A fitter by trade, Doug Cameron came to Australia at 22 years old, rose through the union ranks representing workers and gained preselection for the Australian Senate after Kevin Rudd came to power in 2007.

Someone suggested to Doug that he should be nicer to people in Parliament.

Didn't happen.

"How can I be nice to someone who's trying to destroy the lives of working people?

"Why should I be nice to someone that wants to give your tax cuts to the rich in the country, and take Social Security payments away from the poorest workers?"

Doug has now retired from Parliamentary life but is as passionate as ever about fighting for a better deal for working people.

 

Further reading from this episode

Wikipedia Doug Cameron

Crikey: Doug Cameron was right all along

DougCameron.com.au

Twitter

More about On The Job podcast

 

Need help with working conditions?

Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466

 

 

About the hosts

Sally Rugg, Executive director at Change.org Australia - @sallyrugg

Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFrankly

A fitter by trade, Doug Cameron came to Australia at 22 years old, rose through the union ranks representing workers and gained preselection for the Australian Senate after Kevin Rudd came to power in 2007.
Someone suggested to Doug that he should be nicer to people in Parliament.
Didn't happen.
"How can I be nice to someone who's trying to destroy the lives of working people?
"Why should I be nice to someone that wants to give your tax cuts to the rich in the country, and take Social Security payments away from the poorest workers?"
Doug has now retired from Parliamentary life but is as passionate as ever about fighting for a better deal for working people.
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Further reading from this episode
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Cameron_(politician)">Wikipedia Doug Cameron</a>
<a href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/04/05/doug-cameron-leaves-parliament/">Crikey: Doug Cameron was right all along</a>
<a href="https://www.dougcameron.com.au">DougCameron.com.au</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/DougCameron51">Twitter</a>
<a href="https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/">More about On The Job podcast</a>
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Need help with working conditions?
Call <a href="https://actuonline.nationbuilder.com/">Australian Union Support Centre</a> - <a href="tel:1300486466">1300 486 466</a>
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About the hosts
Sally Rugg, Executive director at Change.org Australia - <a href="https://twitter.com/sallyrugg">@sallyrugg</a>
Francis Leach, ACTU -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/SaintFrankly">@SaintFrankly</a>

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens. Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

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On The Job

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens.

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