DEAD AND
BURIED -
GOOD
RIDDANCE
TO
WORKCHOICES
20
March 2009
SA
Unions
says
tens of
thousands
of South
Australians
and
millions
of the
nation's
voters
can take
pride in
their
efforts
to get
rid of
the
Coalition's
awful
WorkChoices
law, and
the
return
of
workplace
fairness
that's
heralded
by the
passage
of the
Fair
Work
Bill.
"This is
a
defining
and
historic
day", SA
Unions
Secretary,
Janet
Giles
says.
"The
'Your
Rights
at Work'
community
campaign
and its
thousands
of
tireless
and
committed
volunteers
deserve
recognition
for the
efforts
at
restoring
workplace
balance
and
fairness."
"This is
a great
achievement
- one
that we
set our
sights
on some
two
years
prior to
the last
federal
election,
and one
that has
now come
to
fruition."
"SA
Unions
is
particularly
relieved
that an
11th
hour
attempt
to
increase
the
definition
of a
small
business
as
employing
15
workers
up to 20
was
scuppered.
It means
many
thousands
of
vulnerable
part
time and
casual
workers
-
especially
women,
migrants
and the
young -
will now
have
reasonable
protection
from
unfair
dismissal."
"Even
though
there
are some
areas
that we
will
continue
to
campaign
for
improvements,
this
really
is a
great
day for
workers'
rights",
Ms Giles
says.
