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:: Monday, May 17, 2004 ::
Long weekend lives on By Mandi Zonneveldt, Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
Construction workers have already enjoyed a four-day Australia Day weekend, six days off at Easter and a four-day Labour Day weekend.
They will have a mandated long weekend to recover from the AFL Grand Final and five days off, including Cup Day, for the Spring Racing Carnival.
CFMEU state secretary Martin Kingham did not wish to comment, but a CFMEU spokesman said the union fought for the extra RDOs so construction workers could spend time with their families.
'What people forget is it's not only a very dirty and dangerous job, but we often have to work on Saturday so that jobs will be completed,' he said. 'Without the RDOs, as we have found out in the past, our family lives disintegrate.'------------------------------------------- posted 6:44 AM :: reference link ::
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