Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 08:01:32 +1000
From: pmargin-AT-xchange.anarki.net (Profit Margin)
Subject: AUT: LL:Patrick & Dubia Documents


>Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 17:20:30 +1000
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>Subject: LL:Patrick & Dubia Documents
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>   ABC Australia - Online News [space] Patrick no comment on alleged
>   offer to buy Dubai documents
>   Friday 1 May, 1998 (1:56pm AEST)
>
>   Patrick Stevedores has refused to make any comment on a claim that it
>   has offered to buy documents relating to the Dubai waterfront training
>   scheme.
>
>   Fynwest, the company which organised the Dubai scheme, is offering the
>   documents for sale.
>
>   Fynwest director Andrew Harris says a Patrick employee bid $100,000,
>   but the offer was rejected because it was not high enough.
>
>   "An offer was made of over $100,000 which I believe to be genuine, so
>   that's the only that's been made," he said.
>
>   "We're not going to talk about this anymore, we have advertiseed in
>   the The Finacial Review today, but the documents...are for sale
>   through my solicitor's office."
>
>   A Patrick spokesman would not reveal if an offer was made.
>
>   Banks may face boycotts
>
>   Unionists are threatening a consumer boycott of banks if money is not
>   released to Patrick Stevedores, to allow 1,400 sacked waterfront
>   workers to return to work.
>
>   About 200 protesters, chanting "where's the money", have rallied
>   outside Citibank in Melbourne.
>
>   They have called on banks to lend money to Patrick to refinance its
>   labour hire companies if the High Court orders the reinstatement of
>   workers.
>
>   Paul Schroder from the Finance Sector Union, told the protesters banks
>   now have the chance to support the community.
>
>   "We have said to them when we win the High Court decision on Monday
>   which we will...the community will expect people to get their jobs
>   back and go back to work," he said.
>
>   "The community will not tolerate the banks saying, 'Well you might
>   have won in the court but you can't have any money.'"
>
>   Arrests
>
>   Meanwhile, five people have been charged after attempting to hang a
>   pro-maritime union banner at Patrick's Port Botany terminal in Sydney.
>
>   The five are members of the New South Wales Greens who gained access
>   to the terminal via the water early this morning.
>
>   They were arrested before they could hang the banner.
>
>   The five have been charged with entering enclosed land and are due to
>   appear in court later this month.
>
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