Rights Watch
I have 4 children between the ages of 18 and 25. The fight is for them. Elizabeth Lyons, NSW more
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CAMPAIGN SNAPSHOTS: SUPPORTERS' PICS AND WRITINGS
Sun Oct 21, 2007
From Launceston to Darwin and more, check out some of the pics from our vibrant community campaign. Plus, supporters write about why they support Rights at Work. More.
ALL OUR ADS, ALL OUR CLIPS!
Fri Aug 31, 2007
New! Watch supporters' stories now! All our ads and all our clips are now in one handy place. Our YouTube Channel includes speeches from the big rallies of 2005 and 2006, comedy sketches from Brian Dawe and John Clarke, and people's personal stories. www.youtube.com/yourrightsatwork
GET YOUR FREE JOHN HOWARD ANIMATED SCREENSAVER!
Fri Aug 31, 2007
Download our free famous John Howard animated screensaver in two easy steps! More.
ANNOUNCING... THE OFFICIAL RIGHTS AT WORK MYSPACE!
Fri Mar 16, 2007
The Rights at Work campaign is now the proud owner of an official Rights at Work MySpace! Do you, or your kids, have a MySpace? Add us! www.myspace.com/rightsatwork
Your Rights at Work is a community campaign spearheaded by unions and the ACTU. The campaign began in earnest in 2005 when the Howard Government revealed, for the first time, the full extent of its proposed workplace changes. The decent system of workplace laws fought for by unions for over a hundred years - fair take home pay, job security, and conditions like leave and penalty rates - are all under unprecedented attack. On Saturday November 24, Australians rejected a political coalition that viciously attacked our rights at work - and we elected a party that promises to protect them. The union and community campaign against WorkChoices made all the difference. ALP campaign director Tim Gartrell said: "There are a number of reasons for this result. The first big reason was the Government's betrayal of voters over WorkChoices. They didn't say they were going to bring WorkChoices in. They got control of the senate and they got arrogant." Liberal campaign director Brian Loughnane said: "There is no doubt at all that there was significant concern in parts of the Australian community... with WorkChoices, and that is something that we do have to accept and we do have to face up to." Election 2007 showed that politicians mess with our rights at work at their peril. There were thousands of supporters handing out Rights at Work How to Votes in marginal seats around the country. Email campaigns, petitions, fundraising to get our message out there and keep the pressure up on all politicians. Forwarding Rights at Work emails to friends and family to give people the facts about the IR laws, and supporting people affected by them. The 180,000 people on the Rights at Work email list did this, for over two years. Join in now. The campaign we built together was new, it was groundbreaking, and it worked. 2008 will be a big year for the Rights at Work campaign: achieving a decent legal framework restoring our rights, making sure Labor's IR laws get through the Senate without the Liberals changing them, and keeping an eye on companies who seek to attack workers' rights. Stay tuned! Rights at Work worth fighting for! |
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