Holding up the hands of ACTU leaders Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil in triumph and declaring his speech to the peak body’s congress “one of the honours of my life”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese left no doubt about his commitment to the union movement.
“Without the trade union movement there isn’t an Australian Labor Party, and therefore there isn’t a Labor government,” he told the congress dinner.
David Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondentDavid Marin-Guzman writes about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at david.marin-guzman@afr.com
