Dear Belly,
My specilist told me I would have another stroke and it would kill me because it was in my genes. Which lead to the black dog
[Depresion]. 28 years ago after a marriage break down I met a man called Jesus who has become my best friend in good times and bad times. He is not a figment of my imagination but the Truth manifest in flesh. He is the focus of my life and always brings me back on track. 28 years ago I knew nothing about him but had a lot of preconcieved ideas, mostly wrong. Today my future is in his hands and I feel it is much safer than in the hands of man because I know me and am a man and I know I let me down when all does not go well with my soul or my body and the black dog starts to bite. Seek Truth and Life never opinions of men and let me know where it leads you.

Sorry Richie but you can not get away with that.
The black dog is no stranger to me.
And I deal with others, so very many others who have it as a companion for life.
Fact is you are not the first to find your God, so many more than you or I can count have done so.
I found your God a very long time ago, the straw I clutched for, I no longer believe, not at all.
Richie I do not challenge your right to believe ever, but I too have rights.
Thread after thread is about God, if your God is the answer to every thing why do people like you have to hide in threads that are unrelated?
I wish you well in your wrestling the black dog, life belongs to you do not let your self down smile every day never give in.
My passion no longer belongs to a dream I fight every day, each and every one, for a fair go for workers at work.
To prove that a trade union is no different than the master builders or the hundreds of bosses unions we never find fault with.
Be happy friend.

Dear Belly,
I am trying to tell you simply without Jesus [God, Everlasting Father, the Word, the Truth, the Light, the Way, the Life and Love] all men are lost and don't even know it. Do you know what a benchmark is , [point of reference] .You are lost without it. The church system of the day killed Jesus because he did not comform to their world view. Very little has changed. The religious people and the nonbelievers reject his word and replace it with their own ideas and opinions as Truth. At the centre of christianity is relationship with your father. He is eternal or outside of time amd he doesn't change while we are subject to change for we only have an alloted life span, the same as a grain of wheat.
If you had to choose a god would you prefer Hitler or Jesus most people on this forum believe Hitler is gods representative and feel justified in their rejection of Jesus, so never get to have a special relationship with their father.
The conservatives believe their opinion is the right one and the Socialists believe their opinion is the right one. I happen to believe that nobody except Jesus is right all the time. As the Pig said to the chicken " for the farmer to have his bacon and eggs, yours is only a parcial commitment but mine is a full commitment ". Only Jesus has paid the price with a full commitment to give an opinion.
So without the Truth it is not going to work for it is only mans opinion and as they say that's evolving.

Richie ten as you can see the thread is now dead you killed it.
Most will avoid you, and me after such a few posts from you.
Surely this is also true in your real life?
Statements like most who post here are fans of Hitler?
You do understand how truly wrong that is surely?
Do you Richie understand why so much is spent on advertising?
It is to get people to buy or look at your product.
Freind you turn more away from your God than you can ever bring to him, you must consider why you interrupt conversations written or spoken, to sell something people did not ask for.
You are an distributor of unwanted spam.
Plenty of opportunity's exist to post in Christian threads here.
Yet re read your first post here, why did you do it?
Richie note I explained to you I have no intentions to let a non existent God take up my load in life, I alone must carry my load, you have my sympathy ,while you mean well you do greater harm to your cause.

Back to the threads subject.
On Monday or Tuesday, the Sydney morning Herald printed a story titled close too but maybe not word perfect
Julia's Gilards IR reform is a fair cop.
It is not from the union movement or the bosses.
It is the product of that papers financial editor, sorry I have no link.
I never thought I would need it.
But while not everything in that story made me happy it is fair and balanced.
I have a view it is the real future like it or not.
While some unions built on industrial ware fare will struggle, others will face the challenges and do very well.
The story printed out in 3 a4 pages 108 copy's went on construction lunch room tables this week, feedback said few even knew IR changes are before the house.
That will change I am almost sure before the election date Parliament will be dissolved ,both houses, an early election is a very real chance.
This issue could be the one bring it on.

OK, back to the thread's subject:

Suppose there is a small family business, or perhaps 2-3 friendly families that jointly and peacefully operate a business and employ only family members.

Suddenly knock-knock, the unions are at the door, demanding entry to your private premises and to inspect your books. If you refuse, you can be criminally prosecuted, or they could bring the police along to force their way in.

Doesn't this send shivers down your spine? or did I misunderstand the new laws.

Even without this clause, doesn't the fact that a business-owner and his/her employees, both grown-ups, are not free to jointly agree between them on work conditions as they see fit, doesn't this alone send shivers down your spine?