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Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:32pm
 
Unions target support for workers' rights in key marginal seats   Smiley



Sydney Morning Herald
22 April 2018



Voters in 11 marginal seats around the country strongly support increasing the minimum wage and restoring penalty rates, new union-sponsored research shows.   Smiley

The ACTU will use the data to equip an army of workers and volunteers who will fan out across the country – including in three key NSW seats in greater Sydney, the central and south coasts – to campaign on employment issues including job security, pay rates, holiday and sick leave.

New ReachTEL polling of more than 800 voters in each of the 11 seats in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia on March 5 showed strong support from voters for better pay and conditions.


In the Sydney seat of Banks, which includes Bankstown, Hurstville and Kogarah, 85.6 per cent of the 879 voters polled supported stronger laws ensuring women received equal pay and 84.3 per cent supported paid domestic violence leave.

David Coleman, who holds the seat on a 2.8 per cent margin, is the first Liberal MP to take the seat from the Labor Party, which had held it from 1949 until 2016.

In the Central Coast seat of Robertson, which includes Gosford, 82.8 per cent of 820 residents polled said they supported a substantial increase in the minimum wage and 82.4 per cent said they supported more rights for workers and better job security. Liberal MP Lucy Wicks holds the seat on a margin of 3.1 per cent.

ACTU secretary Sally McManus said her organisation has been building an army as part of its campaign to change industrial relations laws at the next election.

“Over the next two weeks we will be hitting the streets and letting every single person in the country know that working people will change the rules  so we can have more secure jobs, fair pay and enforceable rights at work," she said.   Smiley

“The working people of Australia are taking this campaign to the next election and beyond, and we are prepared to fight hard, fight smart and change the rules.”

A spokesman for Workplace Minister Craig Laundy said he is meeting major employer groups and the ACTU to develop “sensible reform that will not cost workers their jobs or destroy small business”. He said the government would back business to create more employment and this had already delivered a record 415,000 jobs in 2017.

“By contrast, the ACTU and Bill Shorten would put all of this at risk by introducing a package of reckless policies that would risk local jobs and destroy local small business – you cannot look at their policies in isolation,” Mr Laundy said.

“The government will continue to proactively pursue workplace relations reform where it makes sense.”

The federal government would not support union calls or a return to 1970s-style industry-wide bargaining, abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission or re-establishment of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal which would render family businesses uncompetitive.

Of  894 residents polled in Gilmore, which stretches along the NSW South Coast from Kiama to Moruya, 81.4 per cent said they approved of a substantial increase to the national minimum wage.

Former teacher Liberal MP Anne Sudmalis holds the seat by a margin of 3.8 per cent. Of the voters polled in the seat, 74.9 per cent said they approved of giving workers more rights and protections to improve job security.

Asked to choose between two statements, 54.1 per cent said workers needed more rights at work for less casualisation and better pay rises. The remaining 45.9 per cent said employers needed more flexibility to create jobs and give pay rises.

Asked if getting paid sick leave and holidays was a top issue in the context of 40 per cent of Australians not having those entitlements, 44 per cent of those polled said it was. Another 38.7 per cent said it was important but not a top issue.

On the subject of restoring penalty rates, 66.7 per cent were in support and 24.1 per cent disapproved. A little over 9 per cent said they didn't know.   Smiley

In the north Brisbane seat of Petrie, held by just 0.5 per cent by Luke Howarth, 35.7 per cent of the 835 residents polled said they thought the biggest cause of job insecurity was related to too many workers on temporary work visas replacing local workers. Just more than a quarter blamed the reliance of employers on casual workers and 23.6 per cent said it was too expensive for employers to create secure jobs in Australia.

More than a third of 823 voters polled in the central Perth seat of Swan held by Liberal MP Steven Irons on a margin of 7.3 per cent identified the temporary visa system as the biggest cause of job insecurity. More than two-thirds supported the use of government procurement to generate more local jobs.
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Reply #1 - Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:37pm
 

"More than a third of 823 voters polled in the central Perth seat of Swan held by Liberal MP Steven Irons on a margin of 7.3 per cent identified the temporary visa system as the biggest cause of job insecurity. More than two-thirds supported the use of government procurement to generate more local jobs."

