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REFERENDUM ON WORKCHOICES:
AUSTRALIANS SAY ‘BRING BACK FAIRNESS’
The Transport Workers’ Union Congratulates Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and the Australian Labor Party, on their win at the polls.
National & NSW Secretary Tony Sheldon: “This is a win for working families across Australia. Australians have spoken: they want to restore their fair rates and fair conditions at work.
“Working Australian families have been suffering under the harshest industrial relations system our country has ever seen in recent years: this election has proven that unionism is well and truly alive.
“The TWU would like to see WorkChoices binned as soon as possible, and will work with Kevin Rudd & Julia Gillard to make sure the transition is smooth.
“We will continue to engage clients and employers in the transport industry on how to deliver fair, safe and sustainable rates of pay and conditions, as well as fair competition.
“We will be calling on the Rudd Labor Government to support our initiatives to make the transport industry safer, and to bring back fairness to the Australian workplace,” said Mr Sheldon.
Media Contact: Zoe Arnold 9912 0732/0408 463 199
26 November 2007
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