MESSAGE TO LABOR'S MARGINAL SEAT MP'S: PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS VOTE!

16 February 2011

Unionists will today target the Government's most marginal Member of Parliament as part of their ongoing campaign against the Rann government's budget of a thousand cuts.

SA Unions Secretary, Janet Giles says unionists will today rally outside the office of the Member for Blight, Chloe Fox.

Ms Fox is on a margin of 0.4% - just 167 votes will be needed to change at the next State election for her to lose her seat.

"One union alone - the Australian Education Union - has more than 350 members in her electorate.

"The Rann Government has attacked the support, working conditions and leave entitlements of South Australian workers - and we won't stop protesting until those decisions are reversed."

"We want local members like Ms Fox to understand very clearly that working South Australians are angry with the decisions and direction of this government."

"And we will continue to put pressure on members of this government until they use their weight of numbers in Caucus to force a reversal of these outrageous budget decisions and restore fairness to injured workers."

Ms Giles says Ms Fox has proven herself to be no friend of working people - especially injured South Australians.

"We know that she has voted to reduce the rights of injured workers, and has been publicly proud of that fact".

"It's time she started listening to her community - or she'll face the music at the next State election".

A Rally will be held outside of Chloe Fox's office, 7 Sturt Road, Brighton, 11 am on 16 February.