NEW ACTU PRESIDENT LAUNCHES SA ELECTION CAMPAIGN

21 July 2010

The newly elected President of the ACTU Ged Kearney will be in Adelaide  Thursday 22 July to launch the union movement's election campaign in South Australia.

The launch will include workers talking about their experiences under WorkChoices and why it is imperative the Liberals not be given another chance to wind back the clock on worker's rights.

SA Unions Secretary, Janet Giles says the launch marks the start in earnest of the grassroots campaign against the return of the Liberals and their discredited WorkChoices legislation.

"The last few days of debate about industrial relations has revealed that Tony Abbott simply cannot be trusted not to bring back the worst aspects of WorkChoices."

"He may try to suggest it is dead and buried, but it keeps rising zombie like from the grave, to terrorise working Australians."

"Ged Kearney will be driving the message about WorkChoices - whatever the name, never again, in launching the union campaign in the key marginal seats of Kingston and Sturt."

While hear Ms Kearney will also address workers rallying in support of rigger Ark Tribe, a CFMEU member facing 6 months jail, on trial in the Adelaide Magistrates Court under discriminatory Australian Building and Construction Commission laws.

Ms Kearney will also visit worksites and meet with union officials during her one day visit.