Archive for April 13th, 2015
Abbott’s agenda and the war on penalty rates
Posted by John, April 13th, 2015 - under Penalty rates, Solidarity magazine, Wages.
Tags: Abbott government
Comments: 2
I am speaking on Tuesday evening at a Solidarity socialist group meeting in Canberra on the attacks on penalty rates and what is driving the Abbott government. Make no mistake. Cutting or abolishing penalty rates cuts the living standards o a large number of workers. Bosses won’t use the extra money to employ more staff. They’ll pocket it for their own benefits. The best way to stop these attacks and stop rotten bosses screwing us over is to take industrial action to protect our hard won gains of the past.