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Labor's "Fair Work" Unfair to Australians

“Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard needs to explain to the Australian people what she intends doing to stop the escalation of illegal strike action by some unions.”

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Julia Gillard's Huff and Puff - All talk and no action

“It’s all very well for Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard to ‘Huff and Puff’, urging striking Woodside Petroleum workers to end their strike action in Western Australia in defiance of a order to return to work, but the Minister has the power to step in and stop this illegal strike action and, still, she refuses to do so.”

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Australian workers ripped off by Labor

“The Coalition is determined to make Labor accountable for the damage they have inflicted on the Australian workforce through the introduction of its new laws and so on Australia Day I launched my new website, abetz.com.au to encourage workers and small business men and women with concerns about Labor’s so called Fair Work scheme to write to me”.

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Labor's 'Cash for Comrades'

“Just weeks into the New Year and Labor’s ‘Cash for Comrades’ program is in full swing as the Rudd Government shamefully continues handing out bucket loads of taxpayer money to it’s trade union backers”.

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Julia Gillard's 'One Size Fits All' Fair Work Straight Jacket

A recent decision of Fair Work Australia shows how Julia Gillard’s new industrial mess is stifling innovation and fitting up business with a ‘Fair Work straight jacket’, according to Shadow Employment and Workplace Relations Minister, Senator Eric Abetz.

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Chief Cooks And Bottle Washers Set To Clean Up Under Labor

Escalating strike action by the Maritime union demanding excessive pay increases for semi skilled and unskilled workers is holding the Australian economy to ransom to the tune of more than 1 million dollars a day in lost revenue, according to Shadow Employment and Workplace Relations Minister, Senator Eric Abetz.

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Action Needed Not Cheap Shots

Strike action by maritime unions in the oil and gas sector is evidence that Labor’s so-called ‘Fair Work’ industrial laws are failing, according to Senator Eric Abetz.

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Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to (unfair) work we go

As Labor’s “Un-Fair Work Week” draws to a close, it has become clear that no amount of propaganda and spin by Ms Gillard can hide the fact that Labor’s revised workplace laws failing, according to Shadow Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Senator Eric Abetz.

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Labor's Modern Awards "Crash-Test" Dummies

The Deputy Prime Minister should meet with genuine real small business people instead of conducting stage managed media events around the country promoting her flawed so called ‘Modern’ awards scheme.

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