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Re: GEs for Victoria?
- Subject: Re: GEs for Victoria?
- From: "Michael Walker" <walker@hotkey.net.au>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:53:34 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <36D22765.ABABFE1A@acay.com.au> <amRB2.1243$la2.2329@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <Ch7C2.7$D8.415140@news0.optus.net.au> <gbcC2.1868$la2.3428@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <37021155.6603765@news.ozemail.com.au>
>How come no Union Rod.? Did Kelty from the ACTU
>encourage "amalgamation".?
>
>It was a Federal LABOR government who commissioned the
>Hillmer report, which put so many railway and power
>industry Australians out of work.
>
>It was a State LABOR government which had the Lou Yang
>power station sold off before it was commissioned.
>
>But I guess Kennett and Howard will get the blame.
>
It was also the building and maritime unions in Victoria that scuttled the
Labour party's chances (slim as they were) with a walk out from the policy
launch over the weekend. About 3 days after meeting with Uncle Jeff,
ostensibly for no particular reason. Must have been mighty good tea and
scones!
Perhaps some unions don't help their own cause...or that of other unions
maybe.