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AAP General News (Australia)
06-15-2008
Vic: Zoo workers to hand out "peanuts" as pay protest

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MELBOURNE, June 15 AAP - Angry Melbourne Zoo workers say they are being paid peanuts.

The zoo keepers and other zoo workers, some dressed in gorilla, tiger and monkey outfits,
will hand out peanuts to visitors to the Melbourne Zoo today to protest against their
pay and conditions.

They will hand out bags of peanuts and tell visitors "we're not monkeys, we won't work
for peanuts".

The zoo keepers, horticulturists and maintenance staff are ...

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