Why Does The Project Even Exist?

[@friendlyjordies]

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[@lisafoodie8443]

670 views 2.7k likes... legend...

[@SpartanMoss]

jordies you have to do worst schools in Australia

[@SpartanMoss]

@slater666 ive been trying to get him to do it for ages

[@stretchka111]

MUA worst corrupt union ever. Want to know what really happens on the inside

[@dougieboxell6505]

There has been a 40000000% increase in friendly jordies references to football over the past month, which of course amounts to 2 whole references, as 4000000000000 x 0 = 2, and as such, I am thrilled, and I have pledged my signature to the contract of the Friendly Jordies United Union incorporated. Thankyou. I am greatly annoyed that both of these references have been Sydney Swans footballers. I'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact Sydney was in the grand final, or that it's September, and the grand final is played in September. Of course I don't have to tell you that, Jordan, an avid football fan such as yourself would have that day pencilled in for drinks with da boiz from January. In any case, this will be brought up at the first Union sausage sizzle, of which there will not really be any sausage sizzle, because, in true communist fashion, I will eat all the sausages. No sausages for anyone else. That is all, good day.

[@AD-mo5sg]

As a wharfie myself who went through EA negotiations, protected action and strikes a few years back pre Covid. The media, the company and government used the same play book as this time saying we were withholding medical supplies. We told them to let us know the box numbers and we will get those specific boxes off the wharf. Absolute crickets, there was no medical supplies that were stuck.

[@Shinobro666]

What a fuckn stitch up

[@privacyviolated583]

Exactly. Manipulators.

[@stretchka111]

Sound like a Hutchison scab

[@vcjarrad]

IIRC I don’t think there were any medical supplies being delayed in that workplace dispute either.

[@СлаваССС-м4с]

M.U.A here to stay! Trade unionist sparky and proud. Fuck the ABCC and Liberal/ Nats.

[@JM-wt4bf]

The immediate anger the union rep Dave had when the interviewer belittled the death of an 18 year old, shows how passionate he is about the workers safety.

[@c0nvict_pleb174]

“Silly suite” This is the people on the project we’re talking about. They have no empathy

[@c0nvict_pleb174]

@nathanstewart3329 what does that got to do with Waleed being a cunt?

[@alexanderthegreat1270]

“If you’re a political journalist, with regular access to the upper levels of power, and your opinion always sides with that of prevailing orthodoxy, you’re not a journalist, you’re a courtier” - Frankie Boyle

[@cynicalpsycho5574]

Bit rich from that cunt...

[@Queef_Storm]

god bless Frankie

[@nicknomski8399]

Dammit 2 replies missing

[@stash.]

Frankie boyle is a sellout to the woke orthodoxies, we no longer like him here in scotland, frankie the perpetual knee bender

[@74KU]

Yeah where are those 2 replies, maybe held back by YT.. good quote tho.

[@janetrickwood2484]

Good onya, Jordy. Unionism in Australia was once a national pride. The powers shot down shearers in QLD and ran them over with horses in Sydney and Melbourne, but we were one of the first countries to have an 8 hour work day, paid holidays and no end of other, taken for granted, benefits. Since McDonalds and the "Murican" way subverted our sunlit shores things have gone a bit fegly for those out of the bigly dollar, parasite gigs.

[@loomhigh]

you ever read that paper that compared the union movements in America and Australia? Our union movement is something to be proud of for sure. I intend to make a video on that paper...

[@PapaphobiaPictures]

Well apparently the CIA infiltrated our union movement in the 70s and 80s so I'm pretty proud of what they can still accomplish for us even with CIA infiltration

[@focusfolks]

@@loomhigh Excellent! Subscribed and keen to check out the video when it's done

[@loomhigh]

@@focusfolks still a while away (;

[@Nightsmith_After_Dark]

Homestly as a former maccas member I had way more rights and pay then managers of similar businesses in america and I was just a low ranking employee here in Australia. Like I would be forced to go on breaks even though I would wanna work when I was bored af like America would love me and I'm glad that the aussie system didnt exploit me (too much).

