Keeping worker wage growth at inflation or less denies them the benefit of productivity improvement, which is a disincentive to productivity improvement. It also discourages investment that enables better productivity because holding wages down is easier!

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Eric talks with Australian Unions Secretary Sally McManus about the revival of the trade union movement on that continent on the latest @LabourStart podcast at

buzzsprout.com/2313632/147436…

#1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod

Love these guys. Buff breasted paradise kingfisher getting ready to go back to PNG

Collective bargaining is how workers get wage increases beyond the minimum and better workplaces. It collapsed under 10 years of the Coalition. Here’s what has happened since the Labor Govt’s IR laws

'ACCI and other employer groups never want minimum or award wages to rise by more than inflation and it is about time they were honest and admit they are arguing for the poorest workers in Australia to not just stay poor but become poorer.' Greg Jericho
theguardian.com/business/grogo…

Multiemployer bargaining is delivering productivity outcomes & quality discussions as companies do not need to compete on wages. This is the experience elsewhere in the world where the focus of bargaining is on skills, productivity & tech change

Air-conditioning manufacturers and The AMWU strike the first private sector multi-­employer agreement delivering 26% in pay rises over 4 years, guaranteed casual conversion after 3 months, and a joint commitment to higher skills & increased productivity. theaustralian.com.au/nation/first-m…

These champions stood up with me to argue why they and 2.9 million award & minimum wage workers need a 5% pay rise. Cleaners, childcare, fast food and community workers.

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Australian Unions Sally McManus “If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.”

Dear RBA,
Stop nailing us.

Sincerely
Everyone

We’ve created more new jobs than any first term government on record.

Our plan means more people in work, earning more and keeping more of what they earn.

All measures need to be taken to prevent genocide as made clear by the ICJ

Sally McManus Anthony Albanese HSU National United Workers Union This is fantastic news. It has been a long time coming. I used to work as a nurse in aged care, it's hard work but rewarding with clients. Wahoo 🎉❤️

Sally McManus Anthony Albanese HSU National United Workers Union And they deserve every cent. My mother is in aged care and I see how hard they work, how patient they need to be and sadly, how often understaffed they are. One of our most vital jobs in the community.

Sally McManus yeah nah maybe 🌈💙🌊 Anthony Albanese HSU National United Workers Union Many don’t realise the manual handling load and hard work Aged care workers do on a daily basis .Aged care workers do an amazing job and should be valued and recognised for their fabulous contribution to the workforce. In WA Aged care RNs are paid less than those in hospitals

Aged care workers have just won a 28.5% pay rise because of unions & Anthony Albanese funding it.
Fantastic work HSU National United Workers Union. This will be life changing not just for the workers but for those they care for now and into the future.

Today we farewell our beloved friend and valued colleague, Senator Linda White.

If you’d like to donate to my legal fees, please do. I will continue to reveal injustice and ineptitude that taxpayer dollars are funding

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All our thoughts are with the trapped miners, their families and work mates.