Union training members to have "Structured Conversations"

[catsnknots]

and this is going to happen to you while you are at yoru childs sports games.... 

And you thought us Libs were bad for putting our opinions in a chat room.... 

"So we are going to be looking at a strategy where we actively mobilise our members, and we have thousands of members in some of these seats, t go out there and do this one-on-one engagement themselves. It's something that a lot of US unions did with Obama in '08 and it worked very well for them."

He said members would be trained to have "structured conversations  with voters about the benefits of Labor's policy achievements. Apart from door-knocking and discussions in workplaces, unionist would be encouraged to strike up conversations with other parents when watching their children play Saturday sport.

You can thank Paul Howes and the AWU for this little initiative... 

[catsnknots]

I know two people that left the union last year directly because the Unions said it was going to fund a campaign for the ALP.... they were not give a choice. 

[lakeland27]

good riddance. people that arent prepared to contribute to the defence of their own jobs and entitlements should leave. after all, who else is going to help them. its somewhat parasitic behaviour though. there is a  word for it .

[the_great_she_elephant]

How is it different from politicians or local government candidates doorknocking or shoving leaflets in your letterbox, or Jehovah's Witnesses, or people going door to door with petitions? 

[freakiness]

The union I was in asked by taking a vote.

They also asked for campaign donations.

It's not done by deception.

[freakiness]

I know two people that left the union last year directly because the Unions said it was going to fund a campaign for the ALP.... they were not give a choice. 

Yes, they were. They chose to leave the union.

[lurker17260]

I know two people that left the union last year directly because the Unions said it was going to fund a campaign for the ALP.... they were not give a choice. 

Did they also refuse any pay or conditions improvements the union may have negotiated for them as well?

[catsnknots]

I was actually told how bad the unions were in the last negotiations..... but it is against the law to negotiate you own wage so they had no other legal option.