Workers will take to the streets across the country to mark May Day, International Workers’ Day, on May 1.

But which parties will best defend and extend their right to decent pay and conditions, and to organise for these on the job?

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The anti-worker, anti-union Coalition wants to cut the public service by 41,000 jobs. Under pressure, it has been forced to backtrack on its return-to-work scheme, but you cannot be sure.

The Liberals, encouraged by the anti-union HR Nichols Society, want to weaken, or abolish, enterprise bargaining and industry specific rates. It says workers can negotiate with their bosses alone. But this would hand even more power to the bosses, which would lead to worse pay inequality, particularly for women and marginalised groups.

The Liberals also want to remove union right-of-entry laws, which means elected union officials will not be able to inspect workplaces for breaches of workplace health and safety.

HR Nichols refutes the fact that wage theft exists, arguing that employers only need to be “educated” on good wage practices. Uber and DoorDash should be able to underpay, the Liberals say,........

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