tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020743766735989352.post5112910468292449437..comments2023-05-05T19:05:32.722+10:00Comments on divacultura: Union corruption inquiry - what's it really for?divaculturahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12020937614479157720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020743766735989352.post-24210186200135223252014-02-20T07:01:25.697+11:002014-02-20T07:01:25.697+11:00That's disgraceful! It intrigues me that conse...That's disgraceful! It intrigues me that conservatives everywhere gloat about the decline in union membership and power and then spent their lives limiting union power and influence. Those two ideas don't go together. I suppose we have Craig Thomson and a few others to thank for providing the atmosphere for people generally to be suspicious about the integrity of the people who are custodians of the various unions. Public sector unions are always in a special position because of the fact the employer they deal with is the government of the day. It's a shame that circumstances conspire to have one outcome - working people get screwed.divaculturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020937614479157720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020743766735989352.post-86646008523254332672014-02-19T08:24:10.109+11:002014-02-19T08:24:10.109+11:00The Queensland government has gone on the attack a...The Queensland government has gone on the attack against unions, particularly the public service union. Unions have to have a formal postal ballot of members to be allowed to spend more than $10,000 on anything political. For the public service union, where the government is the employer, pretty much any campaigning for workers meets the definition. So they can't quickly respond to anything the government does, such as legislating public servant's rights away.<br />The union set up a separate fund just before the law kicked in, after polling their members. The government is frothing, and using spending member's money without them having a say as their rationale for an investigation. <br />It's making me angry just typing this. <br />http://www.qt.com.au/news/jarrod-bleijie-orders-probe-together-union/2171987/<br />Merrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310671460059386253noreply@blogger.com