SENATOR THE HON MICHAELIA CASH
SHADOW MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS
DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE
SENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA
MEDIA RELEASE
25 AUGUST 2022
OUTRAGEOUS UNION DEMANDS A DEVASTATING BLOW TO ECONOMY
All Australians should be alarmed today at the union movements demands that the Nation be plunged back into the bad old days of the 1970s with the introduction of industry-wide bargaining.
Their demands are proof that the so-called jobs summit will be nothing more than elaborate theatre and has already been hijacked by the Albanese Government’s paymasters.
Industry wide bargaining would be devastating for the Australian economy, leading to widespread strike action, including sympathy strikes by those unrelated to a particular dispute.
We will see a return to the days where Australia’s economy can be brought to a standstill at the whim of the union leadership.
The union movement has also announced their desire to potentially charge hundreds or thousands of dollars in bargaining fees for non-union members, which is nothing more than a shameful power grab.
Charging “bargaining fees” for non-union members would also trash the fundamental right of Australians having freedom of association. This can never be allowed to happen.
At a time when less than 10% of the private sector workforce is a member of a union, this is clearly a case of the unions pressuring the Albanese Government to legislate their relevance.
The Albanese Government must put the needs of Australians before the wants of out of touch union leaders by ruling out these outrageous demands immediately.
Unfortunately Labor has demonstrated time and again, they will put the wishes of their union donors ahead of all else.
ENDS
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