Yesterday in Sydney, PSI Australian Affiliates the ASU / ETU (CEPU) / NSW NSWNMA along with Unions NSW and other Unions held a round table discussion with the Chair and the Committee of the Australian Parliament (Senate), examining the Federal Government proposal to offer State Governments an incentive payment to ' privatize state owned assets ' .
The National Government proposal is highly controversial as it will see State Governments loose long term revenue from current state owned corporations such as electricity and place privatization of anything from schools to hospitals on the agenda . In the trade off for short term infrastructure spend being pushed by Business and Conservative Governments.
In the lead up to Round Table between the Senate Committee and the National and State Unions, PSI affiliates lodged separate submissions to concentrate on their key areas of concern. But all had one thing in common , total opposition to privatization , keeping public assets in public hands and the losers in privatization the citizens of Australia .
Information on the inquiry can be located at http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Economics/Privatisation_2014/Public_Hearings
PSI affiliate's Submissions can be located at -
Australian Services Union http://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=5f4797fd-1784-4983-a385-539e3f88cc3b&subId=303065
Electrical Trades Union (CEPU) http://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=00c0f1ac-28b7-4876-ab34-f014caf71ae3&subId=303219
NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association
http://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=9b211ed2-2f00-4a93-97e5-23b4ef4dc636&subId=303298
NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association
http://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=9b211ed2-2f00-4a93-97e5-23b4ef4dc636&subId=303298