[@moohooman]

That line from Waleed Aly actually hurt my soul. What the actual fuck is wrong with him? The kid was only 18 and he played off his death like it was nothing. Edit: The worst is when you look it up and all the news make it out like he fumbled his words and the union boss over reacted. We need to have some kind of News integraty commission.

[@Jen-eo1fh]

He is a disgraceful person without any compassion.

[@tzz89]

mate don't verbalise him!!1!

[@seanado5208]

It’s news delivered indifferently.

[@landspide]

True colours...

[@phraydedjez]

We do have a news integrity commission, Its called '' FriendlyJordies'' and ''Media watch'' lol

[@sophietemple2728]

I’m not Aussie (I’m british), but these vids encouraged me to join my union, especially when I saw exploitative tactics by my employer! So while your vids are Aus specific, i think the messages in them can be applied in other countries too, especially around media corruption and coercion

[@Rhodiac]

As an Aussie in the UK, yes you need more unions here. The pay is absolute bullshit here

[@baabaabaa2293]

United we're strong & have a voice mate. The corporates don't like that. On ya own...ur on Ur fkn own. Yes theres been corruption in Unions, & they've copped it. The corruption in govt & the big end in town outweighs any union ever. Easy to make the little man look corrupt when you've got judges, law, big business & media all onside... spouting the same shit... They blv they're entitled... we're just the hired help. You did the right thing mate.

[@Kajpaje]

Lots of similarities, across the US top. Politics surrounding borders for example. In our case, Tory govts for the past 10 years have yealded similar results, and even admitted that is part of their design. Wages going nowhere, and insecure work conditions. We Just had a change in a better direction. Can only hope your toffs are kicked to the curb asap.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

@@Rhodiac Studies have shown wages are ten years behind of what they ahould be.

[@louisflanagan649]

UK needs to follow in the footsteps of the country they founded!!! Did a bloody good job, maybe it's time the irish and english joined forces again!

[@seeshel63]

So very important that young people are shown what unions have done for us all - since the colony of Australia began! Every workers right comes from Unions!

[@Rileyzc]

Arnt the unions the reason we can't have any more aussie cars I say fuck em if so

[@СлаваССС-м4с]

so true!

[@chrisnoname2725]

The TWU does nothing. They were unwilling to put any effort in and put much more effort into convincing their members to not go in strike than the company did. They didn't care about anything other than getting more in super. The unions that seem more effective seem to be more effective because collude with the businesses to keep costs high.

[@PeterPutz82]

I've worked manufacturing, retail and now construction across multiple states. Never felt I needed the union. Then got on a large commercial job and wholly shit. The company directors sacked all middle managment. When it rained site managers sat in their site office while all site staff kept working in the rain on a suspended deck with live edges. Needless to say when I saw this I went to management to voice my concerns, the OHS officer told me to fuck off. I took myself off site and never went back. I joined the union.

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

For anyone who thinks it was an honest slip of the tongue, remember that these are the people who watched a clip of a man talking about the critical damage done to the Murray Darling, ignored everything he was saying and laughed when he threw up from the stench of thousands of dead fish. These people are repugnant, they're truly morally vacuous. It was a Freudian slip, not an innocent one.

[@focusfolks]

Wow... is that footage available somewhere?

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

@@focusfolks I''m pretty sure they scrubbed it from the internet, but it's immortalised in an older Jordies video. I'll have a look for it and post a link when I find it.

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

@@focusfolks kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3OsopVsgLCge8k About a minute in.

[@cynicalpsycho5574]

@@ThejollyFrenchman I think it's the water theft vid if that helps

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

@@cynicalpsycho5574 I posted the link above :)

[@zjzjification]

The union guy did extremely well in that interview

[@attilajuhasz2526]

Yep. He won't be invited for on-air comment again.

