SPONSOR
A
STEVEDORE
We
need
to
show
them
that
we
care.
It's
just
not
right.
Thousands
of
stevedores
in
our
very
own
country
are
living
at
or
just
below
the
six
figure
salary
line.
And
if
that
wasn't
bad
enough,
many
of
them
may
go
several
weeks
or
months
without
a
paycheck
if
they
are
forced
by
the
Maritime
Union
of
Australia
to
strike.But
now
you
can
help.
You
can
sponsor
a
needy
stevedore.
For
less
than
$60
an
hour
you
can
help
keep
a
stevedore
economically
viable
during
their
time
of
need.
Sixty
dollars
an
hour
may
not
seem
like
a
lot
of
money
to
you,
but
to
a
stevedore
it
could
mean
the
difference
between
a
vacation
skiing
in
Switzerland
or
a
Mediterranean
cruise.
For
you,
sixty
dollars
is
nothing
more
than
half
a
week's
rent
or
mortgage
payment.
But
to
a
stevedore,
sixty
dollars
an
hour
will
replace
a
portion
of
his
or
her
salary.
During
the
strike
action
stevedores
are
facing
the
hardships
of
losing
their
daily
subsidised
hot
meals
and
access
to
their
free
gym,
.swimming
pool
and
recreational
facilities.
Many
striking
stevedores
can
no
longer
take
home
crates
of
whisky
or
the
occasional
100
cm
television
or
new
car
that
"accidentally"
fell-off-the-back-of-acontainer-ship
and
was
written
off
by
the
Shipping
Line's
insurance.
Each
month,
you
will
receive
a
complete
financial
report
on
the
stevedore
you
sponsor.
Detailed
information
about
his
or
her
stocks,
shares,
savings,
and
real
estate
holdings
will
be
mailed
to
your
home.
You
will
be
able
to
watch
your
stevedore's
net
worth
grow.
You'll
also
get
information
on
how
they
chose
to
invest
their
2.4
million
dollar
lump
sum
they
get
upon
their
retirement.
Your
stevedore
will
be
told
that
he
or
she
has
a
SPECIAL
FRIEND
that
just
wants
to
help.
Although
the
stevedore
won't
know
your
name,
he
or
she
will
be
able
to
make
reverse-charge
calls
to
your
home
via
a
special
operator
in
case
they
need
more
funds.
Please
charge
the
account
listed
below
$480
per
day
for
the
duration
of
the
strike.
Please
send
me
a
picture
of
the
stevedore
I
have
sponsored,
along
with
a
"Die
Scab
Die"
badge
and
my
very
own
"Stevedore
Ticket"
which
enables
we
to
claim
a
wage
for
up
to
4
hours
a
day
while
sifting
on
my
arse
doing
nothing.
<>
Mastercard
<>
Visa
<>
American
Express
<>
Diners
Club
<>
Bankcard
<>
Union
Card
Account
Number:
Expiration
Date:
Signature:
Send
Completed
Forms
to:
MUA
Head
Office,
Sussex
St,
Sydney
NSW
2000.
Note:
Sponsors
agree
not
to
contact
the
stevedore
sponsored
or
their
families
in
person
or
by
other
means
including,
but
not
limited
to,
phone
calls,
letters,
email,
or
third
parties.
However,
if
you
wish
to
watch
your
stevedore
working
you
can
visit
your
local
wharf
during
normal
working
hours
(from
11:OOAM
to
11:15AM).
Contributions
made
are
not
tax
deductible.
In
the
event
of
the
end
of
the
strike
action
sponsors
agree
to
a
one
time
administration
charge
of
$500.00
to
cover
administration
costs
of
this
program.
