Northy

Union Organiser @theamwu
| Carn the🍐@PAFC |
Occasionally write on Aus history & politics.

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

"The business of unemployment is booming".

Read it hot off the press before i get forced in work-for-the-dole 👷👍

@JeremyPoxon @AusUnemployment @jacobinmag @NoLuckLopez

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Unemployment has become a billion-dollar industry where private firms are turning massive profits for placing precarious workers in bullshit jobs. https://t.co/wWc1jMdHNc

[Tom Studans @maximumwelfare]

Always remember in following this - it's not just Robodebt on trial here. It's a whole logic of deliberately targeting welfare recipients with automation, from Jobactive/Workforce Australia to ParentsNext, et al. It is 'the digital workhouse'. #RobodebtRC

https://t.co/hCD5OemGXL

[Port Adelaide FC @PAFC]

Volume all the way up for this one 🔊

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

@JonPiccini , if there's anyone else you know who'd be interested, please feel free to pass on my details comrade.

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

*Last call out* for people interested in a BRISBANE Capital Reading Group (starting 27th Sept):

It's a close reading, page-by-page. 12 sessions in total. Fortnightly meetings on Tuesdays.
DM if you're interested. 🌟

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

@OwenHsieh3 Face-to-face :)

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

@DaltySog @JonPiccini DM me :)

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

*Capital Vol 1 Reading Group* - BRISBANE
Me & few unionists are getting a list of people interested in a weekly Capital reading group on Tuesday nights in the CBD.

If you're interested, DM me :)

[Alison Pennington @ak_pennington]

We can find answers in history. In 1930s, violent far-right orgs were cultivated by conservatives & big biz to divert public anger away from depression crisis, toward “fiscally reckless” Labor govts. Like today, Murdoch media played key role. @AlexPNorth >>https://t.co/l4apUIJA9a

[Dario Mujkic @DarioMujkic]

Crown Melb Royal Commission report due tomorrow. It’s critical workers don’t pay the price for the wrongdoing of others. 10,000 casino workers at Crown Melb, many @UnitedWorkersOz members. Their jobs, wages and conditions must not be at risk because of the Crown licence crisis.

[Alison Pennington @ak_pennington]

@KosSamaras A great piece @AlexPNorth on Aus history of fascism. Vic Citizens League had 80k members in 1931. Far-right helped divert public opinion from depression crisis “pinning blame on ‘fiscally reckless’ Labor governments.” Murdoch actively promoted recruitment! https://t.co/l4apUIJA9a

[Port Adelaide FC @PAFC]

FT | Prelim bound 💪

#weareportadelaide

[Port Adelaide FC @PAFC]

Locked in for Friday night at Adelaide Oval 🔒

📰: https://t.co/Xq8yjUfTP3

#weareportadelaide

[Port Adelaide FC @PAFC]

Some players walk a long road to make it to the AFL. But very few can tell a tale like 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐈𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐈𝐑 🇸🇸

Watch Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs live on @7AFL tonight 📺

#FridayFocus #weareportadelaide

[Port Adelaide FC @PAFC]

Showdown wins with the fellas 😎

#weareportadelaide

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

Nothings changed for unemployed workers. A single mother from our sub "For a while I didn't have shoes for so long my feet would bleed when I would walk..I had an accident & my teeth broken I can't afford the dentist so they are rotting away badly..I feel embarrassed to smile"4/4

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

I'll never forget Liberal Senator Hughes' comment at the Newstart Senate Inquiry at Elizabeth, SA. The Port Adelaide Major was giving evidence of children of unemployed parents coming into school without breakfast because newstart was too low & cost of living was too high (1/3)

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

Myself, @simonecasey, & @TraceySmallwoo5 gave evidence on behalf of @AusUnemployment. I remember all the attempted "got-ya" questions that were sent our way -see https://t.co/lZ8CNxBqso. Despite the fact we had put together a detailed submission -sub https://t.co/GvsBjKvFQd (3/4)

[Northy @AlexPNorth]

@GeneSaraci @JeremyPoxon That was iconic, @GeneSaraci !