• 1billionthcustomer@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    If the unemployed are so critical for the functional health of “the economy”, perhaps it’s time to consider it an essential service, paying award wages.

    • Bill Stickers@aussie.zone
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      We do. The award is called jobseeker. It is terribly insufficient though. The union who negotiated it should be sacked.