Re: Patricks Train

Bob (gioia@fastlink.com.au)
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 00:38:30 +1000

Garry R. Ford wrote:

> What a wanker you are Rod.
>
> Grow up. The MUA's predecessor was on strike during WWII refusing to
> load ships. Only when Russia was attacxked did they go back to work!
>
> That's the same union and more today who are still holding Australia
> to ransom. No one's against unions, just unpatriotic officers that use
> their union power to blackmail all decent Australians who want to make
> something of themselves.
>
> Why should waterside workers consider themselves better than everyone
> else and not do a fair days work for a fair days pay, make everyone
> else pay extra for imports and earn less for exports, be held hostage
> by a few hundred workers who are only interested in their selfish
> interests and not the good of all Australians.
>
> If what you said is true the ACTU would have called a general strike
> and not just given lip service to the dispute. It'd he a brave
> President who would have said piss-off to the MUA - you must appear to
> be giving some support even when you know the MUA is harming every
> other unionist in Australia by its refusal to enter meaningful
> negotiations.
>
> Even the ALP knows there a problem an tired to fix up the productivity
> problem with a $420 million "bribe" all to no avail.
>
> Cheers
>
> Garry

Without wanting to get political it would seem to me that Garry is what
you would call a "Liberal Lover"! Is it my imagination or does he always
come out in support of anything associated with the Liberals wether it be
good or bad ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Bob