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COMMUNITY SAYS NO TO UNFAIR WORK LAWS
8 December 2006
A 30,000 strong crowd of workers, families and concerned citizens delivered the federal government an emphatic NO in regard to its unfair new work laws. Just over 1,000 more gathered in 17 venues across country South Australia. SA Unions Secretary, Janet Giles says it is clear that people are hurting under the new laws and want to get rid of them.
"And they're getting the message that the only way to get rid of the laws is to get rid of the Howard government" Ms Giles says.
"Today represents the start of the next phase of our campaign to restore fairness and balance for workers and their families. For the next 12 months or so to the federal election, we'll be running a strategic campaign to unseat Coalition MP's."
"We'll have a special focus on the three crucial South Australian marginal seats that will be pivotal in the upcoming poll. Indications are if we can topple the Liberals in those seats, we can topple the government."
In Kingston, this equals a mere 60 votes. That's just 60 people we need to convince to vote against Howard's bad laws.
"With the pain of these laws beginning to be left across the community, we think this vote swing is achievable", Ms Giles says.
The ACTU and SA Unions have unveiled a new slogan featured in bumper stickers handed out to the crowd. Building on the theme "Your Rights at Work - worth fighting for" the new slogan reads "Your Rights at Work - worth fighting and voting for".
"The message is unmistakable - that Australians can get rid of the unfair federal work laws by getting rid of John Howard", Ms Giles says.
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