Dnarever wrote on May 19
th, 2015 at 7:14pm:
longweekend58 wrote on May 19
th, 2015 at 11:50am:
Dnarever wrote on May 18
th, 2015 at 7:55pm:
Armchair_Politician wrote on May 18
th, 2015 at 7:42pm:
Its time wrote on May 18
th, 2015 at 7:41pm:
When you give up the standard of living that the unions have given you we may take you serious .
What a load of crap. The Unions gave me nothing. I went to University, studied hard, got my qualification, a job, worked hard and saved hard for my lifestyle. The Unions can go jump if they expect a thankyou from me - I got where I am today all by myself.
People were doing that when they had to work 60 hours a week and had 1 weeks leave, didn't get paid when sick and didn't get reasonable pay rates or increases at a time where the workplace was a dangerous place to work.
circa 1850
dope
8 Hours ACT. NSW In 1916 work hours were reduced to 48 hours per week in some industries.
1941 Metal Trades award results in one week of annual leave becoming standard.
1973 Four weeks annual leave for public servant union members granted by the
Federal Labor government.
1900
Truck Act 1900 required the payment of wages in money, and prohibited employers from influencing how employees spent wages.
1907
Basic wage set for male employees only.
1916
Eight Hours Act 1916 created a standard 48 hour working week
1944
Annual Holidays Act 1944 introduced a standard entitlement to 2 weeks holiday leave
1955
Long Service Leave Act 1955 introduced a standard entitlement to 13 weeks long service leave after 20 years of service.
1982
Employment Protection Act 1982 created minimum redundancy entitlements for NSW workers under awards.
1983
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983. New occupational health and safety (OH&S)
But... but.. but... didn't all those things come from the goodness of bossie's heart?
And every time a non-Union scab gets a mandated pay rise, whether it be salary or wages - guess who goes in to bat for the workers including them?
Not the bosses... not their employer if it's government... THE UNIONS.
They put in the work to present figures and a case for a rise, and have to argue it agaisnt the always much lower figures put forward by ALL employers, private or government, so when your average school teacher, public servant, police officer, ditch digger, accountant etc cops a salary increase in line with the national benchmark - THE UNIONS DID THE SPADE WORK FOR IT.
What a narrow-minded and shall I say it - selfish and stupid bunch many of you make up.
You reckon you're so good? Go out and negotiate without that safety net.
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