On Saturday 7th September 2013, Australians will be entering the ballot booths to elect the next Prime Minister and party. Many agencies and organizations are campaigning against or for certain causes. Everyone can make a difference, here's how....
There are three ways you can make a difference in the next 24 hours:
1. Forward the below email to those you know. It includes everything voters need to know about Tony Abbott's plan to reset the clock on our rights at work.
2. Call 5 friends, workmates or family members who haven't made up their minds yet. Many people are still deciding who to vote for, so give some people you know a call and ask them to support a local candidate who will defend our rights at work.
3. Go and Vote. With an unprecedented number of seats coming down to the wire - your own vote has never mattered more.
The Australian Unions Campaign:
Dear friend,
There's a lot at risk for us this election, but with our nation's media and the parties' campaigns focused elsewhere, it's easy to miss.
Tony Abbott has already announced important rights for workers he will eliminate or scale back if elected, such as:
1. Threatening penalty rates and award conditions;
2. Reintroducing individual contracts that cut take-home pay;
3. Swinging more power back in favour of employers;
4. Decreasing the ability of unions to represent workers; and
5. Weakening the independent umpire.
And now with a very real risk that Tony Abbott and the Liberals will have total control in the Senate - he could go even further.
Click here to find out more about each of these five points, and share our handy infographic with your family and friends too so they know Abbott can't be trusted with their rights at work.
http://www.australianunions.org.au/5reasons
This election, we have a choice: a future where we value rights at work and invest in jobs; or a future dictated by the interests of big business.
It’s clear which side of that equation Tony Abbott falls down on. The policy he has committed to this election leave us in no doubt the Coalition is caving to the demands of big business. The five points listed above are just the beginning.
The Australian Unions Team
