Comments on: Unions’ GFC response stuck in the 70s http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BaroonDollar http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/#comment-28052 BaroonDollar Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=62055#comment-28052 Again a critique itself that is stuck in late 20th C rationalism without regard for the reality of resource decline. Let's not just sit our our hands being armchair econonomic critiques (far too easy). The logic of constant unlimited growth is about to die. The unions position is protectionist in the sense that it aims to protect local business from the predatory behaviour of global corporations. What is needed is a fundamental rethink of `local' and local buying by all Australians. Forgot buy Australian - that's too imprecise a tool for the style of protectionsim needed in the future. We need major efforts for re-localisation of economies and infrastructure. Local regional currency projects are one tool to achieve this in the longer term and we are doing just that! The Sunshine Coast hinterland is currently developing the Baroon Dollar. (www.baroondollar.org) Again a critique itself that is stuck in late 20th C rationalism without regard for the reality of resource decline. Let’s not just sit our our hands being armchair econonomic critiques (far too easy). The logic of constant unlimited growth is about to die. The unions position is protectionist in the sense that it aims to protect local business from the predatory behaviour of global corporations. What is needed is a fundamental rethink of `local’ and local buying by all Australians. Forgot buy Australian - that’s too imprecise a tool for the style of protectionsim needed in the future. We need major efforts for re-localisation of economies and infrastructure. Local regional currency projects are one tool to achieve this in the longer term and we are doing just that! The Sunshine Coast hinterland is currently developing the Baroon Dollar. (www.baroondollar.org)

]]> By: scottyea http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/#comment-27535 scottyea Thu, 28 May 2009 18:57:01 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=62055#comment-27535 David, theyre just following the US David, theyre just following the US

]]> By: David Sanderson http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/#comment-27507 David Sanderson Thu, 28 May 2009 06:58:05 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=62055#comment-27507 The protectionist talk from the unions is very disappointing. I was shocked by their insistence that government tenders should give Australian tenders a 20% price advantage ( ie an Australian tender that is 20 % higher should be chosen over the foreign tenderers). This is primitive stuff and shows a mindset that should have been abandoned decades ago. The protectionist talk from the unions is very disappointing. I was shocked by their insistence that government tenders should give Australian tenders a 20% price advantage ( ie an Australian tender that is 20 % higher should be chosen over the foreign tenderers).

This is primitive stuff and shows a mindset that should have been abandoned decades ago.

]]> By: Seán Marshall http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/28/so-what-are-the-key-issues-for-the-australian-union-movement-during-one-of-the-most-significant-economic-events-of-the-last-century/#comment-27503 Seán Marshall Thu, 28 May 2009 06:13:19 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=62055#comment-27503 It's all very well to wish a plague on both houses, if you actually present an idea of your own for consideration. I do not see one in this editorial. One point, sadly most of our economic and social infrastructure is stuck in the 70s, which was last time they had any sizable investment! Seán Marshall It’s all very well to wish a plague on both houses, if you actually present an idea of your own for consideration. I do not see one in this editorial.

One point, sadly most of our economic and social infrastructure is stuck in the 70s, which was last time they had any sizable investment!

Seán Marshall

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