Will the Greens cave into the Libs demands to reduce Penalty Rates in order  to form a Lib/Green Conalition?

That is the real question

They have form in rolling over in recent times with their new pragmatic leader

O’Connor, Shorten at odds

Shadow Employment Minister Brendan O’Connor appears to be at odds with Bill Shorten on weekend penalty rates, as the Greens campaign on the issue in Anthony Albanese’s inner-west Sydney seat of Grayndler today.

Mr O’Connor repeatedly refused to guarantee Labor would accept a Fair Work Commission decision which would call for the rates to be dumped in an interview with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell this morning.

This came despite Bill Shorten last month telling Mitchell he would accept the FWA decision.

Labor’s election advertising promises to keep weekend penalty rates.

During an excruciatingly circular ten minute interview, Mr O’Connor repeatedly said Labor supported penalty rates and supported the independence of FWA, but would not directly answer Mitchell’s questions about what Labor would do if the umpire recommended scrapping the rates.

“The Fair Work Commission has not decided on this matter. Labor is the party of penalty rates. Let’s wait for the independent umpire to make the decision. I have great confidence in the ability of the Fair Work Commission to make decisions that have consequences for working people,” Mr O’Connor said.

“We believe at this point the best option is to make clear, if elected, that we would intervene to make submissions to support workers getting penalty rates.”

He did guarantee Labor would not legislate to keep penalty rates, as the Greens say the will.

“If you want to legislate the way the Greens are proposing, then you open the door for the Liberals to have the mechanism to abolish penalty rates,” Mr O’Connor said.

After his interview failed to elicit a straight answer from O’Connor on whether he agreed with Shorten on accepting FWA’s decision, a frustrated Mitchell asked listeners, “Are we that stupid? Do we look that stupid?”

Greens MP Adam Bandt is today campaigning on penalty rates in Grayndler, with the Greens candidate for the seat Jim Casey.

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