Any Tasmanian who’s been sacked for no reason or forced to cop a pay cut under WorkChoices understands the importance of Labor’s planned industrial relations reforms.
 
But the job is not yet done, and other democratic rights are still at risk.
 
The Liberal Party and big business groups are trying to water down the ALP’s changes and threatening to block at least some of them in the Senate.

Original article appeared in The Mercury 06.06.08 (download below)