SA essential workers join thousands across country protesting the PM’s ‘failure’
Ahead of the federal budget, essential workers in SA have protested over what they are calling the PM’s “three years of failure”.
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South Australian essential workers have banded together on the streets of Adelaide to protest what they call Scott Morrison’s “three years of failure as a Prime Minister”.
Workers in health, retail, hospitality, teachers, the community sector and took part in a “morning of action” particularly targeting the federal seat of Boothby.
The actions included social media advertising, fixed and mobile billboard advertising “high visibility stunts” and "wobble boarding".
About 10,000 people were expected to protest on streets across the country today including 150 in SA.
The signs used displayed pictures of Mr Morrison, one with a caption “you can’t trust this guy with South Aussie jobs”, and another with Mr Morrison wearing a floral headpiece, with the caption “Doesn’t hold a hose”.
Workers were stationed from 7.30am at various intersections including Greenhill Rd and Anzac Hwy, Diagonal and Brighton Rds, Sturt and Marion Rds, South and Daws Rds, Goodwood and Cross Rds and Unley and Cross Rds.
On the day of the federal budget, SA Unions secretary Dale Beasley said workers were taking action because Mr Morrison has “delivered nothing but high steps backwards for working people”.
“We have skyrocketing rates of underemployment and insecure work,” Mr Beasley said.
We’re experiencing the highest ever rate of workers requiring more than one job to make ends meet.
Most working people do not take multiple jobs by choice.”
According to the union, 33 per cent of South Australian workers have no access to basic leave entitlements and they earn the least amount in the country per hour.
Boothby is being targeted due to the electorate having lost more money per fortnight than any other electorate in SA, Mr Beasley said.
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