Catryna Bilyk (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

What an absolute joke, for you to have found the unions just so you can bag them and you can bring in your new industrial relations agenda. Who know what exactly it is going to be, but I tell you what: I do not want to see what you guys have got to offer, because I remember mark 1. I remember what you put up before and how you wanted to screw the workers over and have individual bargaining. 'Let the members fend for themselves. We're an individualistic group—everybody out for themselves.' You know what? We are not supporting that. We are here for the workers and we will defend the workers to the hilt. There is nothing that we will not defend our workers for. When you can get your own house in order and when you can stop people like Mr Mantach getting away with stealing $48,000—

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