2/2 “our government and many of our employers are making choices … shareholders over workers… tax cuts over job guarantees. These are real and conscious choices they will leave scars.”Government & employer choices have massive consequences #VOConference2020@unionsaustralia
1/2 400,000 fewer Australians have work now. That at the start of the pandemic… a job is more than a paycheck. It's a meaning, it's an identity as the foundation stone upon which families and communities have built…#VOConference2020
“If the age care system had been well staffed with workers in secure meaningful jobs, Much of the tragedy that unfolded in Victoria, could have been prevented” — precarious employment is harmful for society’s wellbeing #VOConference2020#ausunions
“Australia is facing generations of social harm if we don't invest now in good secure jobs and economic reconstruction. We need to put people at the very heart of this…” #VOConference2020@unionsaustralia — here here!!!
“Public money for the public good …if you don't look after people, people can look after the economy.” #VOConference2020@unionsaustralia — so very true!
The market is up because it is celebrating @JoeBiden is now president-elect and @KamalaHarris is now Vice President-elect. Along with @realDonaldTrump getting the boot 🥾. Nothing to do with @realDonaldTrump doing anything substantial at all. #USA 🇺🇸