Re: Australian Nuclear Subs.
Not only the maritime union got stuffed but they are still working on weakening unions here in Oz. I firmly believe that it was the sole intention of J Howard our ex PM when he finally got in to kick the working man as much as he could. If it was not for the MUA and CFMEU sticking to their guns we would be even worse of that we are now. Having said that. I saw the decline of working conditions before I pulled the plug and thought that was bad enough to only find out that they have got worse at the steel works I was at. Seems that everyone is policing each other and cameras everywhere. My son was sent there to do a job for his firm and told his boss that he did not ever want to go back there. He is a boilermaker and had to do induction to start the job then could not light up his torch unless he did another course not to mention that he then had to do another course to do welding and all the time was being monitored to see that he did not break any health and safety guidlines. Not only from cameras but from the workers there. Spoke to few seaman and seems that it much the same on board now. Oh how fecking lucky we where to have had our time as none of us would last one trip on board today for sure
That's the way the mop flops.
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