Issue No 78 | 17 November 2000 | |
Letters to the EditorExplaining to to the Gott - Slowly
Hello Comrades, This is a letter sent to Robert Gottliebsen, Finance Editor for The Australian concerning his article sticking up for the business line on contractors in the workforce. Here follows my response from life experience. Robert, I think has his head in a place where the sun may shine?? ************* Dear Mr Gotliebsen,
I am very happy to read how upset you are with the ALP/union arrangements concerning principal contractor and subbies.
It is a process that is long overdue by so called Labor governments and unions.
In building and construction, security, call centres, telecommunications and factory work etc etc a lot of phony hourly rates, long and odd hours, unpaid super and even in some industries eg building/construction a lot of sub contractors have not had their superannuation paid for by unscrupulous or principal contractors feigning ignorance of the Super laws in place since the mid 1980's in the building game and by statute since 1992.
Australia needs stronger unions to punish your business friends. They deserve it, all those involved in ripping off people in my local area I know who have suffered at the hands of principal contractors in all of the industries above mentioned.
So don't give your finish lets side with business line on the issue.
Go and meet some real workers some day and support an under dog for once instead of the managerial 'over dog', matey.
Mike Webb
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