This story essentially says in some businesses up to ½ the staff are off for HEALTH & SAFETY REASONS, the gov is saying they'll REMOVE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS & the peak union body says PLS GIVE SMALL BUSINESSES free tests.
Not only is that *not* who your constituency is supposed to be @unionsaustralia, but the lowering of ambitions is astounding. Just a few days ago weren't you on the 'free RATs for ALL' bandwagon?

Grow a fucking spine and fight for something meaningful 👇
@unionsaustralia Oh and I dunno maybe make your 2nd priority (1st being getting back 2020 changes to social security that meant people could access it quickly and have an adequate payment) could be MAKE A REAL FUCKING RUCKUS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE PM WANTS TO REMOVE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
@unionsaustralia This is just another example of the jobkeeperification of union bosses' thinking.

Not only are they fetishising ppl in paid work by failing to fight for something UNIVERSAL that will protect EVERYONE but they're saying the meagre crap they're asking for should go to BUSINESSES

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7 Jan
Let's break down how absurd this is.

Jeremy currently lives in a very small town near the border of 2 "employment regions" – arbitrary boundaries made by the gov.

He's just inside the Bendigo ER, moving to Ballarat ER. From a town of ~4k ppl to a city of more than 100,000.
The reason this will have been flagged in the system is because the Bendigo and Ballarat *employment regions* – meaningless boundaries – have different unemployment rates.

Bendigo ER has an unemployment rate of 4.3% and 7500 people in jobactive. Ballarat is 4% and 6800. ImageImage
Bendigo ER working age pop is 102k ppl. Ballarat: 104k.

These places. Are basically. The same.

He's moving from a town of 4k ppl, so what difference does it make to his prospects whether he moves an hr in one direction or an hr in the other?

None. They just want to punish him. ImageImage
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7 Jan
To be extremely clear: the gov restricts freedom of movement for ppl on JS

1 of the many problems w the MOs bill they tried & failed to force through: the dept couldn't answer my q about how new 'incentives' to relocate interact w rules that *prevent* ppl choosing where to live.
There are obviously many problems with rules that punish people for moving.

First and foremost: it is a human rights violation.

2nd: People are prevented from moving somewhere where it might be easier to survive on the JS pittance.

3rd: It traps people in unsafe situations.
4th: There are many reasons poor ppl go to the GREAT EXPENSE of moving. Such as accessing healthcare or being closer to family/other supports that help them survive on JobSeeker.

5th: Long-term unemployed ppl are actively prevented from gaining skills by perverse MO requirements
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18 May 21
I had so many things to say and there was never going to be enough time to cover all my thoughts and feelings about #Budget2021.

I’ll be doing a thread here shortly with everything I didn’t get to get to at the @ACOSS budget event.
There was only one way to feel about the bullshit we heard from @MichaelSukkarMP + @JEChalmers: despairing. They’re detached from reality.

We can’t trust the gov to care for vulnerable people + the Labor party has given us no hope that they will either. They are NOT on our side.
This IS an austerity budget. Constantly repeating the gov’s line that they’re spending big + that they’ve “increased” payments is gaslighting every poor + vulnerable person in this country. It’s a lie.

Ppl on JobSeeker are $15 FURTHER BELOW the poverty line than before COVID.
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12 May 21
ok I’m fiiinally sitting down to read the budget papers the whole way through Image
Please reward my efforts by coming to our NON-BORING budget reply reply tomorrow night

Fuck #TheirBudget, it’s our lives that matter

RSVP here (everything is free unless you want to pay): eventbrite.com.au/e/forum-their-…
Ok so we know the “commercial in confidence” argument is the bullshit excuse they use to hide how much money they’re burning on #CashlessDebitCard “trials”, but how, HOW, can they pretend AAT cases are CIC? Somebody help me out here. #BTPM #Budget2021 @aimnau Image
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7 Feb 21
Great to wake up to another bullshit #cropaganda story from @abcnews @ABCRural @JessSchremmer today! 🥰

Let's mark their work + see how they fared against the @AusUnemployment reporter's guide we prepared last yr to remind journos how to do their job.

auwu.substack.com/p/auwu-calls-o…
Look, almost everything you need is right there on p1 @JessSchremmer!

Are the ppl complaining in positions of power, do they want something? ✅

Will they get what they want by creating the false impression that unemployed ppl are lazy? ✅

Did they fail to provide evidence? ✅
Had it occurred to you to simply ask workers at some of these farms about their views on this @JessSchremmer ... or literally anyone at all who had a different view to these #cropaganda artists?
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6 Feb 21
Banner making again today w @Sylvie_E + @rachaeljacobs after an amazing turn out at the rally to defend Franklyn St public housing last week ✊🏡

Next rally is for Explorer St Eveleigh complex, 12pm next Sat!

DM me if you live in Glebe or Eveleigh + want a banner for ur house!
RSVP to the @FriendsOfErko BBQ and rally here:

facebook.com/events/explore…
Ok maybe I misspelled EVELEIGH but it’s ok to make an imperfect solidarity banner! Thankfully my comrades are fixing it 😬

If you live in Sydney and want to help us make more banners to defend Glebe and Eveleigh public housing send me a DM 🏡
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