Union skirmish now personal
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What a mess
Lets party - go fishing, play footy with the kids, take the boat out, bath the dog, relax on a Sunday arvo. Anything but worry, helplessly about the bloody awful mess this poor old country is in. I intend to do so, the suns out.
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I'd like to agree as well but I may find myself seeking refuge in the Ecuador embassy by the end of the week.
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Could be worse. Imagine 20 years locked up at Mascot in the Leprechaun's office, or locked up in Jmac's office in Brisbane, or worse still - Locked in a basement with Joolia and Hairdresser Tim???
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Short back and crack
Poor Tim, he is a braver man than me.
P.S I wonder if the poor Hairdresser has to wax Joolia's back and perform a brazillian?
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Howes v Purvinas
Looks like the fight is heating up. From today's Fin Review, p40
"The defamation case brought by the not-very-faceless boss of the AWU, Paul Howes, against the aircraft engineers' union boss, Steve Purvinas, hit the Victorian Supreme Court yesterday, with Justice Beach taking all of 90 seconds to proceed with the case after the AWU's lawyers provided a 48 page diary of the wondrous ways they've attempted to serve Purvinas for three months (based on his instructions by phone) - at airport lounges, in his front porch, at his office etc. Justice Beach decided to give Purvinas the minimum 30 days to prepare his defence.
According to the statement of claim, it comes down to an email Purvinas sent to his members, in which he accused the AWU of being "nothing more than a group of company advocates in union shirts that Tony Abbot [sic] would be ashamed of ... The AWU are delivering to Qantas an on-tap group of strike breakers."
Purvinas' hatred of the AWU may explain his attendance at a recent event held by the neo-con Australian Taxpayers Alliance addressed by former 2UE shock jock Mike Smith, who was there to speak about Julia Gillard's days as a solicitor at Slater & Gordon and her involvement with former AWU official Bruce Wilson. and who acknowledged Purvinas in the front row."
Given the other union news of the day perhaps it would have been cheaper for the ALAEA to buy a "luxury mansion" and rent it out to favoured personages than this mess will probably end up costing.
Absolutely ridiculous, employers will be laughing all the way to the Chairman's Lounge, various lawyers will engage in a feeding frenzy and members funds will perhaps be spent on less than optimal tasks.
"The defamation case brought by the not-very-faceless boss of the AWU, Paul Howes, against the aircraft engineers' union boss, Steve Purvinas, hit the Victorian Supreme Court yesterday, with Justice Beach taking all of 90 seconds to proceed with the case after the AWU's lawyers provided a 48 page diary of the wondrous ways they've attempted to serve Purvinas for three months (based on his instructions by phone) - at airport lounges, in his front porch, at his office etc. Justice Beach decided to give Purvinas the minimum 30 days to prepare his defence.
According to the statement of claim, it comes down to an email Purvinas sent to his members, in which he accused the AWU of being "nothing more than a group of company advocates in union shirts that Tony Abbot [sic] would be ashamed of ... The AWU are delivering to Qantas an on-tap group of strike breakers."
Purvinas' hatred of the AWU may explain his attendance at a recent event held by the neo-con Australian Taxpayers Alliance addressed by former 2UE shock jock Mike Smith, who was there to speak about Julia Gillard's days as a solicitor at Slater & Gordon and her involvement with former AWU official Bruce Wilson. and who acknowledged Purvinas in the front row."
Given the other union news of the day perhaps it would have been cheaper for the ALAEA to buy a "luxury mansion" and rent it out to favoured personages than this mess will probably end up costing.
Absolutely ridiculous, employers will be laughing all the way to the Chairman's Lounge, various lawyers will engage in a feeding frenzy and members funds will perhaps be spent on less than optimal tasks.
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"The defamation case brought by the not-very-faceless boss of the AWU, Paul Howes, against the aircraft engineers' union boss, Steve Purvinas, hit the Victorian Supreme Court yesterday, with Justice Beach taking all of 90 seconds to proceed with the case after the AWU's lawyers provided a 48 page diary of the wondrous ways they've attempted to serve Purvinas for three months (based on his instructions by phone) - at airport lounges, in his front porch, at his office etc.
Don't worry Steve, you still have your integrity. As for Howes
I used to be a Labor supporter - ignorant of what the organised union movement actually did apart from the workface involvement.
After recent events in the last few years which I began to take an interest in after Rudd got deposed, the Labor party I thought I held a sympathetic viewpoint with, worker rights an all, began to look somewhat murky.
Further revelations with the Gillard scandal and all, simple conclusion the Labor party is rotten to the core. It's rotten to the core because of the core. The core is these Unions whose reason for being, worker rights, has been hijacked for personal gain by a select few who have never worked in the real world. Living in a bubble off worker contributions.
