O’FARRELL’s RAZOR GANG
The O’Farrell Government’s lack of concern about a shrinking labour market speaks volumes about the NSW state government’s attitude towards working people. They’re in the process of hacking into injured worker entitlements as well as slashing services (Nobody’s safe: Firefighters forced to fight another O’Farrell’ fire)- and here’s Andrew Stoner once again falsely claiming that changes to WorkCover have saved an estimated 12,600 jobs in NSW (pure and unsupported speculation).
It’s not about creating or saving jobs, it’s all about protecting the profits and costs for business and government by cutting labour related costs – this government is as ruthless as it gets. In short, they’re driven by a short-sighted ‘cutting’ not ‘creating’ mentality, which means no worker is safe.
NSW rebuffs union call for jobs summit
UNIONS have written to NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell asking him to chair a jobs summit aimed at tackling rising unemployment, but the state government has rejected the idea.
With the NSW unemployment rate at 5.1 per cent, Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon says there is evidence that the manufacturing, construction and financial sectors are losing workers on a weekly basis.
“Action is needed and Unions NSW is therefore asking that the government convene a jobs roundtable, chaired by you, as a first step to addressing this problem,” Mr Lennon said in the open letter to Mr O’Farrell.
He proposed that employers, government representatives, academics and unions be included on the roundtable, which would explore the issues of rising unemployment, potential growth industries, skills training and research ideas.
“The roundtable would, we believe, go a long way in boosting confidence in the state’s ability to provide long-term employment opportunities,” Mr Lennon said.
“I encourage you to support the concept.”
But Acting Premier Andrew Stoner declined to support the jobs summit idea, arguing 26,000 jobs had been created in NSW since the coalition came to power in March 2011.
He also pointed to Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force data that shows NSW has the nation’s second lowest jobless rate.
Mr Stoner also hit back at Unions NSW for opposing government moves to rein in WorkCover’s $4.1 billion deficit.
“It should be noted that Mark Lennon opposed our changes to WorkCover, which have saved an estimated 12,600 jobs in NSW,” he said in a statement.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/breaking-news/nsw-rebuffs-union-call-for-jobs-summit/story-e6freuz0-1226441397800
Can these Knob Jockeys get their hands off it?
Saved 12,600 jobs ? Bet you they weren’t injured workers jobs.
The 12,600 could only be insurer jobs. Brack must have supplied the figures to these morons.
The probability of these 4 Morons spontaneously combusting isn’t in our control but ensuring these TURDS are not re-elected is up to us the Voters.
The Liberal party has been taking its philosophical inspiration from the Tea Party in the USA and if you know about them then you would be rightly terrified. Workers Comp was one of the first targets but it wont stop there as we have seen (QLD is really getting hit). I have also heard that the O Farrell government wants to take away leave loading from workers (say goodbye to Xmas presents). Unemployment has grown under these right wing premiers because they believe in ‘austerity measures’, you know those economic programs that have worked so well in Greece, Spain and Ireland (in fact they have never worked). Abbott has also stated today that he will be doing exactly the same as Newman when he gets in. So we are the first collateral damage from the corrupt and idiotic ideology of these fanatics who will destroy any welfare programs and make our lives a misery. And as far as Andrew Stoner is concerned, I have only 2 words to say about him – SOLAR PANELS !!!! The creep ran out of parliament and ordered them as he knew the NSW bonus was going to go down, its called insider trading
Qld premier Campbell Newman is also going on a mad rampage cutting thousands of jobs and selling off Govt owned caravan parks,and throwing people who have little or no money out on the streets. I am so pissed off with the liberal govt in this country.
There must be more wealthy bastards in this country than poor people.Because thats the only way these thieves and crooks got in .The wealthy Dont care about these changes they have plenty of money but the poor battlers that honestly work for a living get screwed over once again .I would love for one of these crooks to slip on a banana peel and break there back and then they would truly understand what its like to be in pain every day.
We need to hurt these bastards any way we can, lets give them a fight and make them realize we are not going to accept these bullshit laws.