Although the final result of Saturday’s election is yet to be declared, a couple of things are crystal clear.
First, the union movement’s campaign this election has had a massive impact.
We campaigned on our agenda and the things we believe in, and in the 22 seats where we had community based local campaigns the average swing away from the government was 5.5%. That’s 1.8% higher than the national average.
This is how we made a difference:
This stunning result is because we all worked together. Every person who made a call, knocked on a door, handed out a flyer, had a conversation and campaigned on social media can feel proud of what we have achieved.
The second thing that is absolutely clear is that the Liberals’ failure to offer a substantive industrial relations policy leaves them with absolutely no mandate for significant changes or indeed any policy that seeks to undermine workers’ rights, pay or job security should they manage to achieve re-election.
And finally, the Australian people have rejected funding billionaires over Medicare, schools and hospitals. The Australia we want is very different to the Liberals' vision.
We are the mighty trade union movement of Australia. No one attacks our rights and living standards that we have built without an almighty fight.
Show how proud you are by sharing this with your social networks.
In unity,
Dave and Ged
Australian Unions Team
First, the union movement’s campaign this election has had a massive impact.
We campaigned on our agenda and the things we believe in, and in the 22 seats where we had community based local campaigns the average swing away from the government was 5.5%. That’s 1.8% higher than the national average.
This is how we made a difference:
- 16,253 people were involved in the campaign.
- We had conversations with 46,102 union members who were swinging voters and convinced 33,191 to put the Liberals last.
- There were over 80 door-knocks.
- Thousands of us handed out 1 million replica Medicare cards in the last 48 hours.
This stunning result is because we all worked together. Every person who made a call, knocked on a door, handed out a flyer, had a conversation and campaigned on social media can feel proud of what we have achieved.
The second thing that is absolutely clear is that the Liberals’ failure to offer a substantive industrial relations policy leaves them with absolutely no mandate for significant changes or indeed any policy that seeks to undermine workers’ rights, pay or job security should they manage to achieve re-election.
And finally, the Australian people have rejected funding billionaires over Medicare, schools and hospitals. The Australia we want is very different to the Liberals' vision.
We are the mighty trade union movement of Australia. No one attacks our rights and living standards that we have built without an almighty fight.
Show how proud you are by sharing this with your social networks.
In unity,
Dave and Ged
Australian Unions Team
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