As part of the ANU Women in Education Week, ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy will be addressing the ‘Woman after Education’ rally at ANU tomorrow at 12.30. The rally has been organised to oppose the Federal Government’s unfair industrial relations laws.
Under the Howard Government’s extreme industrial relations changes, many Australian women will have:
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no guarantee of starting or finishing times;
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no guarantee of minimum or maximum hours;
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no certainty of rosters;
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no entitlement to a stable income week by week, even for full-time employees; and
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no guarantee that their wages will rise with the cost of living
On top of this, gender based discrimination and harassment is still a common problem in Australian workplaces.
Under the Howard Government’s Workchoices legislation, the difficult and unfair position women workers, casual and contract workers, and low-paid workers are placed in is of grave concern.
The Howard Government’s extreme industrial relations changes remove the protection workers had from unfair dismissal and reduce wages and conditions.
A Labor Government will rip up this unfair legislation and abolish AWA’s and statutory individual contracts so we urge working people to join the union’s campaign and support Labor at the next election.
Already the horror stories of this unfair system are here in our region for people to see, with unfair sackings and workers dismissed and re-employed on less money – all features of John Howard’s extreme IR system.
Contact: Rachel Allen 0424 529 499
