On the day that AWA individual contracts were abolished, Julia Gillard introduced a further motion to the House of Representatives. She called for the lower house to agree that WorkChoices had hurt Australians by both allowing pay and conditions to be ripped off, and people to be sacked without reason or remedy.
First, the Opposition tried to gag her from speaking. Then the Liberal and National MPs voted against the motion.
They refused to acknowledge WorkChoices hurt workers. And they refused to rule out reintroducing it if they were re-elected.
If there's one thing that Australians hate after 12 years of Coalition Government, it's being duped. The Liberal leader needs to be up front. What are the Liberals' true plans for WorkChoices? Email Brendan Nelson now! www.rightsatwork.com.au
As background, Labor split their Forward with Fairness bill into two pieces. Their Transition Bill to get rid of AWAs went through the Parliament today. But this is only the first stage of the overturning of WorkChoices. The Howard Government's IR laws are not dead until we have won protection from unfair dismissal and the right to collectively bargain.
Email Dr Nelson now and politely, but firmly, remind him that Australians made their views clear at the last election. Does Dr Nelson support unfair dismissal protections? Does he support the right to collectively bargain with your colleagues in order to get a better a deal at work? Does he support a strong safety net, an independent umpire and the right to union representation for all workers?
We voted for our Rights at Work in 2007 - and we'll do it every election until he and his colleagues finally get the message. Urge Dr Nelson to be up front now! www.rightsatwork.com.au
Sharan Burrow, Jeff Lawrence
and the Rights at Work campaign team
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