreements in the Building and Construction Industry
n the year 2000, Peter will also be involved in a review of the NSW Employment Agents Act. OrganisingUnions New South Wales Organising CentrePeter has been a member of the Labor Council Organising Committee and assisted in the opening of Australia's first Union Shopfront on the Ground Floor of the Labor Council Building. In maintaining the Membership Referral Database at the Organising Centre, Peter has ensured that prospective members who have phoned the Union Hotline 1800 688 919 are sent on to the relevant union. KathmanduPeter helped co-ordinate a Rally of young workers outside outdoor clothing and equipment specialist, Kathmandu's Sydney retail outlet in early December. The Rally saw the end of a company proposal to hire 120 New Zealand students at below Award Rates, denying young Australians the opportunity for work. A satisfactory outcome for the movement - a Heads of Agreement - was reached between the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association, Kathmandu and the Labor Council, which address the major issues of concern. Community and Public AffairsPeter co-ordinated the stalls at the summer youth festivals; Homebake and Big Day Out and developed information packages to target specific community groups. Peter assisted in the International Trade Union Delegations throughout the year and spoke at an Australian Defence Force Resettlement Seminar and the St. George Careers and Development Centre. Education and TrainingIn the area of education and training, Peter has represented the Labor Council on the Department of Education and Training Preferred Curriculum Developers Tender Selection Committee; the Board of Vocational Education and Training Curriculum Advisory Committee and the Department of Education and Training Working Party for VET and the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Peter, along with Michael Gadiel, also participated in the judging panel for the Trainee and Apprentice of the Year Awards. Youth AffairsThis year, Peter has represented Labor Council on the ACTU Youth Committee. Stemming from the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) Inquiry into Junior Rates, Labor Council campaigned for the abolition of Junior Rates of Pay. Hundreds of signatures were collected at the youth summer festivals; Homebake and Big Day Out.
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