Toowoomba Regional Council 2008 election - unions single out candidate for Councillor Rosemary Morley ...
How odd.
The President of the Queensland Council of Unions Toowoomba has taken the time to write a letter to the Editor, the Chronicle to lambaste candidate for Councillor Rosemary Morley for an alleged complaint about ALP and union election posters during the federal election campaign.
He also warns people about voting for anyone who doesn't 'have the interests of working families at heart'.
Forget for a moment about whether 'non-working families' actually exist in Australia or not.
Such a letter would seem very petty if there wasn't some other purpose behind it.
Unions apparently strong armed members into voting for the outgoing Mayor.
They were apparently also most supportive of Mayoral candidate Ian 'Di' Jones in his bid to head the Toowoomba Regional Council Transitional Committee (a fight they lost).
So it's no real surprise that they are taking aim at one of the outgoing Mayor's most vocal opponents.
However, consider for a moment whether the outgoing Mayor was really considering 'working families' when she said: 'you can drink it [recycled water] or you can buy bottled water'.
That hardly seems like a statement worthy of someone supporting 'working families'.
Rosemary Morley headed the CADS campaign which sought community input on decisions regarding Toowoomba's future water supplies.
She compiled a petition of over 10,000 signature from people wanting greater community input on water supply decisions. Surely some 'working families' signed that.
You can see the petition here - CADS petition - over 10,000 signatures.
At the 2006 Poll, she had broad support from families across Toowoomba's economic spectrum. (Yes voters were actually strongest in some of the wealthier eastside enclaves where they thought a Yes vote would mean instant water for their expansive lawns and gardens.)
You can see the voter breakdown here - 2006 Poll results.
Rather than seeking Councillors who support so-called 'working families', unions seem more interested in Councillors who will fall into line with Brisbane edicts.
What a surprise!
Union members should ask themselves
- why are the unions against certain candidates?
- is it because the people the unions want elected will give me a greater voice?
- is it because Brisbane wants their people elected so the people will have no voice at all?
Ask those questions and see if the unions are really representing 'working families' in the Toowoomba Regional Council election ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 12:28 PM
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8:53 PM, February 04, 2008
To say Rosemary does not support the working class one has only to look at her family background.
Husband: Trades person.
Father: Foundry worker
Mother: Cook
Grandmother: Cook
Grandfathers: Railway workers
Uncles: Railway workers.
Family members: Truck drivers.
Rosemary started life as a shop assistant.
So what do you think?
Is Rosemary from the working class?
Would she understand the these people?
9:21 PM, February 04, 2008
Chris McGaw obviously has never better to do.
Is he worried that Rosemary may upset the unions if she becomes councillor.
A lot of ordinary class working people were opposed to drinking recycled sewage water.
Maybe he should spend his time better and serve the community instead of writing rubbish!
12:30 PM, February 05, 2008
Rosemary Morley is one of the bravest, hard-working honest ladies I have ever met and will be a candidate of the highest quality. She certainly has the interests of the working families at heart as well as all Toowoomba residents. It is typical of the Unions to try to browbeat non Union people as they want control of everything in Australia. We do not want left wing Councillors. They do not have Australia's interest at heart - directly the opposite.
4:39 PM, February 05, 2008
I don't know Rosemary so I won't go there, all I do know is that Chris has done his bit for the community, smoke detectors for the elderly, sponsoring kids at xmas, etc etc, I don't think the debate should be Union Vs non Union, rather it should be the person who has the community's best interests at heart, not people hiding behind a website slagging off at a good bloke!
6:41 PM, February 20, 2008
So why does Chris think that Rosemary doesn't have the interests of 'working families' at heart?
Time and time again, the current Council have shown themselves to be more interested in their gourmet sandwiches than the concerns of Toowoomba residents.
The unions are making rumblings in the Toowoomba Regional Council election and you have to ask why given the close links between the unions and the Qld Labor party.
The last thing the Qld Labor Party want are independent councillors who won't toe the Labor party line.
4350water blog was not 'slagging off at a good bloke'. It was questioning the timing of his complaint about Rosemary Morley and his motivation.
To repeat:
Union members should ask themselves
- why are the unions against certain candidates?
- is it because the people the unions want elected will give me a greater voice?
- is it because Brisbane wants their people elected so the people will have no voice at all?
9:51 PM, February 20, 2008
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