In August of last year, YouTuber and self-described journalist Jordan Shanks, known as friendlyjordies, who’s deeply aligned with the Australian Labor Party (ALP), released a video in which he attacks the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union (AUWU) and its leadership.
The Morrison Government, emboldened by what was deemed to be an unexpected election win in May, as well as the controversy surrounding Construction, Forestry, Mining, Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU) Construction and General Division Secretary John Setka, has recently reintroduced the union-busting (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill, into Parliament; and it represents the biggest attack against unions and workers’ rights and conditions since WorkChoices, introduced in 2006 by the federal government led by John Howard.