Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator O'Neill, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) acknowledges that:

  (i) Liberal Governments across the country are causing inequality to increase in Australia by failing to deal with record low wage growth,

  (ii) this has meant that the standard of living of workers and their families has been seriously eroded,

  (iii) the capacity of hardworking men and women to protect and improve wages and working conditions is now diminished, and

  (iv) the failure of the system has left unions, such as the NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union, limited in their capacity to fight for their members and protect community safety, decent wages and fair working conditions; and

(b) calls on the Liberal Party of Australia to prioritise the wages and job security of hardworking Australians.