[@ComradeJehannum]

Yeah he did. Its just a pity that ALL of mainstream media portrayed him of the "overly aggressive bad guy who talked all over waalee" and didn't focus of the BS waalee actually said.

[@SilverMe2004]

no he didn't. He used death as a shield from scrutiny. he reacted to the word 'little' and that is it. he didn't address Aly's assumption that a death has to be worth more then was stated. or respond to the meaning that they were separate incidents. "I should say that I didn't see the full interview just what FJ showed"

[@carn941]

@@SilverMe2004 "He used death as a shield from scrutiny" What scrutiny? Is suing a workplace for the death of someone wrong? You really have no idea what you're talking about and it shows. You're under the impression that this union boss killed the 18 year old, he didn't. You're also under the delusion that stating that the death of the 18 year old as a "little civil suit" shouldn't receive any reaction or criticism (I can't tell if you're being a stupidCunt or you just don't have empathy) And lastly, that wasn't even his assumption and the topics of fines for the protest wasn't even tied to the quote, that came from WaleedCunt addressing the kids death.

[@NarutoLover6219]

Would love to have a union for Animators and other artists in the film industry. Maybe crunch/overtime will stop being expected without complaint from us workers.

[@jaegrant6441]

But, you're doing a job that's fun and you do for love, so money and a life outside of work are just bonuses y3ah?!

[@TroublesomeOwl]

@@jaegrant6441 i really hope that is sarcasm

[@chrisnoname2725]

@@TroublesomeOwl Why would it be? Listen to how politicians talk about serving the community as if they are working for free. Maybe other people just want to provide for their community too.

[@chrisnoname2725]

Maybe people should stand up for themselves. A union should be helpful for the legal issues, but a union made up of spineless members will not achieve anything. You're looking for a saviour not a union and that's why you have issues. I and a handful of others individually stood up for ourselves and got ourselves better pay. The rest of the workers got nothing because they did nothing and the union didn't even care to try to get anything for anyone. Why are you doing things without challenging the boss? I have never once been threatened with any penalty for standing up for myself. Others have been fired for doing it, but i and others would justify our actions. The ones who were fired were lazy and refusing to work without justification. If you're good at your job, i don't believe there is much risk in standing up for yourself but i haven't worked in your type of industry.

[@TroublesomeOwl]

nice anecdote. You got yourself a pay rise. Did you get unsafe conditions across the board ever fixed for an entire industry? Ever negotiate for an entire workforce to be legally unable to be overworked and underpaid? Got sick leave and paid annual leave to be right to all employees? No.. but you got yours! Fuck everyone else amirite? Selfish, probably bullshit too, but definitely selfish

[@MrBioWhiz]

"Can't they just pursue a private civil suit" No Waleed, they can't. Because they're dead Waleed

[@sinenomine6180]

Was not expecting Waleed to speak so flippantly about an 18-year-old apprentice's death.

[@mouapple]

I think in his mind saying that there could potentially be millions in compensation was supposed to make it sound serious. Can't imagine the bloke's family would agree.

[@julianaFinn]

I'm not surprised, I'm sorry to say.

[@selbie]

@Michelle Whittaker Spouting racist xenophobic shit like that is no better.

[@drifter402]

Why do you still think jounrnos don't hate you?

[@ninowizzler]

Really? The guy is a literal narcissist and dumb.

[@georgeorwell2296]

Waleed Aly has been a comfortable white collar fella that could never understand what it's like working in construction. It's one of the most dangerous jobs out there and plenty of management/bosses love to cut corners and skimp on safety to make the work go quicker etc. I have been on sites & you see everything from the good, the bad and the ugly. Grateful Unions and responsible workers make these places safer.

