Backlash Against BHP-Billiton Merger

Date: 09 May 2001

Some of Australia's biggest and most powerful unions have united to join the shareholder backlash against the proposed merger of BHP and Billiton.

The BHP Union Alliance comprises the AMWU (Australian Manufacturing Workers Union); APESMA (Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia); AWU (Australian Workers Union); CEPU (Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union); CFMEU (Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union); and the MUA (Maritime Union of Australia).

They will announce details of their campaign at a:

Media Conference

10am, Thursday 10 May

Ground Floor, Labor Council Building,

377 Sussex Street, Sydney

For further information

Contact:	Paddy Gorman
Union:	Labor Council of NSW
Contact Mobile:	0418 116 426
WWW:	http://workers.labor.net.au/

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