King John, fearless leader of corporate-feudal, imperial national Australia yesterday announced that he intends to ditch the unfair dismissal laws for companies with under 100 employees.

This also is according to Channel 9 and SBS’ TV news coverage, has these impacts:
- your probationary period on a new job will be increased from 3 to 6 months. So that’s 3 months again where you can be totally dismissed without the penance and rights of a full fledged employed. You might as well be casual staff!
- redundancy packages may no longer be required. Does this have anything to do with selling the rest of Telstra off (T3 share offer coming out shortly) John?
- a review of all workplace awards. I’m sure it won’t be the last. Sure it may be good for now, but by this man’s record, the future looks grim.

Now that we are indeed a feudal system, with Howard running the house of reps and the senate, these will come through no worries. So say goodbye to your job security.

Frankly Mr Howard, a few extra dollars in my pocket is nothing compared to my rights and security. I’d much rather know that I won’t be kicked out on the street unfairly on a seconds notice than buy an extra bottle of wine a week. Thanks yet again for looking out for big corporations and upper-middle class Aussies that are sooooo struggling under your ‘democracy’.

Rest assured, this is probably only the tip of the iceberg. Howard will eat away at every workers’ right in every socio economic or vocational group except his own. It makes me want to join a union.