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State of the Union

Powering Victoria

 

Rallying for dead workers

It must have been one of the biggest OH&S rallies in recent times, with thousands of workers rallying outside the Trades Hall to mark International Workers Memorial Day. David Noonan, National Secretary, CFMEU and Trades Hall secretary Brian Boyd were joined by ETU state secretary Dean Mighell in condemning government policies and attitudes complicit in the deaths of workers at work. For his part Dean was passionate in highlighting the complicity of the ALP in the deaths of workers, through its on-going support of the ABCC.

It was genuinely uplifting to hear Dean Mighell remind workers that the days of blaming former Liberal PM John Howard are well and truly over and that we should be blaming deputy PM Julia Gillard and her mates in the Rudd government. The Nurses Federation and the Plumbers were also represented at the rally. The rally began with a commemoration at Argyle Place and songs from the Trades Hall Choir.

Click HERE to listen to Dean Mighell’s speech at Trades Hall.

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dean speaking at workers day rally

 

Click HERE to listen to the Trades Hall Choir’s rendition of a Bruce Springsteen song dedicated to his father.

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The Trades Hall Choir

Click HERE to listen to a speech at the commemoration listing the deaths of workers in recent times.

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