My seat.

Kim Beazley's daughter will be running against Mr Irons at the next election.

Steve's a decent guy, but I hope Hannah wins the seat (her Dad's old seat) back for Labor.
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Reply #2 - Apr 23rd, 2018 at 4:14pm
 
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Nothing new here. Wink
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Reply #3 - Apr 23rd, 2018 at 4:21pm
 
lee wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 4:14pm:
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Nothing new here. Wink


Exactly.

I'd be worried if they weren't targeting marginal seats.

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Reply #4 - Apr 23rd, 2018 at 9:22pm
 
It is not much use increasing the wages if the people just lose their jobs as a result which is exactly what would happen.

That would be OK with a Labor Greeny "Govt" because they like to get people onto Welfare because once people get used to Welfare, like the Lefties, they will then vote for the Socialist union controlled labor Party.
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Reply #5 - Apr 23rd, 2018 at 9:49pm
 
Ah yes, again coalition supporters wanting workers to have lower pay.  There's a few extra votes for the other side.
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Reply #6 - Apr 30th, 2018 at 6:58pm
 
whiteknight wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:32pm:
Unions target support for workers' rights in key marginal seats   Smiley



Sydney Morning Herald
22 April 2018



Voters in 11 marginal seats around the country strongly support increasing the minimum wage and restoring penalty rates, new union-sponsored research shows.   Smiley

The ACTU will use the data to equip an army of workers and volunteers who will fan out across the country – including in three key NSW seats in greater Sydney, the central and south coasts – to campaign on employment issues including job security, pay rates, holiday and sick leave.

New ReachTEL polling of more than 800 voters in each of the 11 seats in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia on March 5 showed strong support from voters for better pay and conditions.




Might make up for the seats they are going to lose in central and northern QLD, after puddle duck shorten and the CFMU have gone out of their way to destroy jobs up our way so they could pick up a couple of inner city seats.

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Reply #7 - Apr 30th, 2018 at 7:08pm
 
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:37pm:
"More than a third of 823 voters polled in the central Perth seat of Swan held by Liberal MP Steven Irons on a margin of 7.3 per cent identified the temporary visa system as the biggest cause of job insecurity. More than two-thirds supported the use of government procurement to generate more local jobs."

My seat.

Kim Beazley's daughter will be running against Mr Irons at the next election.

Steve's a decent guy, but I hope Hannah wins the seat (her Dad's old seat) back for Labor.


Voters in that seat must be idiots.

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Farm labour shortage: Action signalled on ag visas


MOVES are afoot within the Federal Government to introduce an agricultural visa scheme, as farmers continue to plead for help to fix their labour shortage woes.

Last week, acting Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack revealed Agriculture Minister David Littleproud was working on an agricultural visa program, alongside Nationals colleagues and regional Liberals.

It is understood any action to address the labour shortage is aimed to be in place in time for the next picking season.
Lobby groups including the National Farmers’ Federation, Victorian Farmers Federation and Voice of Horticulture have been calling for an agriculture-specific visa to address industry’s estimated 100,000 shortfall in workers.


The shortage is an issue for all sectors, from horticulture to grains, dairy and livestock.

Mr McCormack, speaking at the National Press Club last week, said the issue needed to be addressed but the challenge was convincing “our city political friends” that foreign workers were needed.

“While we have these shortfalls in employment, fruit doesn’t get picked, the sheep don’t get shorn, there are things that aren’t happening that should be happening,” Mr McCormack said.
The Nationals leader conceded the Government’s changes to the 457 skilled visa last year — including removing some occupations from the skills list — had put “some pressure on some industries ... particularly in rural and regional Australia”.

https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/politics/farm-labour-shortage-action-sign...

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Reply #8 - Apr 30th, 2018 at 7:50pm
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 7:08pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:37pm:
"More than a third of 823 voters polled in the central Perth seat of Swan held by Liberal MP Steven Irons on a margin of 7.3 per cent identified the temporary visa system as the biggest cause of job insecurity. More than two-thirds supported the use of government procurement to generate more local jobs."

