I know there are lots of people who have never been able to join a union because they live in countries where they don't exist, however, people do join unions in countries where they can be arrested, tortured and even killed - not to mention 'disappeared' so their families lose even the certainty of their death and a body. Why would these people take these risks? They take them to achieve even a small portion of what we take for granted in Australia. Not only should we be celebrating what we've achieved through unionism (and joining if we haven't) we should be prepared to hold our ground against the regular attacks on our hard won rights; we should also be fully prepared to get at least our words of support, petitions and any means we're able behind the countries where they fight to have unions.
Follow the link to get some idea of what unionism can be blamed for:
Working Life - On Labour Day, an apology of sorts
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