Message To Union Managers And To Campbell Newman

I am only in a union because I need to be, not because I believe you are acting wholly in my interests.

These are some things you need to be reminded of.

We are not in our union to help you spread your own personal opinion and claim that opinion represents all members.

We are not in our union to help you spread your own personal agenda and claim that agenda represents all members.

We are not in our union to help you in your desire to be in parliament.

We are not in our union to help you make donations to your favourite causes with our money.

Our money is not there to fund your wish list.

I am not insensitive to the plight of others when I say the small amounts of member’s money you donate for medical research should not be donated without asking the members first.

I am not homophobic when I say the larger amounts of member’s money you donated to gay marriage groups should not be donated without asking the members first.

I am not racist when I say you should not be concerned with the plight of illegal immigrants when your members are losing out in various areas.

The members pay you to work for them and them alone. When I pay, along with other for someone to act on my behalf I expect them to act in mine and the groups interests.

If you think something is a good cause donate your own money. If you think the members should know tell them how they can donate their own money. If you think it may be in the unions’ interests to donate to a particular cause ask the members and don’t call anyone names if they disagree.

 If you think other groups need representation do it in your own time and without any impact on the group who is actually paying you to represent them.

I do not believe it when you say you are against cuts in spending and to services because you were silent when the economic recklessness that makes the cuts necessary was taking place.

I do not believe it when you say you are against job cuts because you were silent when the economic recklessness that makes the cuts necessary was taking place.

I do not believe it when you say you are for the working people when you’re silent while laws are passed allowing the government to conduct state business behind closed doors.

I do not believe it when you say you are for the working people when you’re silent while massive debts are run up by the government you support.

Silence is consent. You consented to the things that are now costing people everything they have.

Instead of having well-funded hospitals and other services to help the community we have a debt that your preferred government says is an achievement because they can afford to service it.

You were silent or you said something simply lame every time politicians gave themselves undeserved pay rises while the rest of us got little or nothing.

You were silent when the rest of us were forced to struggle under massively increased cost of living expenses to pay for the politicians pay rises and the debt they ran up.

You were silent while it happened and I think you were silent because you weren’t concerned with your members best interests, only your own.

Just remember, unemployed people don’t pay union fees.

Now we have a situation where people are having their contracts cut with only an hours’ notice instead of two weeks. Petty funding cuts are being made and cuts to profitable services are being made as well.

Now all of a sudden you come out and make yourselves heard but where were you when the ALP was laying the groundwork to make this happen?

Your actions now are too little too late, ineffective and pretty much hypocritical.

Unions need to go back to serving the interests of their members and their members first and foremost, not pretending they are social guardians or have the moral high ground and know any better than the rest of us.

And most definitely stop supporting governments like the ALP who only are in it for themselves. By funding the ALP you’re handing over member’s money to finance their own hardship and unemployment.

People are ending up unemployed and unions are supporting the very party that makes unemployment a certainty.

Again, remember, unemployed people don’t pay union fees.

Now onto Campbell Newman. Everyone knew cuts would have to be made and I said you were doing what you had to do but you’re going too far. One hours’ notice instead of two weeks while cutting staff? Changing already existing signed off agreements? Cutting programs that benefitted Queensland and actually make a profit?

That’s not making the tough decisions, that’s just deceit in the same manner of Anna Bligh’s unannounced intention to sell Queensland assets prior to the 2009 state election.

There are serious concerns that Queensland is going to go backwards and become a police state in the process. Governments in Queensland can hide information from the public. The records relating to the disastrous Queensland Health payroll system are locked by the ALP, they don’t have to pass them on to the current government for public scrutiny.

When government business is hidden from the people it proves the government is not representing the people like they are supposed to. Things appear to be being done without any concern for the impact on the people and this is being hidden.

A government should not have anything to hide. If a private firm doesn't want to reveal its what's discussed when dealing with the government then they should look for business elsewhere.

Campbell Newman needs to work with the people of Queensland, not against them otherwise he’s going to be a one term wonder that impressed nobody.