[Towmaster]

Why do people working in Holden get double + the pay of some guy doing the same job in a privately owned manufacturing business. And more than likely the guy working in the small business is doing twice the actual work. If he doesn't pull his weight then he is out. Try that with a Union strong large business.
Someone I know very well (I won't say who because people would know if I said who it was) has a person on their budget that has been off work for two years on stress leave because his boss yelled at him.....once! And it's not a government job. This sort of sh17 is rife amongst the lazy ass lawyer friendly a55es that populate the planet. Fair days pay for a fair days work. And $80k for unskilled labour is ridiculous, especially in a non remote area. I have Aussie friends (Senior Engineers, 10 years experience) working in a consulting firm in Vancouver, Canada, that are earning the same money.
Is it the unions????? Of course not, Holden and Ford just doubled the wages of their workers because they thought they were doing such a great job and they were really nice people.