Comments on: Kevin & Morris — Belinda & Della: A tale of two cities http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/12/kevin-morris-belinda-della-a-tale-of-two-cities/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:40:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephen Rix http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/12/kevin-morris-belinda-della-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comment-6536 Stephen Rix Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-6536 It is interesting that all the commentary on Iemma/Della Bosca focus on the role Della plays in shoring up support for a privatising Labor Government but make no reference to Della's attempts to reduce working conditions for one of the largest groups of State employees - teachers (and their transfer rights). Oh, and the wage negotiations for said State employees later in 2008.<br /><br />Could it be that the commentariat either doesn't know about, or doesn't know what to say about, a group of State employees, with comparatively high rates of unionisation whose Union is not affiliated to the ALP?<br /> It is interesting that all the commentary on Iemma/Della Bosca focus on the role Della plays in shoring up support for a privatising Labor Government but make no reference to Della’s attempts to reduce working conditions for one of the largest groups of State employees - teachers (and their transfer rights). Oh, and the wage negotiations for said State employees later in 2008.

Could it be that the commentariat either doesn’t know about, or doesn’t know what to say about, a group of State employees, with comparatively high rates of unionisation whose Union is not affiliated to the ALP?

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