“I'm proud of my record of negotiating agreements, representing people and making sure that both employers and employees could get the best out of going to work every day.” PeopleRecordsProudEmployeeAgreementGoing To WorkEmployersRepresentingNegotiating Author:Bill Shorten
“Modern Australian trade unionism and the unionist that I am doesn't rely on a class war view that somehow that the interests of employees and managers are in two separate spheres and they're irreconcilable. I believe that when people can go to work and be happy, satisfied, engaged, where the employer is getting employees who feel their interests are aligned with the employer, you get productivity. This is the future of Australian workplaces.” PeopleFeelsBelieveTwoWarI BelieveInterestViewsClassModernTradeProductivitySatisfiedManagersEngagedRelyEmployeeSpheresWorkplaceEmployersAustralianUnionism Author:Bill Shorten
“I think it is a cornerstone of our electoral system that you raise electoral funds for elections but that doesn't mean that therefore the implication can be made that the recipients are incapable of transacting their interests and their duties towards people any differently.” PeopleThinkingMeanMadeInterestDutyRaisesElectionFundIncapableImplicationsCornerstonesElectoral Systems Author:Bill Shorten
“Trusting people to pursue their own futures invariably provides better outcomes. Money goes where it is needed, rather than being absorbed by administration costs.” PeopleNeededCostPursueAdministrationOutcomesTrusting People Author:Bill Shorten
