Originally Posted by
megan
When the hotel quarantine began I did read somewhere that the proposition was put by someone that farming the guard duty to the security industry, rather than the ADF, was seen as a plus plus by Labor, giving employment to some of the populous who were already under the gun, and currying favour with the union responsible for the security industry, who it was said was "powerful".
Employees belonging to powerful unions generally get six figure salaries and have a secure job that lasts their whole working life. Think mining, construction or port workers.
Security guards that are involved in this fiasco are casual workers who earn barely above minimum pay and don't know whether they have work (or pay) tomorrow. Kind of like the lowly paid casual nursing home staff that need to work at multiple sites to make ends meet. If there were any financial impropriety, it would be to transfer government money to the coffers of fat cat business owners squeezing every cent out of their staff. (in a less cynical tone, the original spread of Covid was mostly through rich people travelling the world, the current spread worldwide is generally through poor people who are forced to work in multiple sites or have no pay if they do not work)
Think it was in "The Australian". The fact that Comrade Dan keeps lying about the offer of ADF not being made is incredulous. Interesting to see the results of the next Vic election, and if the Feds pick up any of the tab for Labors shots to both feet.
Right, "The Australian", that explains it.