Victorian state election: Daniel Andrews to consider four day working week and push for free dental
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Dan Andrews’ secret plan for Victoria: Prime Minister considers four-day workweek for millions and lobbies for free dental care if he becomes Prime Minister again
- Leaked policy document details Victorian Labor plans for third term reelection
- Prime Minister Dan Andrews would lobby for free dental care for all Australians
- Would also consider the benefits of a four-day work week without loss of income?
- Not everyone is happy with unions and party members slamming proposal
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Daniel Andrews will lobby for free dental care and explore the benefits of a four-day work week if reelected as Victorian Prime Minister for a third consecutive term.
Ahead of the November 26 state election, a policy document leaked out leaking Labour’s secret plans to lure voters.
The draft document was recently emailed to party members to get their feedback before the policy is finalized and made public next month.
It describes plans to take into account the social and gender equality benefits of a shorter working week without loss of income.
Labor could also reinstate Workers Family Picnic Day and declare Christmas Eve a public holiday after 6 p.m. The age reported.
Victorian Prime Minister Daniel Andrews (pictured with wife Catherine) hopes to be re-elected for a third term
A four-day workweek trial by some employers has already resulted in higher staff satisfaction and no drop in productivity in workplaces around the world, with an Australian employer claiming that his company would go “no way” back to five-day weeks.
Fast food and retail workers can also benefit from a re-elected Labor government that will ensure that 15 percent of their parking spaces remain free.
The party would also lobby the federal government for universal dental care and call for a national social housing deal.
Labor would reserve gas for local use to ensure: production’ directly serves the interests of Victorian households and businesses.
It will also work with the federal government to realize the Outer Metropolitan Ring Rail Line, a proposed highway linking the Hume Freeway north of Melbourne to the Princes Freeway southwest of the city.
A re-elected Labor government in Victoria would look at the benefits of a four-day work week (pictured, a barista in Melbourne)
A Victorian Labor government would lobby their federal counterparts for universal dental care (stock image)
The leaked policy has already been marred in controversy due to the outraged response from unions and regular members.
‘The PvdA is the democratic sum of its members and affiliated unions. The policy platform should not be written by anonymous advisers who clearly have little respect for union members,” Transport Workers Union secretary Mem Suleyman wrote to Labor officials.
United Firefighters Union claimed it had not been consulted because officials criticized the editorial and content of the policy document.
“The UFU has not been contacted, nor has an opportunity been offered to comment on the draft that was released, despite the fact that the UFU has been affiliated with the Labor Party since the 1930s,” said union secretary Peter Marshall. against The Age.
The state government is expected to reveal its final policy to voters next month (photo, Melbourne hospitality staff)