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Unions and Labor: is Dean Mighell right? : Comments
By Tristan Ewins, published 24/2/2010After the ACTU campaign to bring down Howard one would have thought unions would have more influence under Rudd Labor.
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i also have a concern about policy trends. for example, has the emphasis on productivity seen jobs lost in manufacturing replaced by similar well paid jobs in other sectors. An important question given the rise of Walmart in the US and decline of manufacturing.
I am sure that all people interested in politics want answers to such questions rather than just accepting the theory of free trade.
My major beef with you is terms the 'hard right' and 'social democracy'.
Was Howard as mean-spirited as you suggest as he emphasised the importance of ghe economic imperative yet sent welfare spending to record levels? Do role model nations (such as Sweden and Norway) also benefit from the neoliberal policies set by the US and others?
when you acknowledge the complexity of international relations, you may find that who is supposedly 'hard' or 'soft' in their policy stances is much more blurred than what the left would have us believe.
The unions are just one player in the scheme of things, and govt has to weigh up many considerations, albeit they csn always do it better.