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.

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???

Poor Tim, he is a braver man than me.

Short back and crack
 

I think he is quite happy with his choice in life. He 'hooked up' with a flame haired Welsh freak who speaks like she has had a stroke, sports a mans haircut (except for the color) and walks like a man who has elephantiitis of the nuts. Just the kinda man Hairdresser Tim is looking for??

P.S I wonder if the poor Hairdresser has to wax Joolia's back and perform a brazillian?

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.

Gloves off ?
 

Perhaps they tried to serve some of the papers by sending them airfreight with a certain carrier, but due to 'service difficulties', delays, AOG's etc it has taken months to get the papers through to Steve??

Don't worry Steve, you still have your integrity. As for Howes :mad:

Been away for work but apparently I have a package waiting for me at home...... anyone want to guess how much he would be suing me for? I have no idea.

Paul Howes is as weak as piss. Pathetic thing to do.

Keep your head up Steve.

How very interesting . My money is on Howes.

One who came through the politicians Pre School and one who actually gives a stuff about Unions - I'll donate to any collection in favour of Mr Purvinas.

Keep up the good work Steve. Your members (plus many new ones) will support you.

Just win....:D

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.

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.

Were all with you Steve!!!! You are model of integrity and passion who has the full backing of your members. :ok:

Good luck, Steve. IMO Paul Howes and his ilk are a disgrace to the union movment and all it is supposed to stand for.

I had to have a laugh at some twatter chatter regarding the AWU and Howes in particular.

Mal Meninga :D:D:D

Mate that is the funniest thing I've read on here for a while.

Plenty of press today about yesterday's FC injunction against "poaching".

This is all very funny but in the end someone wiii payup. As I said my money is on Howes to win the legal battle . The other bloke is so far offside its not funny

'All animals are equal, some are more equal than others'

George Orwell