Aussies' annual paid leave

[vincent]

If I had known how much paid leave people have down under, I might have retired there.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/real-life/article-12902839/Australian-Christmas-holiday-leave-American-Brooke-Laven-shocked.html

[Ian Thomas]

Australia's tradition of militant unionism does achieve good wages and benefits for workers. However one downside is that cost-of-living is high as a result, which offsets workers' high wages. A no-win outcome 💸.

Australian Union Song

A much more dire downside to militant unionism is that trade unions traditionally have been infiltrated by Communist agitators. When you combine Red subversion with traditional Irish hostility to all things English, you have a truly toxic mix. This treason nearly brought us down during WW2  ...

The unions’ war on Australia
Hal G.P. Colebatch
quadrant.org.au/magazine/2013/10/war-unions-fought-Australia/

Aided by the accounts of numerous ex-servicemen and others, I have set out to document in my new book, Australia’s Secret War, part of the untold story of a war some Australians waged against their own country between 1939 and 1945 in its time of greatest peril.

[dennisw]

When you have owned/operated businesses you realise how the costs damage business growth and the only guy/s who don't get any extra are management and owners, they can only hope they make a profit to have something for themselves. Usually wind up working longer hours and have fewer breaks/holidays than "workers" employed under union awards.

[dennisw]

I found a post that explains it well, unfortunately the pic wouldn't upload so I had to post a link


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