[@JohnSmith-pn1vv]

You been on those sites with a white collar or not at all. Only uni students think unions help workers. Punce

[@LokiBeckonswow]

sorry for long text, I have a story about the crazy shit that happened working at one of the Aldi warehouses in Sydney I used to work at the Aldi warehouse out at Prestons in west Sydney for a couple of years back in 2015 - they pushed us so hard with some new 'improvements' to the shift in my last few months there - myself and 4 other people hurt their back in some way and had to go on compo - this was within the first month of these new changes - the other workers bullied us because they saw us as weak simply because we had the balls to respect our health and seek compensation for the unsafe working conditions - that's some hard indoctrination, crazy shit our managers in the warehouse were constantly pushing for more, and when people's bodies started breaking, they would just push more and more and more. there was a lady working there in her 40s and she would wear some little compression band on one of her wrists (her arm was swelling massively, it looked pretty gross and scary as shit) while she would lift about a *tonne* of produce in about 4 hours, as that was considered a light workload for the day (a couple of hours before and after lunch, they were short but intense shifts). the sickest part of the situation is that she felt some dogged loyalty to the job and would never consider for a moment that she was being exploited - she was grateful for the poor working conditions, she was grateful for anything, and the suits fckng knew it - she looked down on me when I went for the compo, and I don't blame her, that's a crazy perspective she had, and I bet she's still there 7 years later what was their reasoning, the suits in the office? they fired some people to cut costs, moved our shift forward an hour which gave us 1 hour less to get the job done, with less space to work in, and then would give us super cringe motivational speeches about taking on the 'challenge' to get get an impossible job done with less people, less space, less time etc (literally less space as we were driving these little pallet fork lifts around a tiny warehouse space in a freezer) I shit you not, this crazy suit lady would come in and talk down to us, she did it many times using the 'challenge yourself' speech, and I can tell you that most people were fckng terrified of her - meanwhile most of the suits had their brand new audi cars in the carpark (easily 50 of these), and they were notorious for having coke parties during the christmas season while we had the busiest time of the year I feel so so so sorry for people who think so little of themselves that they will happily grind their body to dust in poor working conditions - I don't have anything against the aldi company, it's those fuckers in the office at that warehouse that are super happy to grind away their workers to reach some impossible targets, they don't care - the job was basically impossible before they cut our workers, space, and time - crazy shit, take care of yourselves out there - also once there was a gas leak and they had us back in there working BEFORE they had genuinely confirmed that it wasn't the poisonous gas (there are different gases in the freezers) - me and another guy walked out that day because we couldn't believe it, but again, most people were too scared to stand up for themselves remember, if you die, they'll have a replacement for you ready before your funeral

[@JohnSmith-pn1vv]

You are a n0nce lol, you're too good for blue collar work denigrate those who do it.'Too scared to stand up for themselves'😆. Even with your own version of the story it is clear what a weak pos individual you are, your own workmates and the 40 year old woman think youre a weak flop😆😆

[@lachd2261]

My grandfather (a rusted on Labor man), once gave me a great piece of advice. If you want to detect media bias in Australia, every so often, watch the news twice - the 6pm bulletin, then the 10pm bulletin. You often won't spot the subtle, anti-Labor bias on the first pass when you're eating dinner and not paying attention. But on the second viewing, you'll see how outrageously anti-Labor and anti-union they are.

[@antma9028]

How times have changed.

[@chrisnoname2725]

My grandfather was wrong about things too.

[@johnblack9582]

YEH EXCEPT LABOUR IS NOW JUST MADE UP OF A BUNCH OF TREASONOUS COMMUNIST SCUM, LABOUR HASN'T BEEN A WORKING MANS PARTY SINCE WHITLAM, AS FOR THE UNIONS, THEY ARE NOW NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF CORRUPT COMMUNIST SCUMBAGS AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH HONEST UNIONS RUN BY HONEST PATRIOTIC AUSTRALIANS WHO WON'T STEAL UNION FEES TO FEATHER THEIR OWN NESTS AND TO HELP FINANCE THEIR MONGREL COMRADES IN THE LABOUR PARTY. AND DON'T WORRY, I HATE THE LEFTWING LIBS AS WELL, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MOST OF THEM.

