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Union Hopes For Early Settlement Of Aci Row

24 September 1996

ACI workers were hopeful last night of a breakthrough in the bitter 17-week dispute at the Spotswood glass factory, after the company extended "an olive branch" in the Industrial Relations Commission. The company told the Communication Electrical Plumbing Union that it would allow 77 st.. read full story

$2b Profit As Telstra Axes Jobs

13 September 1996

Telstra yesterday announced Australia's biggest corporate profit and one of Australia's biggest corporate job-cutting programs - sparking a new row over the company's privatisation. The company's $2.305 billion profit for 1995-96 raised expectations that Telstra will be valued at more than $30 bi.. read full story

Telstra Cuts 22,000 Jobs Despite Record Profit

13 September 1996

Telstra announced the biggest annual profit in Australian corporate history yesterday - $2.3 billion - but also confirmed it would cut 22,000 jobs over the next three years. The huge profit rekindled opposition to the Federal Government's proposal to sell onethird of the publicly-owned telecommun.. read full story

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