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Wed, 07/06/2006 - 12:15pm — liam

To accompany FIFA’s prestigious Golden Boot award for most goals scored during the World Cup, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’ Union (LHMU) is awarding soon its own prestigious award.

Let me introduce you to the Golden Toilet Brush Award, for the building managers or body corporate who least take care of their tenants and/or treat worst their cleaning staff. In the careful words of the union:

Nominate a CBD property owner in Australia or New Zealand to win the Golden Toilet Brush Award if you believe they do not ensure the highest-standards of cleanliness in their buildings.
We want to hear from cleaners and office workers about examples of poor health and environmental standards created by property owners who cut corners when it comes to cleaning their buildings.

In words more suited to stoush.net: send them your filthy, rotten bosses, yearning to be dobbed in.

UPDATE: A list of rallies in cities across Australia/NZ is appended, thanks to Andrew Casey at the LHMU, who should himself embrace the blogging mode of production and stop hassling me to promote his events!

  • Auckland - Starts Aotea Square at midday. Contact: Kirsty McCully - 09 375 2687
  • Wellington - Rally at the corner of Molesworth St and Lambton Quay at midday. Contact: Mea’ole Keil - 04 566 8274
  • Brisbane - Will start at LHMU office, 27 Peel St, South Brisbane at 11 am and end up at State Law Building after a procession passing 6 other key property owners in Brisbane CBD. Contact: Jane Cartwright 0409 490 032
  • Sydney - Starts at 11:45 am in Hyde Park near fountain. Contact: Rebecca Reilly 02 8204 7204
  • Canberra - Starts at 11.30 am at Pilgrim Place, 67 Northbourne Ave, Canberra. Contact: Lyndal Ryan, 02 61201202
  • Melbourne - Starts at St Francis Church Hall, Corner of Lonsdale & Elizabeth St, Melbourne CBD at 1 pm. Contact: Lisa Chesters - 03 9235 7777
  • Hobart - Cleaners meet for rally at the Central Bar & Cafe at 3pm, 73 Collins St, Hobart: Leigh Hills - 0418 179 429
  • Adelaide - Starts Parliament House steps, North Terrace, Adelaide at 12pm. Contact: Chris Field 08 8352 9300