Unions
Workers win as Morrison handily turfed
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has celebrated the rejection of the Morrison government as a win for workers.
The ACTU had been campaigning over the past few years against the former Prime Minister’s refusal to act on the crises which have enveloped our country, including stagnant wage growth, insecure work and cost of living concerns.
Their campaign, led and executed by thousands of workers around the country, focused on conversations between colleagues in workplaces, over the phone and on social media about the failure of the Morrison Government to deliver for working people. This resulted in the Liberal and National Parties collectively losing at least 17 seats in Saturday’s poll.
The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association’s (NSWNMA) campaign to fix aged care also contributed to the loss of the Liberal/National government, with the Association’s campaign targeting five seats which swung against the Liberal Party, and a sixth seat remaining on a knife’s edge.
NSWNMA Acting General Secretary described the win as one for working people.
“Across the country, nurses, midwives and other workers stood up against their unfair treatment by the Morrison government. Today we see hope for a better future for working people,” Candish said.
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus echoed Candish’s sentiments.
“Working people have passed judgement on the refusal of the Morrison Government to take action on real wage cuts, insecure work and rising cost of living which working people have struggled through for years under this Government”, McManus said.
“This is a victory for the unionists who stood up against a Government that refused to stand up for them”.
The ACTU also congratulated the incoming Albanese government on their win, saying that they now had a “strong mandate to fight for secure jobs and higher wages”.