Last year at this conference PSI affiliated State Unions in Electricity ,the ETU and USU (part of ASU National) changed the Labor Party policy https://gmpsiaprec.blogspot.com/2017/08/psi-australian-unions-call-for.html to pursue a similar push by UK Labour Party. In calling for re introduction of majority Government Ownership , through a small corporation buy back of shares to bring two large Electricity Distribution Network Businesses back into majority State Ownership and thus back to Public accountability, reporting to Parliament , reporting to the Government Minister & Public , plus all the things that differ a State Owned Corporation to a privatisted privately owned and operated private business.
This weekend the Labor Leader and his party Members of Parliament committed to the Labor Party Conference his Government when elected would not support electricity privatisation, along with Water, Public Transport , Ambulance, Education , Health system and Hospitals, plus more.
This statement by the Labor Leadership is an important step and one all the Unions in Public Services areas have argued for and sought strong policy statements from their political party leadership and political party for some time, as conservatives, Liberals and National party political , along with some past politicans from all sides have pushed for or supported privatisation of essential services .
The outcome of the conference actions and policy statements also come at a time, when Electricity prices continue to rise across the country with higher increases in prices in the privatised states , see
* Population 7.8 Million aprox. or one third of the Countries population , in the largest State and therefor the State with highest number of persons using Electricity , Water and Local Government Services and other Services Public Services.
