- The Guardian
- Issue #1958
This May Day the Communist Party of Australia calls on the government to:
- Legislate for the unfettered right to strike
- Replace enterprise agreements with union-negotiated Industry agreements
- Fully restore penalty rates to wages
- Abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission
- Abolish labour hire and gig economy practices
- Close the gender pay gap
- Unrestricted access to represent workers and the right to organise
- Adopt a national manufacturing and local content plan
- Create jobs and increase wages
- Introduce a shorter working week with no loss of pay
- Divert the war budget to fund social needs
- Nationalise the health system, NDIS and aged care
- Fully fund public education and abolish fees
- Introduce free early childhood education and care
- Take its hands off workers’ superannuation
- Nationalise major infrastructure including Qantas and Telstra
- Prioritise a just transition to a renewable, zero carbon economy.