[@somerandom7215]

@@chrisnoname2725 Nah just you.

[@chrisnoname2725]

@@somerandom7215 the media has often had McManus on and let her have a say unchallenged.

[@realkangaroocafevietnam]

David Noonan is a great Union leader, a fine man & a good mate too I'm fortunate enough to say.

[@weirdo1083]

You know dave noonan do you he is good militant union of official.

[@realkangaroocafevietnam]

@@weirdo1083 - That's what I wrote, yes.

[@gregiles908]

My ancestors in Australia were paid crap and were given horrendous working conditions UNTIL they Unionised. I know why there is a National Public Holiday for Labour Day.

[@Jen-eo1fh]

Exactly.

[@jaegrant6441]

Unions are the example of how it is the patriarchy that is the enemy, and who are still around, and using men as their shield. It was working class men who had to fight and die for their rights first.

[@gregiles908]

@@jaegrant6441 you seem cooky to me, far too extremist

[@chrisnoname2725]

@@gregiles908 they're attacking the patriarchy, you're meant to nod and applaud or something.

[@gregiles908]

@@chrisnoname2725 sorry mate, far too Australian to tolerate extremist behavior, the Right has been subdued the Left are the problem to normal society. Unhinged stupidity masquerading as essential politics. Selfish rulers who despise the masses. Spirit of Colonialists. Spirit of ANZAC. Spirit of Kokoda.

[@romanbrandle319]

South Korea became the worlds biggest ship builders they paid their workers twice as much and their executives six times less than the Australia's ship building industry . And they are still number one and they have a strong union , no commercial TV station will ever tell that story .

[@malakisfl9288]

I also found out recently that there use to be a law against ads on TV. It's changing a bit now but for a long time, but corp wasn't allowed to pump propaganda through ads or paying big sums of money to keep TV stations afloat

[@keeb__]

The big problem with unions in my workplace is the main union (SDA) is corrupt to shit. People don't trust the unions with their money

[@lachlanwakefield5278]

RAFFWU and UWU should cover any applicable job where the SDA inevitably fall short

[@keeb__]

@@lachlanwakefield5278 I am a part of raffwu. I am considering being a deligate. It is a constant struggle having to tell people they should join when the SDA is on every wall and anything other than them gets torn down. It is insane how effective the SDA's propaganda is.

[@thelandlord111]

I’m pro union but have to agree, the SDA is completely fucked.

[@PPYTAO]

People in the west underestimate how propagandised our mainstream media is. Thanks for helping to bring that to attention 👏

[@robj4078]

Why are Western Australians underestimating?

[@PPYTAO]

@@robj4078 the west as in the western world.

[@rafal5863]

What is this channel but a propaganda mouth pice for the labor right. Still waiting for the Dan Andrews interview or do the factions in labor not talk to each other? Just asking for a Bolshevik friend.

[@KK-og2gg]

@@rafal5863 🤦🏻‍♀️ Give it up mate!

[@PPYTAO]

@@rafal5863 this channel is an individual persons opinion. He presents FACTS and then gives his opinion in them. You can disagree with his opinions, but you cannot disagree with the FACTS he presents. That is in no way comparable to a monopolised media system, ostensibly held up as the only system you can trust, telling you things that are intentionally manipulative or just flat out untrue. One is built with the purpose of controlling what you think. The other is designed to be 1 or 1000 voices that inform you and allow you to think for yourself.

[@McG892]

Verballing: "attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect), especially dishonestly." There wasn't anything dishonest about it. Waleed said, "own little civil suit." Just because the attribution is damaging, doesn't mean its verballing if its honest.

[@Thagyr]

Honestly Waleed is the first person I ever heard use that term, but no surprise he was using it wrong either way.

