The government’s no-jab, no-ticket ultimatum, which followed a week of negotiations between senior government ministers, union leaders and building companies, has exposed divisions over mandatory vaccinations. covid19 vaccines construction
ACTU secretary Sally McManus, a vocal supporter of vaccination across all industries, questioned on Tuesday whether mandating the jab is the best way of reaching high vaccination rates.
Exactly who these protesters are is a hot topic of debate. Bill Shorten, a one-time Labor leader who previously represented construction workers as national secretary of the AWU, described them onas “hard-right, man-baby Nazis”, while CFMEU Victorian secretary John Setka told 3AW that most didn’t work in construction or belong to a union.United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall dismissed those taking to the streets as right-wing extremists.
As the march made its way down the Bourke Street Mall, a father and son, both construction workers, toldthat this was the first time in their lives they had been driven to protest. “It has come to this point,” the older man said. “I actually think it is necessary now because we aren’t going to recognise our society soon.”
The protest was promoted through social media channels by Melbourne Freedom Rally, a group that describes itself as a community of libertarian and populist activists.
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