Yesterday the media reported that Premier Rees will push ahead with for the sell off of the retail arms of the publicly owned power industry.
Its time to start send messages to your local pollie, and the Premier, on how this is a bad idea for all of the reasons outlined up to now.
Some points to include are:
- Emissions trading will shortly come into effect - owning both distributors and retail will help even out the price rises that will be needed to pay for cleaning up coal fired power stations
- Retail power companies provide better services, especially for marginal and regional communities
- Workers will be better treated, and trained, and less likely to be outsourced, under public ownership
- Whilst it is welcome that there is no push for privatisation of the distributors, there is no guarantee that the distributors won't be sold off later on.
Send your message off, and tell your friends and work colleagues.
Don't let Gap Inc. support worker and retiree abuses!
Oak Harbor Freight Lines workers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho were forced to strike on Sept. 22 in protest of the freight company's violations of U.S. labor laws, as well as hostile efforts by the company to intimidate workers.
A day later, Oak Harbor took the outrageous step of cutting off health care benefits to its workers and retirees. Instead of negotiating with striking workers in good faith, Oak Harbor has imported teams of professional strikebreakers to coerce and scare loyal long-time employees.
Oak Harbor's biggest freight customer, Gap Inc., has supported the move to replace striking workers and cut off health care benefits to retirees.
REI, Urban Outfitters, and other companies have elected to suspend their relationship with Oak Harbor until the company finds a just and lasting resolution to the ongoing labor dispute.
Several organizations, including, Sweatfree Communities, the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation, the International Transport Workers' Federation, Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior, and the International Labor Rights Forum have called on Gap Inc. to suspend its relationship with Oak Harbor.
Unfortunately, the Gap continues to ignore workers' rights abuses and use Oak Harbor to transport merchandise. Tell the Gap to stop harboring worker abuses.
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