ACTU – Change the Rules election campaign kicks off in Bass

18 March 2019

Change the Rules election campaign kicks off in BassWorking people and volunteers from in and around the electorate of Bass, which covers the north-east of Tasmania, will gather on Monday evening to kick off the Change the Rules election campaign.

Last year, working people took to the streets in record numbers to change the rules so that working people can win a fair go, fair pay rises, and jobs we can count on.

To Change the Rules, we need to change the government. This year we are moving from winning the argument to winning the fight.

What: Change the Rules election kick-off, Bass

Where: Launceston Workers Club, 66 Elizabeth St, Launceston

When: Monday 18 March, 5pm (Interviews) 5:30pm (Meeting, vision only)

Who: Working people from in and around Bass, Unions Tasmania Secretary Jessica Munday, ACTU President Michele O’Neil

Quotes attributable to ACTU President Michele O’Neil:

• “People in Bass and across Tasmania need good, secure jobs and fair pay rises but the Morrison Government and big business are standing in the way of this. We are ready to restore the fair go.
• “We are ready to take action to change the government and win more secure jobs and fair pay rises.
• “Anyone who wants to live in a better, fairer country, who wants more secure jobs and fairer pay rises should attend these events and join the movement for change.”

Quotes attributable to Unions Tasmania Secretary Jessica Munday:

• “Working people in Tasmania need more secure jobs and pay that keeps pace with costs of living.
• “Across the state are people struggling with living costs and a state government hostile to our rights.
• “Change the Rules volunteers in Bass and across Tasmania will be knocking on doors and hitting the streets between now and the Federal election to change the federal government, change the rules and restore a fair go for working people.”