Exclusive: ‘A no-brainer’: Unions NSW joins Perrottet’s cashless pokies push
The state’s top union leader has made a dramatic foray into the debate over the future of poker machines by backing Premier Dominic Perrottet’s cashless gaming card proposal, in a decision which puts Unions NSW at odds with Labor just two months from the election.the “time for talk is over” because “pokies reform should be a no-brainer for politicians of all stripes”.Flavio Brancaleone“The NSW union movement has a proud history of standing up for all working people.
ClubsNSW has vowed to wage war against a cashless card, arguing that it would be too costly for venues and would trigger thousands of job losses in the industry. It has described the proposal as “reckless” and claimed the government wants to monitor and track all gambling transactions.
But Morey said the “vast sums of money put through pokies amount to a tax on working people” and poker machines were “taking billions from workers’ pockets and facilitating money laundering”. “Within these vast headline figures lie shocking numbers of ruined lives, lost wages and acute social damage,” Morey said. “We know that working-class communities disproportionately shoulder the burden of problem gambling.”He said this was a “a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle an insidious problem in our society” but stressed that any reform had to protect workers.
“The government that enacts this policy must ensure it does so with a guarantee that no worker will be left worse off,” he said. “We need a comprehensive package to make sure anyone whose job is affected by the transition is supported financially and vocationally.”Credit:The powerful union group’s stance will bolster Perrottet’s push to remove cash from the state’s 90,000 poker machines in a bid to stamp out money laundering and combat problem gambling.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Get that road infrastructure fixed as quickly as possible’: Perrottet on fixing NSW potholesNew South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says, 'we need to make sure we get that road infrastructure fixed as quickly as possible' amid the state government's pledge to commit $500 million to fixing potholes. 'We believe this half a billion dollars will make a real difference for local councils to get local roads fixed and up to scratch as quickly as possible so we can keep people safe on our roads,' Mr Perrottet said at a media conference in Molong, NSW, on Tuesday.
Read more »
NSW government promises $500 million to fill potholes and fix roadsCouncils will soon get access to a $500 million pool to repair hundreds of thousands of potholes on NSW roads.
Read more »
Major funding boost to fix growing number of potholes across NSWThe half-a-billion-dollar boost will be divided up into $220 million for metro roads and $280 for the regional network. 9News
Read more »
Hailstones, heavy rain and damaging winds to hit parts of NSWLarge hailstones, heavy rainfall and damaging winds are forecast to thrash parts of NSW this afternoon and into the evening. 9News
Read more »
Perrottet pledges $500 million pledge to fix NSW roadsNSW councils will receive a major cash boost to help repair treacherous potholes and roads that have been decimated by months of extreme rainfall.
Read more »
Major funding boost to fix growing number of potholes across NSWThe half-a-billion-dollar boost will be divided up into $220 million for metro roads and $280 for the regional network. 9News
Read more »