Hockey's IR stick!

Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey has today confirmed the Howard Government's intention to go further on industrial relations and get rid of trade unions altogether if re-elected.

Speaking on ABC radio this morning, Mr Hockey boasted: "The days of unions are essentially over."

The Howard Government has already cut workers' protection from unfair dismissal and allowed penalty rates, overtime, and redundancy pay to be reduced. Now they plan to get rid of all protections for working people, including unions.

Listen to Mr Hockey's admission here: www.rightsatwork.com.au/campaigns/theywillgofurther

A Government document already shows that John Howard wants to push an extra 1.5 million workers onto AWAs. Peter Costello has previously admitted he wants to further cut workers' protection from unfair dismissal.

View the leaked documents and the quotes from Costello here:
www.rightsatwork.com.au/campaigns/theywillgofurther

Now Hockey has revealed the Government wants to get rid of Australians' right to be represented by unions altogether. This is a stunning admission of the Liberal Party's future agenda on industrial relations.

You'll recall Liberal Finance Minister Minchin said in a leaked recording last year that the Government intended to undertake a "new wave" of extreme industrial relations changes if elected.

The stakes for working Australians have never been higher. We must make sure that the Howard Government is not re-elected. Please take every opportunity to inform everyone you know about these facts.

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