Foxy,
You will be missed.
Return as soon as you can.
Take care.
SD

There is an email doing the rounds at the moment which lists, some of the benefits alleged to be paid to the employees at SPC. If the said email reflects the truth, then there will be a long list of apologies due to the Prime Minister and Treasurer.

Anyone who knows the gravy train all Politicians are on, once elected, can well understand why Ms Sharman is defending her 'voters' ie:employees, families and businesses and farmers) reliant on the cannery.

There is such a difference between Government employment and the rest of the real world (excluding SPC if the email about their benefits is correct) out here in Aussie land.

If SPC wants Australian Tax Dollars, then let Sharman be responsible for publishing the SPC Award in full including all negotiated benefits. I for one, would be interested in seeing who the real liar is, and whether my tax dollars should or should not be invested.

One of the hazards of oversees investors buying Australian companies, is perhaps to bankrupt them, making Australians, less able to feed ourselves, tool our industries or even clothe ourselves. Scares me the way we are heading.

Instead of Politicians having to face a less than impressive press daily, time needs to spent focusing on planning for generations to come, instead of the next election.

Any Politician 'lying', in my view, should be forced to resign, not leave it up to the electorate to terminate their employment at the next election.

You anti Labor at any cost blokes amuse me.
Please amuse me! tell me about the problems on your team.
Say start with that idiot no longer a member of the Libs holding Victoria to ransom over his wish for a bigger car!

The EBA in place at this factory was a product of both sides.
Sitting down at the same table, bargaining some things away some offers made by both sides.
Then both sides agreed with it.
Howes said it like it is both sides need to stop the fantasy the wrong is in the other side always
your glee and happiness is about to increase Tasmania tainted by a dysfunctional greens/Labor government is about to be yours, maybe for two decades.
SA too is clearly yours.
Victoria however is ours and first step on the long way back, tomorrow we retain Griffith .

Belly, for some on here a buck a week and a bowl of rice is seen as being "ON THE GRAVY TRAIN". According to them the old aged pensioner and low income worker, are grossly over paid. While on the other hand they have no problem paying the incompetent Abbott a very fat salary and millions a year in expenses. Like wise, they think nothing of the bloated pay checks for the corporate clowns running many Australian businesses.

kitten,
Agreed, what you state is common sense.
Look forward to reading more posts like that.

Belly,
Whatever the outcome of tomorrows by election, Labor candidates comments, re immigration, should have been a gift for her opponents.

Does not illustrate common sense or intellect. Surely not the cream of the crop!

Kitten, no need for any sinister emails doing the rounds. The SPC - Union Enterprise Agreement is a public document ratified by the Fair Work Commission. So there is no mis-comprehension, here is a link. You can read it for yourself.

http://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/agreements/fwa/AE899535.pdf

I find it a detailed document, well thought out, and to the benefit to both employer and employee.