>> I beg to differ. AFAIK my job is a secure as any in this current
(pre April
>> 98) climate, which is as good as we can expect. I am not part of any
Union,
>> I am employed as part of a small company, on a mutually agreed Salary
(I
>> have not an Idea where the award stands in relation to my position).
Other
>> people I know would also fail to loose their jobs after the
destruction of
>> this union. Currently the union membership rate as a percentage of
Full
>> Time employment is at an all time low (around 1 in 4 [ABS 1996]).
The
>> majority of us are surviving quite well without any union involvement
thank
>> you.
>
>Gee I must have just woke up after sleeping the past 50 years the only
reason
>anyone recieves anything close to a decent wages hasn't had anything to
do
>agreed Salary's or contracts but what the uions have faught for over
time only
>to see now with the greed of these companies these conditions fall. Now
are they
>going to start on other shift workers.
>If rail workers try they can earn a fair wage they must be fair game
what about
>our miners there again they have been hit hard also. How long before
it's our
>emergency workers in the goverments sights.
They all belong to the "I'm alright Jack" bunch. Couldn't give a shit
about anyone else, just themselves.