My Old Mans' A Dustman

Today Deputy President Harrison, issued the following order:
"I order interim relief in the following terms. Pursuant to s136 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 Sydney City Council is ordered and directed:
1. To restore former employees of Leichhardt Council and South Sydney Council identified as transferring in waste collection services to the tasks and methods of operation applicable as at 30 June 2003 and to continue in that mode and form of operation in the relevant waste collection activities pending determination of the substantive matter.

2. The Council shall not dismiss or take any other disciplinary action against any of the ex-Leichhardt employees or the ex-South Sydney employees by reason of them performing their waste collection duties in accordance with this order. The suspension of disciplinary procedures does not extend to failure by the employees to take meal breaks as directed by management in accordance with the award or failure to work in an efficient and safe manner, which includes where required the dumping of a second load.

This order shall take effect on and from 1 August 2003 and shall remain in effect until the hearing and determination of the Union's application for an award in this matter or until further order of the Commission."

The matter is listed for further hearing on 20 August 2003 and will continue as required on 21 and 22 August 2003.

Sydney Garbage Collectors Demand ? 40 hours pay for 20 hours work? Well Prepare to meet thy Doom
Garbage Collectors earn $50,000 + per annum ! - Is this a fair wage for a 20hr week	Yes No Don't Know Reset
Some TAFE Teachers claim they earn $35 000 for a 60hr Week! - Is this a fair wage?	Yes No Don't Know Reset
Should Teachers earn more than a Garbage Collector?	Yes No Sometimes Reset
As a ratepayer , would you agree with your rates being rorted through maladministration?	Yes No Reset
Should these Garbage Collectors be sacked if they refuse to work the hours they are paid for?	Yes No Reset
Should the employer of these Garbage Collectors apply to have the Union Deregistered?	Yes No Reset
Do you listen to the Ray Hadley Show on Radio 2GB?	Yes No Sometimes Reset
Did you hear the interview Mr. Hadley had on Friday July 25,2003,with Mr. Robert Domm , the General Manager Sydney City Council	Yes No Reset
If you did , do you agree with the comments made by Mr Hadley as to the behaviour of Mr. Domm?	Yes No Sometimes Reset
Do you think that the Garbage Collectors and street sweepers who are required to work a full 8 hrs per day will go on strike for these 4hr a day employees?	Yes No Don't Know Reset
Would you like more information on Sydney City Councils treatment of its employees?	Yes No Reset
Would you like more information on how this Union got into this predicament?	Yes No Reset
Would you like a position working 4hrs a day or less paying in excess of $1000 per week?	Yes No Don't Know Reset
Would you like to receive more information on Mr. Domm?	Yes No Don't Know Reset
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While we appreciate all feedback on this important Industrial Issue , the fact that these Garbage Collectors to not have the support of another Council Workers , must also be reflected in conjunction with Community Concerns . Garbage Collection is an essential service and should not be interfered with or used as blackmail to take an unfair advantage of the community. It may be an appropriate time to consider the privatisation of this disputed service , giving preference to Living City Services , the councils own business unit , successfully operated by the Waste Services employees currently employed by Sydney City Council? We do not support the behaviours of Sydney City Council , but we do acknowledge their prerogative to mange their business as they see fit.

Now here's a little story
To tell it is a must
About an unsung hero
That moves away your dust.

Some people make a fortune,
Others earn a mint;
My old man don't earn much:
In fact he's flippin' skint.

Oh, my old man's a dustman,
He wears a dustman's hat,
He wears cor-blimey trousers
And he lives in a council flat.
He looks a proper nana
In his great big hobnail boots,
He's got such a job to pull them up
That he calls 'em daisy roots.

Some folks give tips at Christmas,
And some of them forget,
So when he picks their bins up
He spills some on the step.
Now one old man got nasty
And to the council wrote,
Next time my old man went round there
He punched him up the throat.

Oh my old man's a dustman,
He wears a dustman's hat,
He wears cor-blimey trousers
And he lives in a council flat.

Lonnie: I say, I say, Les.
Les: Yes?
Lonnie: I, er, I found a police dog in my dustbin.
Les: Well how do you do know he's a police dog?
Lonnie: He had a policeman with him.

Though my old man's a dustman,
He's got an 'eart of gold,
He got married recently
Though he's eighty-six years old.
We said "'Ere, hang on, Dad,
You're getting past your prime";
He said "Well, when you get to my age
It helps to pass the time."

Oi! My old man's a dustman,
He wears a dustman's hat,
He wears cor-blimey trousers
And he lives in a council flat.

Lonnie: I say, I say, I say!
Les: Huh?
Lonnie: My dustbin's full of lilies.
Les: Well throw 'em away then!
Lonnie: I can't: Lily's wearing them.

Now one day whilst in a hurry,
He missed a lady's bin:
He hadn't gone but a few yards
When she chased after him.
"What game do you think you're playing?"
She cried right from the 'eart,
"You've missed me, am I too late?"
"No, jump up on the cart!"

Oi! My old man's a dustman,
He wears a dustman's hat,
He wears cor-blimey trousers
And he lives in a council flat.

Lonnie: I say, I say, I say!
Les: Not you again!
Lonnie: My dustbin's absolutely full with toadstools.
Les: How do you know it's full?
Lonnie: 'Cos there's not mushroom inside.

He found a tiger's head one day
Nailed to a piece of wood
The tiger looked like miserable,
But I suppose he should.
Just then from out a window
A voice began to wail,
It said "Oi! Where's me tiger's head?"
"Four foot from his tail."

Oh my old man's a dustman,
He wears a dustman's hat,
He wears cor-blimey trousers
And he lives in a council flat.
Next time you see a dustman
Looking all pale and sad,
Don't kick him in the dustbin:
It might be my old dad.