Thousands of workers flocked to May Day rallies across Australia yesterday to protest against the Federal Government's planned industrial relations changes. The ACTU president, Sharan Burrow, said many basic workplace rights would be threatened if the Government went ahead with its plan.
It intends to use the Senate majority it will gain in July to set up a single national industrial relations system that will override state systems.
The plan is opposed by state and territory governments, the Federal Opposition and unions, who claim it will leave workers worse off. Ms Burrow said Australia should use May Day to reflect on what it stood to lose if the Government went ahead with its plan to strip workers of many of their basic rightsread more
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