My seat.

Kim Beazley's daughter will be running against Mr Irons at the next election.

Steve's a decent guy, but I hope Hannah wins the seat (her Dad's old seat) back for Labor.


Voters in that seat must be idiots.

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Farm labour shortage: Action signalled on ag visas


MOVES are afoot within the Federal Government to introduce an agricultural visa scheme, as farmers continue to plead for help to fix their labour shortage woes.

Last week, acting Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack revealed Agriculture Minister David Littleproud was working on an agricultural visa program, alongside Nationals colleagues and regional Liberals.

It is understood any action to address the labour shortage is aimed to be in place in time for the next picking season.
Lobby groups including the National Farmers’ Federation, Victorian Farmers Federation and Voice of Horticulture have been calling for an agriculture-specific visa to address industry’s estimated 100,000 shortfall in workers.


The shortage is an issue for all sectors, from horticulture to grains, dairy and livestock.

Mr McCormack, speaking at the National Press Club last week, said the issue needed to be addressed but the challenge was convincing “our city political friends” that foreign workers were needed.

“While we have these shortfalls in employment, fruit doesn’t get picked, the sheep don’t get shorn, there are things that aren’t happening that should be happening,” Mr McCormack said.
The Nationals leader conceded the Government’s changes to the 457 skilled visa last year — including removing some occupations from the skills list — had put “some pressure on some industries ... particularly in rural and regional Australia”.

https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/politics/farm-labour-shortage-action-sign...



They keep voting in the Liberal candidate, so you might be right.

(Apologies to Steve, who is really quite a nice guy)
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Reply #9 - Apr 30th, 2018 at 9:20pm
 
Baronvonrort wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 7:08pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:37pm:
"More than a third of 823 voters polled in the central Perth seat of Swan held by Liberal MP Steven Irons on a margin of 7.3 per cent identified the temporary visa system as the biggest cause of job insecurity. More than two-thirds supported the use of government procurement to generate more local jobs."

My seat.

Kim Beazley's daughter will be running against Mr Irons at the next election.

Steve's a decent guy, but I hope Hannah wins the seat (her Dad's old seat) back for Labor.


Voters in that seat must be idiots.

Quote:
Farm labour shortage: Action signalled on ag visas


MOVES are afoot within the Federal Government to introduce an agricultural visa scheme, as farmers continue to plead for help to fix their labour shortage woes.

Last week, acting Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack revealed Agriculture Minister David Littleproud was working on an agricultural visa program, alongside Nationals colleagues and regional Liberals.

It is understood any action to address the labour shortage is aimed to be in place in time for the next picking season.
Lobby groups including the National Farmers’ Federation, Victorian Farmers Federation and Voice of Horticulture have been calling for an agriculture-specific visa to address industry’s estimated 100,000 shortfall in workers.


The shortage is an issue for all sectors, from horticulture to grains, dairy and livestock.

Mr McCormack, speaking at the National Press Club last week, said the issue needed to be addressed but the challenge was convincing “our city political friends” that foreign workers were needed.

“While we have these shortfalls in employment, fruit doesn’t get picked, the sheep don’t get shorn, there are things that aren’t happening that should be happening,” Mr McCormack said.
The Nationals leader conceded the Government’s changes to the 457 skilled visa last year — including removing some occupations from the skills list — had put “some pressure on some industries ... particularly in rural and regional Australia”.

https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/politics/farm-labour-shortage-action-sign...


Any regional labour shortage that exists is caused by an enormous red tape burden and manifestly excessive penalties imposed on unemployed Australian workers that make it infeasible for unemployed Australian workers to relocate to regional areas to look for work. To improve the supply of rural labour this red tape must be repealed so as to improve the mobility of Australian labour. It is blatantly ridiculous that the red tape makes it harder for an Australian worker to relocate 150 kilometres than a backpacker from Europe.

