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Common Courtesy at Indoor Gyms 6-May-2006 At 3:07:49 AM DaCrux

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I can understand your discussion about occupational health and safety and that some people lack common sense – but what do the unions have to do with it? And why do some people assume that all unions are bad? The National Occupational Health and Safety Commission is a government organisation – it’s not a union. And the OH&S act provides regulations, policies and legislation so that people adhere to the same standards. The only OH&S policy I can remember which was introduced by my union was the “no lifting policy” – thanks to which there are hardly any nurses with permanent back injuries nowadays. However, thanks to my union I can enjoy having 6 weeks of annual leave, penalty rates, 15 days of paid personal leave, job security, and actually earning decent amounts of money after studying at uni for 4 years, so before you start bitching about unions and how they are to blame for some stupid gym not being open get your facts straight.