Never again will I ever trust a career politician or career unionist or any outfit they may be a part of or provide a benefit to. On the public purse in pursuit of power and their own greedy gains. Only when you've been subject to a corporate working over would you consider organising yourself to form or seek to add direction to a union.
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which is what mr howes aka mr faceless man who has been "gravely injured in his feelings" has been subject to.
pot
kettle
black
so sad.
After recent events in the last few years which I began to take an interest in after Rudd got deposed, the Labor party I thought I held a sympathetic viewpoint with, worker rights an all, began to look somewhat murky.
Further revelations with the Gillard scandal and all, simple conclusion the Labor party is rotten to the core. It's rotten to the core because of the core. The core is these Unions whose reason for being, worker rights, has been hijacked for personal gain by a select few who have never worked in the real world. Living in a bubble off worker contributions.
Never again will I ever trust a career politician or career unionist or any outfit they may be a part of or provide a benefit to. On the public purse in pursuit of power and their own greedy gains. Only when you've been subject to a corporate working over would you consider organising yourself to form or seek to add direction to a union.
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ALP's faceless men must learn to tolerate dissent
Paul Howes, secretary of the Australian Workers Union and author of Confessions of a Faceless Man.
kettle
black
so sad.
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Maybe time to read "The Art Of War" again? Howes will throw AWU members money at this like there's no tomorrow and his aim is to nobble the ALAEA once and for all. His strategy is straight out of the Liberals "Idiots Guide On How To Destroy Unions". That is, take legal action against Steve and the ALAEA which forces Steve to finance an expensive legal defence and possibly pay for Howes legals if Howes wins. Howes will not only dip his hand into the AWU's slush fund finances for this, but no doubt have the financial backing of some ALP hacks that don't like the idea of the ALAEA not being servants to the ALP like most unions are these days.
A Union with no cash is as useful as tits on a bull......think smart Steve for all our sakes.
A Union with no cash is as useful as tits on a bull......think smart Steve for all our sakes.
I had to have a laugh at some twatter chatter regarding the AWU and Howes in particular.
Mal Meninga 
Paul Howes
@howespaul @chriskkenny @markatextor @illywhacker_au @mumbletwits @timwilsoncomau difference between freedom of expression & defamation is quite stark
@howespaul @chriskkenny @markatextor @illywhacker_au @mumbletwits @timwilsoncomau difference between freedom of expression & defamation is quite stark
strings2273
@Strings2273 @howespaul @chriskkenny @markatextor @illywhacker_au @mumbletwits @timwilsoncomau all everyone wants is truth. Tell where AWU funds went
10 Sep
Billy Funt @BillyFunt
@howespaul r u going to take up Michael Smith re his offer for an interview Paul?
18 Sep
MeningaMP @MeningaMP
@howespaul What is the best venue in Boulder to address @AWUnion members? Need to reassure them dues r being spent wisely. #Kalbarri #auspol
@Strings2273 @howespaul @chriskkenny @markatextor @illywhacker_au @mumbletwits @timwilsoncomau all everyone wants is truth. Tell where AWU funds went
10 Sep
Billy Funt @BillyFunt @howespaul r u going to take up Michael Smith re his offer for an interview Paul?
18 Sep
MeningaMP @MeningaMP @howespaul What is the best venue in Boulder to address @AWUnion members? Need to reassure them dues r being spent wisely. #Kalbarri #auspol
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This is more than I can take.
On just one page we have seen mentioned Howes, Johnny Eyebrows, the Red Headed Clown, even the no longer faceless gimp Mark Arbib!
Combine that with video links and Tim's photoshop work (I do like your style mate) also showing the Carbon Queen, Albo, Martian Ferguson, Swanny and ex union supporters and now turncoats Bill Short-one and Greg Combat and I believe you have possibly one of the greatest collections of 'brown matter' assembled in one convenient location!
Please people, no more pictures of politicans, except for this one:
And yes, I would love to see a return of the Dockers..
On just one page we have seen mentioned Howes, Johnny Eyebrows, the Red Headed Clown, even the no longer faceless gimp Mark Arbib!
Combine that with video links and Tim's photoshop work (I do like your style mate) also showing the Carbon Queen, Albo, Martian Ferguson, Swanny and ex union supporters and now turncoats Bill Short-one and Greg Combat and I believe you have possibly one of the greatest collections of 'brown matter' assembled in one convenient location!
Please people, no more pictures of politicans, except for this one:
And yes, I would love to see a return of the Dockers..
Plenty of press today about yesterday's FC injunction against "poaching".