Marriage is not natural, and neither is religion. Hate, yes. You do have lots of that. A hospital is not natural, but I bet you want to go when your are really sick.

So get yourself up off the floor and get out of the “Terrible Two’s” tantrum. If “It’s wrong as Kevin said so”, is the best you can offer, then climb back into your stroller and think. You might just get rewarded with a lolly if you are a really good boy and behave.

They are a useless, employer funded career club for people to get ALP preselections, they do nothing for their members.

If the SDA were to dissolve tomorrow, wages in retail would rise considerably.

not allowing same-sex couples to marry is a homophobic and bigoted law. It justifies every homophobe who wishes to bully a GLBTI person at work, and says , well their a second class citizen so its ok!

I’m so glad that Duncan and his workmates have begun to organise around this! Resigning union management says only this: that you quit without a fight! a letter from one individual is not a fight! this is why unions ARE so important because workers have MUCH more power collectively than otherwise!

The SDA is not supporting the views of many of its members, whom are overwhelmingly young (and the last poll suggests that 80% of 18-24yr olds support marriage equality) and I’m sure there are alot of glbti members as well!

solidarity to those in qld target! hope it spreads!

I know we need a strategic approach, perhaps a ribbon day for equality, not just us but all who value social justice and inclusion. Every now and then someone does something with such pride, it inspires us all, it makes you think if this guy can do that, then what can I do.

There will be pockets of passion, where an individual out of frustration acts in a very human and emotional way. Whatever we do or do not do, it is used against us by those like Jo on a vengeful mission from his version of God.

I long for the ALP to be the Party of a Fair Go, and to stand for social justice for all Australians.

What we can’t afford to do is give these unholy *>k0kkmd’s and inch because they will take it and beat us around the head with it time and time again. Never forget its people like de Bruyn who were deeply reluctant to close the Office of The Holy Inquisition. Tragically they believe they are doing (their) Gods work when they attack us insult us and allow people to discriminate against us.

Love the sinner hate the sin just how sick and hypocritical is that?

Jo would not change if he had 500,000 members sign a petition. The only way to get rid of him is vote against him, and get a campaign together. Get rid of delegates that do not support Same-Sex Marriage.

It is good to watch any ALP Conference he attends and the people yelling abuse at him. Most of the Unions support Same-Sex Marriage. He has pissed off so many people on so many social justice issues.

I understand the person who got the petition is a Target worker, and got his co-workers etc together who are in the Union. This was a terrific effort.

Hundreds of thousands of people will go to Mardi Gras under the theme of Same-Sex Marriage. This will add to calls for equality.

Worse yet de Bruyn could use such a petition against us on the floor of this years ALP Conference. If you haven’t got the numbers learn to harass and embarrass your enemy from the sides until you do have the numbers then use them without compassion.

NB It always pay to know your enemy before launching a direct assault on his front line.

The sole purpose of a trade union is to protect the worker. To ensure everyone is paid, has a safe place to work etc.

In other words, who gives a poo about how he feels about SSM.

The only ‘inherent gay issue’ that any trade union has is…
…ensure all gay people get the same pay for the same days work
…ensure the workplace is safe and free from bullying for all workers, this includes a safe workplace for gay people.

Should a trade union refuse to support those points, I would be there waving placards right beside you. But if it is all about the private views of the union leader, then that is ‘not inherent to the job of being a trade union leader’.

TO DAVE, I will say thanks for that bit of information about the said union. While I would say it does sound negative, it would only matter if this meant they would no longer protect the gay worker while they are at work.

TO ROB, why would you want to hurt the employer. The only one you will hurt is the ‘open minded employer’ so open mined that they are very happy to have queer staff in their store. And yet you want to smack them hard with something that had nothing to do with them?

The only way you would send a message to a trade union is to not pay union fees for a year, or to resign from the union. Or even better to set up your own trade union to compete against them.

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Must I close this post with the point of ‘only 83 signatures in Queensland’. What very small portion of the workplace would that be?

So there really is not a lot of support in what I would expect to be a very popular union.

I wonder how many businesses, especially those in the retail sector, would struggle without their “gay” staff?

They only have power over you if you let them have.

There are so many gay and lesbian shop assistants – please, get active and involved, sign petitions, raise it with your delegates, make a noise!

When Labor was in a much better position, under Kevin Rudd, the SDA did not support Civil Rights either, and blocked Same-Sex Marriage. It is propaganda to say it supports the Governments Position and will not do anything before the election, because you know after the election what the real Julia will say!

Remember it was this Union that got Kevin Rudd to spend millions getting an Ambassador to the Vatican that cost Australian Tax Payers. Why have an Ambassador to a faith?

The real question is not about Same-Sex Marriage, but why is a Union that is meant to represent you is taking orders from the Vatican? Why are they telling you who you can marry? You will never meet the Pope or Joe de Bruyn. It is not their bloody business what you do in your life. The SDA is clearly a Union that does value Civil Rights or know what they are, it only values the hate of the Pope.