The NSW Premier has opened yet another front in his attack on the rights and conditions of working people, with yesterday's call to wind back the Fair Work Act.
It comes as the NSW Government undermines the rights and conditions of TAFE employees and local government workers, while also attempting to silence the political voice of working people through changes to the electoral funding laws.
Unions NSW Secretary Mark Lennon said the Government's contempt for working people was clearer by the day.
"The Premier's comments about the Fair Work Act yesterday on Sky News show his Government's appetite to extend its attack on working people beyond the public sector and into the broader workforce," Mr Lennon said.
"The Fair Work Act was a badly needed piece of legislation – it wound back WorkChoices, restoring fairness and dignity to our workplace. Yet the NSW Government is more interested in supporting the business lobby and its agenda of reintroducing individual contracts and winding back penalty rates."
Mr Lennon pointed out that the Coalition's industrial relations agenda has been rejected twice, at the 2007 and 2011 elections. He said Mr O'Farrell should respect the will of the people.
Mr Lennon said legislation being considered in this session of parliament showed the true intent of the Government's agenda.
"This Government had made an art form of springing unfair legislation on the parliament, late in the day with no consultation and no time for proper consideration," Mr Lennon said.
"In the past fortnight, we've seen attacks on local government workers and TAFE teachers which will strip away hard fought for rights and conditions. If Mr O'Farrell is genuine about jobs, let's see his plan for employment creation, rather than attacking workplace rights."
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