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Crush the QLD Government’s Attacks On Public Sector Workers!

LET’S NOT GET DIVERTED INTO CAMPAIGNING FOR AN ALP/GREENS GOVERNMENT!

THE ONLY THING THAT CAN SAVE JOBS IS ALL OUT STRIKE ACTION!

An unlucky participant at the September 12 rally in Brisbane - one of thousands being laid off from the public sector in an austerity drive resembling those occurring across Europe.
An unlucky participant at the September 12 rally in Brisbane – one of thousands being laid off from the public sector in an austerity drive resembling those occurring across Europe.

Queensland is in shock. Far from being a death by a thousand cuts, the unprecedented slashing of the public sector in Queensland enacted by the recently elected Liberal National Party (LNP) government headed by Premier Campbell Newman almost amounts to instant decapitation. For a long time a job in the public service meant greater job security than in the private sector. This has been demolished as the Liberal National Party moves to make the public service operate along lines identical to the private sector ie “perform” or you are out. Legislation has been passed by the LNP which overrides job security provisions in collective agreements. Continue reading Crush the QLD Government’s Attacks On Public Sector Workers! →