If the Liberals' Peter Debnam wins the NSW election, 20,000 public service jobs will be slashed.
The jobs and conditions of a further 1,000,000 workers would also be under threat, as Mr Debnam plans to hand over state industrial relations powers to the Howard Government if elected.
Mr Debnam, the Member for Vaucluse, is a vocal supporter of the Howard Government’s IR laws.
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Save NSW jobs!
We believe the era of disparaging, downsizing and privatising the public sector must end.
At a time when more pressure is being placed on the delivery of public
services, policies that reduce the number of workers in the public
sector and drive down their conditions is not a solution – it is part
of the problem.
Accordingly, we call on all candidates for the March 2007 state election to commit to the following principles:
1. Protect the NSW industrial relations system from the Howard
Government’s Work Choices laws, and vow not to hand over industrial
relations powers to Canberra.
2. Commit to essential public services and those workers who provide
them, including the retention of frontline support workers. Further,
commit to maintain public sector job levels in real terms as at 2006
State Budget levels, including the retention of frontline support
workers.
3. Guarantee to protect public sector delivery of services for NSW and
the workers providing these services. This must include a commitment to
career development opportunities and ensuring public sector jobs
provide meaningful careers.
4. Maximise departmental stability and ensure a focus on delivery of
services to benefit communities in metropolitan and country NSW.
5. Protect workers affected by workplace change so that all workers
maintain meaningful jobs, and through redeployment and reskilling avoid
the use of forced redundancy.
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