.AlanJones claims 4,000 Cleanevent workers were deprived of $420 million 'due to enterprise agreements signed off by Bill Shorten' during his time AWU. jonesandco
Alan Jones has questioned how Bill Shorten can talk about raising wages with a straight face, saying the Labor leader 'has been directly involved in doing deals to reduce the wages of workers' when he was the Victorian AWU Branch secretary.
Mr Shorten has indicated his party may change the law to influence the minimum wage set by the Fair Work Commission, should his party win the next election. The Sky News host claims 4,000 Cleanevent workers were deprived of $420 million 'due to enterprise agreements signed off by Bill Shorten' during his time AWU. Image: News Corp Australia
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