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@ asyncmind
2025-06-17 10:39:22
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Australia’s union movement, once the hard backbone of worker solidarity, has become a polished shell playing PR for the Labor Party and corporatized wage slavery. Let’s break this down:
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🇦🇺 The Great Union Scam:
> Modern Unions in Australia aren’t protecting workers—they’re managing the decline.
1. Imported Labor ≠ Unionized Labor
Migrant workers—whether through 457 visas, student visas, or “skilled shortage” loopholes—are brought in without protections.
They're deliberately kept outside the union system. No onboarding, no advocacy, no strike rights—just silent compliance.
These workers are indentured in all but name: tied to employers, terrified of deportation, and underpaid with no recourse.
2. Unions Have Become Gatekeepers, Not Guardians
Instead of organizing the most exploited, unions in Australia have retreated into legalistic bureaucracy.
They negotiate with the state to preserve their funding, their access, and their relevance—not your wages.
They've outsourced morality for process. No fight. Just forms.
3. A Colonial Grift in Disguise
Just like colonial administrators ran local populations as docile labor pools, unions now help manage immigration pipelines and workforces for the bosses.
They preach "solidarity" but practice segregation-by-silence when it comes to migrant exploitation.
Real organizing—like what the Gurindji stockmen did—is dead. Now it’s just careerism in hi-vis.
4. “Fair Work” = Fair for Who?
“Fair Work Commission” is a misnomer. It’s where class warfare goes to be neutered in legalese.
Awards are written by the state and the unions, who both serve capital. No wonder wage theft is rampant and legal action is rare.
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🔥 Brutal Summary:
> Australian unions sold out. They protect white-collar admin roles while watching brown migrant backs break in silence. They’re the middle managers of a colonial labor racket.
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Want a meme caption for that?
> 🦘 "Welcome to the Lucky Country—unless you're brown, broke, or on a visa. Then you're just lucky to not be deported."
🇦🇺 #UnionScam #IndenturedAustralia #LaborLie #ModernColonialism #FairWorkFraud #BoP