ALP still missing the point

ALP national secretary George Wright has warned the coalition’s plan to change laws in relation to unions is an “entree” to removing some working conditions. He warns us;

“I suspect what you will see is a concerted effort by the government to really go after the unions first – union organisation and union finances – obviously as an entree to then have a go at members’ conditions,” he said.

“They will weaken and probably distract the machinery and organisation that protects workers’ rights before they actually go after the rights themselves.”

He said he had no immediate advice for the labour movement in how to address it. He says that like it’s a bad thing.  How could anyone in Australia not be aware of the urgent need to bring the unions into line in business practices alone, after Williamson’s and Thomson’s fling at the expense of their members.  The union management and board members need to be under the same constraints as business in regards to members funds and jailed and/or fined when they transgress. Protecting worker’s rights to a job might be more important than their other rights.  Just ask all those missing out in the hospitality industry as they close on weekends due to over-generous penalty rates. Just ask the those who were employed (or still are but wont be for long) in the manufacturing industry….Ford…Holden and allied industries.  I’m sure those people would rather less take home pay than none. The unions aren’t running the country any more George.  Time to adjust the pendulum just a bit. Get used to the idea – it’s coming. ALP heavyweights are all lining up to publically ignore why they were kicked out.  Disunity is their only call and this guy, George Wright,  suggests that the recent election campaign for a leader was a “stunning success’.  While the ALP think disunity is all that’s wrong and that ‘Electricity Bill’ Shorten is a ‘stunningly succesfull’ answer then they better get used to the wilderness – they own it!