Repealing Section 634 of the Social Security Act 1991 is strongly indicated.
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Reply #10 - Apr 30th, 2018 at 10:25pm
 
BigOl64 wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 6:58pm:
whiteknight wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:32pm:
Unions target support for workers' rights in key marginal seats   Smiley



Sydney Morning Herald
22 April 2018



Voters in 11 marginal seats around the country strongly support increasing the minimum wage and restoring penalty rates, new union-sponsored research shows.   Smiley

The ACTU will use the data to equip an army of workers and volunteers who will fan out across the country – including in three key NSW seats in greater Sydney, the central and south coasts – to campaign on employment issues including job security, pay rates, holiday and sick leave.

New ReachTEL polling of more than 800 voters in each of the 11 seats in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia on March 5 showed strong support from voters for better pay and conditions.




Might make up for the seats they are going to lose in central and northern QLD, after puddle duck shorten and the CFMU have gone out of their way to destroy jobs up our way so they could pick up a couple of inner city seats.

Lol ... do you seriously think Labor's got that many seats to lose in the redneck wastelands? Do you seriously believe that buggering up the Reef isn't going to have any effect on jobs?

Even if by some miracle the LNP managed to gain a few seats in Queensland, the Coalition would still lose enough seats in the rest of the country to lose government.

The Coalition have a one-seat majority that will be wiped out even before the election begins by redistributions and the Coalition could easily lose 12 to 15 seats in the rest of the country. Labor don't even need seats in Queensland to put the sword to this awful government.
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Reply #11 - Apr 30th, 2018 at 10:43pm
 
Bam wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 10:25pm:
BigOl64 wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 6:58pm:
whiteknight wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:32pm:
Unions target support for workers' rights in key marginal seats   Smiley



Sydney Morning Herald
22 April 2018



Voters in 11 marginal seats around the country strongly support increasing the minimum wage and restoring penalty rates, new union-sponsored research shows.   Smiley

The ACTU will use the data to equip an army of workers and volunteers who will fan out across the country – including in three key NSW seats in greater Sydney, the central and south coasts – to campaign on employment issues including job security, pay rates, holiday and sick leave.

New ReachTEL polling of more than 800 voters in each of the 11 seats in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia on March 5 showed strong support from voters for better pay and conditions.




Might make up for the seats they are going to lose in central and northern QLD, after puddle duck shorten and the CFMU have gone out of their way to destroy jobs up our way so they could pick up a couple of inner city seats.

Lol ... do you seriously think Labor's got that many seats to lose in the redneck wastelands? Do you seriously believe that buggering up the Reef isn't going to have any effect on jobs?

Even if by some miracle the LNP managed to gain a few seats in Queensland, the Coalition would still lose enough seats in the rest of the country to lose government.

The Coalition have a one-seat majority that will be wiped out even before the election begins by redistributions and the Coalition could easily lose 12 to 15 seats in the rest of the country. Labor don't even need seats in Queensland to put the sword to this awful government.



Do you know something the QLD Environmental Department doesn't? You should present your evidence, they would love to here form you. Because their scientists seem to think otherwise.

Do you think that labor ONLY destroys jobs in Nth QLD? People are well aware that labor will sell the regions up the river for a single inner city seat.

I wouldn't start your masturbatory celebrations just yet.

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Reply #12 - May 1st, 2018 at 2:07pm
 
BigOl64 wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 10:43pm:
Bam wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 10:25pm:
BigOl64 wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 6:58pm:
whiteknight wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:32pm:
Unions target support for workers' rights in key marginal seats   Smiley



Sydney Morning Herald
22 April 2018



Voters in 11 marginal seats around the country strongly support increasing the minimum wage and restoring penalty rates, new union-sponsored research shows.   Smiley

The ACTU will use the data to equip an army of workers and volunteers who will fan out across the country – including in three key NSW seats in greater Sydney, the central and south coasts – to campaign on employment issues including job security, pay rates, holiday and sick leave.

New ReachTEL polling of more than 800 voters in each of the 11 seats in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia on March 5 showed strong support from voters for better pay and conditions.




Might make up for the seats they are going to lose in central and northern QLD, after puddle duck shorten and the CFMU have gone out of their way to destroy jobs up our way so they could pick up a couple of inner city seats.

