Auspol June: It's Time for Sodomy

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starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

quote:

Aurizon to close Rockhampton workshop, 180 employees affected
Posted Thu at 7:19pm

Rail freight operator Aurizon has announced job cuts as part of a major overhaul of its Queensland workforce, with about 180 employees to be impacted.

The company said its historic Rockhampton workshops were no longer viable.

There will be a staged closure by late next year, with 62 jobs to go from the Mackay and Townsville depots.

A further 126 permanent train crew positions will be phased out or replaced by contractors at other bases.

Aurizon head of operations Mike Carter said the business had to evolve with changes to the market.

"Aurizon needs to continue to change in line with what our customers need if we are to remain competitive," Mr Carter said.

"Historically, most of our train crew have been permanent full-time employees and we have been unable to match fluctuations in weekly and monthly demand in train haulage services from coal customers or contract wins or losses."

Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union spokesman Bernie Misztal said the move was a "kick in the guts", and accused the company's executives of paying more attention to their bonuses than workers.

"I honestly believe there's no need to phase [Rockhampton] out if it had good management in there," he said.

"That place would be a worthwhile business to own."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-01/aurizon-to-close-rockhampton-workshop/8581366

I was working at QR Redbank workshop when the government said they were going to sell. I knew before long they would shut everything down. Capitalist scum, but I repeat myself.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2017 07:20

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 21:53

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

looks like a nice place, I'll give you $150,000 for it

# ¿ Jun 4, 2017 00:43

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Bogan King posted:

It took the ABC 4 agonisingly slow minutes to call the London attacks terrorism after official word was put out that it was in fact a terrorist attack. Imagine how much better the world would be if in fact they were just running their mouths off about what ever the gently caress they felt like instead of doing their job and reporting things as they become known.

that's one of the shitteist things I've ever read

# ¿ Jun 5, 2017 01:31

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

WhiskeyWhiskers posted:

Hand in your vag, you're off the force!

:clap:

# ¿ Jun 5, 2017 03:26

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Who was that ISP that used to run a DC++ hub back in the day?

was it Powerup?

# ¿ Jun 5, 2017 09:48

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

You Am I posted:

Fixed that for ya, cos ya know.

I thought government corruption was mostly a NSW thing recently

# ¿ Jun 6, 2017 09:20

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Pauline crosses a name off of her list

# ¿ Jun 6, 2017 09:45

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

You Am I posted:

Dude, Sir Joh and the white shoe brigade made it government policy in QLD during the 70s and 80s.

I guess it's just that NSW actually has an ICAC and it's actually charging people. Everywhere else they seem to just get away with it.

# ¿ Jun 7, 2017 00:07

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

You Am I posted:

It's amazing how stupid our federal agencies are from the fallout of the Khayre killings.

Yet it won't stop ASIO asking for more ways of destroying our privacy

and billions of more moneys

# ¿ Jun 8, 2017 00:28

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

# ¿ Jun 8, 2017 06:47

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Some people's frothing fervour for sports related poo poo is baffling. I assume when it comes to politicians and stadiums it's just corruption though.

# ¿ Jun 11, 2017 07:06

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Time for the guillotine sir?

# ¿ Jun 13, 2017 23:10

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

that looks like a soft drink logo from 1970

# ¿ Jun 14, 2017 12:22

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

open24hours posted:

Something I've always wondered about is why TV broadcasting licenses were (are, although it doesn't matter so much anymore) so restricted? Is it just to protect the existing channels from competition, or is there more to it?

there is a technical limit to how much bandwidth there is to transmit on, but I don't know if that's all there is to it

# ¿ Jun 15, 2017 01:55

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

I don't recall anyone talking about the Mia comments about Gay at all until you came in here looking for outrage?

# ¿ Jun 16, 2017 05:04

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Recoome posted:

LACK OF CAPITALISM IS LEADING CAUSE OF GLOBAL INEQUALITY

Worth it just for that imo

# ¿ Jun 17, 2017 02:38

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

the concept of 'middle class' has been so watered down over time by everyone in the comfortable working class saying they're 'middle class' it's just now more FYGM class warfare.

Unless you're a consulting surgeon or are a partner of a law firm or own a chain of malls, and you can play golf all week and maybe take a few business calls stop calling yourself 'Middle class' and start hating the people with real money who continue pitting us all upon each other

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 03:08

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

open24hours posted:

It's as much a pejorative for snobby Guardian readers as it is a reference to an actual class.

Fine, it has just become so overly misused that sometimes it's hard to tell

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 04:13

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

ewe2 posted:

There is a class structure: I would characterise it as the rich, the managerial class, the political class, the employed, the working poor, and everyone else in order of who looks down on who, and who gives the orders. Maybe we should classify full time and part time in that, but I tend to think part timers are working poor anyway. But upper, middle, and working divisions are just as useless today as white and blue collars.

I was thinking along the same lines while eating lunch just now. I would maybe call the rich 'Owners' but I don't know if that's too muddying of the waters

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 04:38

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

two classes then - Glorious Job Creators or Leaners

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 04:51

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

JBP posted:

gently caress me dead. People are attacking the head of the RBA like he is the CEO of a public bank after he said workers should demand higher wages, which flies hard counter to the bullshit the government of Australia shovels down people's necks day in day out. He is literally saying "things are pretty good and getting better in my opinion as the country's head economist, so get stuck into your boss or whatever other authority is available to boost your increase each year" and people are maligning him as an out of touch fuckhead.

Meanwhile private sector unionism sits at 10%

They've won. When the ~~workers~~ leaners are attacking the people advocating for them the Glorious Job Creators have won.

starkebn fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Jun 21, 2017

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 05:16

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

I'd probably trust my dad if he was the head of the ATO too :/

# ¿ Jun 21, 2017 15:27

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Please, think of the phone users!

# ¿ Jun 22, 2017 06:46

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Zenithe posted:

Can you drink in parliament? I assume not or everyone would.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2017 00:40

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

if climate change isn't a thing then why "clean coal"?

# ¿ Jun 23, 2017 03:19

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Aussie Aussie Aussie!

National pride is such a hosed up concept.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2017 14:05

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

It's a bit like universal basic education funds. Every kid deserves some funding no matter which school they go to, but it has been getting out of proportion because the religious schools whine harder.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2017 01:38

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

my son's schoolwork speaks to me

# ¿ Jun 25, 2017 01:11

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Why not change to the new not-SDA retailers union?

# ¿ Jun 25, 2017 04:46

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Every party has difficulties from time to time, some people in here are acting like this is the end of things. Have some fortitude.

change from within

# ¿ Jun 26, 2017 04:02

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Such bullshit they quote it at 790 and don't even start it there

# ¿ Jun 26, 2017 05:49

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Bogan King posted:

He's basically former though. Just punching the clock to get a paycheque.

He still puts out a tonne of articles like the above though. I doubt that is just something he is doing externally.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2017 08:08

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

We'll start to see all levels of government shift their policy decisions based on this data any day now

# ¿ Jun 27, 2017 00:19

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Just start acting like you're rich, the universe will provide!

W.T.F.

# ¿ Jun 28, 2017 00:14

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Without trucks Australia stops

# ¿ Jun 29, 2017 02:54

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

this is good

https://www.facebook.com/thebragsydney/videos/1559609827385491/

# ¿ Jun 29, 2017 06:13

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Just enforce Aldi style prices ffs. They don't change for 6 months

# ¿ Jun 29, 2017 06:18

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 21:53

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

this place is hosed

# ¿ Jun 30, 2017 13:15

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