Episode 88: Morrison cuts wages, jobs and retirements, unions win domestic violence leave, election 2022

Van Badham and Ben Davison break down Morrison's re-election
platform of wage cuts, job cuts and raids on retirement on the
very day the Morrison government has delivered the worst wage
figures in more than 20 years.


With profits up, sales up, CEO pay up, the cost of living going
up and Morrison demanding workers wear a $4,000 pay cut Van and
Ben ask the question;


"How can Morrison be promising to cut wages, cut jobs and raid
people's retirements but still be in with a chance of winning
this election?"


Ben breaks down why the raid on retirement is bad housing policy
and bad economics.


The Australian Union movement has had a big win with working
people on award rate winning 10 days of paid family and domestic
violence (FDV) leave.  After a decade of the "we won't
campaign successfully expanding paid FDV  leave through many
agreements with big employers, unions have won the right for more
than 2.6 million award workers. If you want to make sure your
workplace is safer, your wages higher and your job more secure
join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow


Van breaks down the real life implications of not having access
to paid leave when experiencing intimate partner violence.


As the polls tighten the lines between a re-elected, wage
cutting, job cutting, retirement raiding, anti-women Morrison
government and an Albanese led Labor government have become even
clearer in the final week of the campaign.  Albo used his
final National Press Club Address to reiterate his commitment to
extending FDV leave to all workers, supporting wage increases,
doing more to stop deaths from COVID, end the Morrison era rorts
and introduce a federal ICAC.


The election is on Saturday and Van Badham and Ben Davison will
be hosting a live watch along broadcast.  Links and details
on all Week on Wednesday social media and through the support
page (www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday)


And the good news is about rats being purged from an Australian
island...maybe an omen?


As always we give shoutouts to all our Cadre and Extending the
Reach supporters too!