Lol ... do you seriously think Labor's got that many seats to lose in the redneck wastelands? Do you seriously believe that buggering up the Reef isn't going to have any effect on jobs?

Even if by some miracle the LNP managed to gain a few seats in Queensland, the Coalition would still lose enough seats in the rest of the country to lose government.

The Coalition have a one-seat majority that will be wiped out even before the election begins by redistributions and the Coalition could easily lose 12 to 15 seats in the rest of the country. Labor don't even need seats in Queensland to put the sword to this awful government.



Do you know something the QLD Environmental Department doesn't? You should present your evidence, they would love to here form you. Because their scientists seem to think otherwise.

Do you think that labor ONLY destroys jobs in Nth QLD? People are well aware that labor will sell the regions up the river for a single inner city seat.

I wouldn't start your masturbatory celebrations just yet.

Just because you masturbate furiously whenever Turnbull is named on TV as "Prime Minister" doesn't mean anyone else has similar proclivities.

You're making up quite ridiculous claims that, as usual, you've never provided a skerrick of supporting evidence. Labor are not going to "sell the regions up the river for a single inner city seat". That bleating is very unconvincing.

The Liebrals, on the other hand, have form. They have shown that they are willing to kill off half a million manufacturing jobs in Australia just to sign dubious free trade agreements and will sell out Australian workers by selling out Australian jobs to foreigners on 457 visas. The Coalition have been selling out the country for years.
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Reply #13 - May 1st, 2018 at 5:58pm
 
Bam wrote on May 1st, 2018 at 2:07pm:
BigOl64 wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 10:43pm:
Bam wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 10:25pm:
BigOl64 wrote on Apr 30th, 2018 at 6:58pm:
whiteknight wrote on Apr 23rd, 2018 at 3:32pm:
Unions target support for workers' rights in key marginal seats   Smiley



Sydney Morning Herald
22 April 2018



Voters in 11 marginal seats around the country strongly support increasing the minimum wage and restoring penalty rates, new union-sponsored research shows.   Smiley

The ACTU will use the data to equip an army of workers and volunteers who will fan out across the country – including in three key NSW seats in greater Sydney, the central and south coasts – to campaign on employment issues including job security, pay rates, holiday and sick leave.

New ReachTEL polling of more than 800 voters in each of the 11 seats in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia on March 5 showed strong support from voters for better pay and conditions.




Might make up for the seats they are going to lose in central and northern QLD, after puddle duck shorten and the CFMU have gone out of their way to destroy jobs up our way so they could pick up a couple of inner city seats.

Lol ... do you seriously think Labor's got that many seats to lose in the redneck wastelands? Do you seriously believe that buggering up the Reef isn't going to have any effect on jobs?

Even if by some miracle the LNP managed to gain a few seats in Queensland, the Coalition would still lose enough seats in the rest of the country to lose government.

The Coalition have a one-seat majority that will be wiped out even before the election begins by redistributions and the Coalition could easily lose 12 to 15 seats in the rest of the country. Labor don't even need seats in Queensland to put the sword to this awful government.



Do you know something the QLD Environmental Department doesn't? You should present your evidence, they would love to here form you. Because their scientists seem to think otherwise.

Do you think that labor ONLY destroys jobs in Nth QLD? People are well aware that labor will sell the regions up the river for a single inner city seat.

I wouldn't start your masturbatory celebrations just yet.

Just because you masturbate furiously whenever Turnbull is named on TV as "Prime Minister" doesn't mean anyone else has similar proclivities.

You're making up quite ridiculous claims that, as usual, you've never provided a skerrick of supporting evidence. Labor are not going to "sell the regions up the river for a single inner city seat". That bleating is very unconvincing.

The Liebrals, on the other hand, have form. They have shown that they are willing to kill off half a million manufacturing jobs in Australia just to sign dubious free trade agreements and will sell out Australian workers by selling out Australian jobs to foreigners on 457 visas. The Coalition have been selling out the country for years.



So you're not much in favour of watching the news or following politics are you? He has already done it one to great effect, what make you sure he won't keep doing it?


Also just because I fkken despise your poster boy, doesn't mean I am much of a turnbull fan, so well there champ.  Smiley


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