UNION loyalties are helping to shape the next stage of Julia Gillard's political strategy as she embarks on a cabinet reshuffle that will promote key allies while sparing some of those who plotted against her last week.
The Prime Minister is expected to reward the unions for their support in last Thursday's leadership contest by pressing ahead with policies that meet their demands for stronger bargaining rights and working conditions.
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The unions are not big evil monsters.
They are there to help working people.
They are managed and owned by those people who do get to vote on who they want in positions of power within the union.
Businesses have their own "unions" in the Chambers of Commerce, Aus Industry Group, etc. with more money and power than any union.
A company I worked for used an Aus Industry Group sponsored QC at a tribunal hearing. Who can compete against that sort of power and money? Fortunately the tribunal thought it overkill so the company left him behind for the next hearing.
It seems that you think it's OK for the companies to form groups to fight against employees but not OK for the employees to form groups to fight for a fair deal.
