Unions take on mining industry

The CFMEU (Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union) has bought out a new add. Perhaps with the election in mind later this year? I suppose it's aimed at Tony Abbott and his mob, but the Gillard gov has failed abysmally anyway with their so called mining tax that produced not one cent in revenue for the first period measured. So I guess it'll fall largely on deaf ears in Canberra.

I may be wrong, but it seems to me that people are turning to others outside the main elected political parties to have their views represented. Unions took up the cause over WorkChoices when Howard was booted out. GetUp has taken off like a rocket with ground root support from people like me frustrated with the unrepresentative swill in the Capital. At least you get listened to by these people. You talk to the politicians and all you get is spin and bullshit as they tow the party line. 

A NEW TV commercial has turned the Minerals Council of Australia’s own words back against it in the latest move by unions to hit back at attempts by the mining industry to throw its weight around and reduce its obligations to workers and the community. 

With the Federal Election in September and the Federal Budget next month, the Minerals Council of Australia has gone into lobbying overdrive to undermine any attempts to have big miners put back a greater share of the mining boom into the Australian community. 

The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s cheeky ad — featuring snippets from the MCA’s latest television commercial — calls out the MCA as corporate bullies who use insults and threats to get their way, leaving ordinary Australians as the losers. more