[@matt4302]

I was confused by the union bloke's reaction, and Jordie's. I figured I'd missed it, so actually "rewound the tape" and played it again. Waleed is a dick, but that one was was pretty clearly a stumble. Not "little", but "livil". Maybe he was thinking "little civil suit" - again, the man's a dick, I'm not defending his character - but the series of sounds that escaped his mouth weren't "little civil suit", but "own livil suit, uh, civil suit". The smugness at the "rewind the tape" bit is because he's a shitheel who thought the other bloke was making a fool of himself, probably because he'd mentally dismissed the misspeak entirely, as we all tend to do while talking. The general gist of the dishonesty of the Project and others on the topic of unions is worth reporting on, but focusing on this exchange is... odd. It's a misunderstanding between two people because of a fumbled word.

[@Wimmle]

I would love Jordie to look into disability employment services I work in the industry and it's messed up

[@XShadoWPaws]

Send him an email. He's given out his proton email a few times for scoops, it should be easy to find.

[@jlbcredit2397]

Send him a message and point him in the right direction, he’ll do it because it’s worth a video.

[@neverforgetjubjub]

I'm in the same industry and boy-howdy is it a shambles. It still beats working for a casino though.

[@malakisfl9288]

Yeah I've heard the same. A colleague of mine was telling me about a close relative that works in the industry. It's smoking mirrors and bureaucrat central

[@joshjonson2368]

@@neverforgetjubjub but it pays good right?

[@Mr_M_History]

Not going to lie when Jordies began with "I've been reading a book" I held my breath... Alas it was just Mr. Men

[@Wagon_Lord]

It's *just disgusting* that he's ignoring all the classic works of Aussie literature

[@MichelleWardley]

#JUST #MRMEN ???? #WTF???

[@iAVs-Sandponics]

What the fuck has this got to do with anything?! Don't like it, don't watch yo

[@loomhigh]

still waiting for him to read "the day my bum went psycho" a vital piece of historical literature.

[@bevcd3625]

Thanks mate for sticking up for the unions. A concerned boomer. 👍✌️

[@BrandonCourt]

This was a sad one. Here's the face of the guy doing "coverage" on the issue on national TV 16:28 .. also hint - they all wear that smirk and share the same sentiment. Walleed just lets it slip more.

[@ZenDisaster]

Gonna go a step further and ask why Channel 10 still exists?

[@attilajuhasz2526]

Government sanctioned TV quotas. But I understand your rhetoric/point.

[@thevarietyslate]

Viacom, that's how.

[@ihave7sacks]

For Master Chef Australia

[@spamviking]

For all the shows too low brow for 7 to touch.

[@Darkpixies]

US own the whole of channel 10. That's why there are shows like Hunted, googlebox, Have you been paying attention and The Project just to name a few show that will lower your IQ every minute you watch them.

[@guytuba4768]

Oh and you gotta feel for Walleed. His rock music/virtuoso guitar career didn’t take off as hoped so he’s had to settle for this sort of rubbish. All the privileges in the world, the exclusive education, and this is the best he can do! Is this what “success” looks like?! Sorry, here I am verbaling him…

[@Lord_Swoledemort]

Generous to call him a virtuoso.

[@JohnSmith-pn1vv]

He makes millions and probably has a family and no heroin addiction, so there's that. I guess you're another uni student upset your privileged education hasn't resulted in a six figure pencil pushing job, jordies core audience.

[@BlackenedGold]

For a comeback video to ease you back in I'd either suggest revisiting "aussie courts" or better yet explaining how and why we've gone through so many prime ministers an why they haven't been in for a full term, thankyou.

[@JamesConnollyLives5353]

militant unions would be the correct response to sending in the military to break up unions

[@virial1337]

With what firearms do you suppose they respond with? The unions in this nation have been limp wristed since the 90s.

[@solitarysurreal3652]

Waleed Aly whenever he disagrees with an interviewee: Margaret Court: Talked over, interrupted her and accused her of thinking she's better than everyone else. (No I don't agree with her, I'm calling out Waleed here) Cassie Jaye: Disapproving looks and haughty generalisations. Union Rep Calling Him Out for his Indifference: You're verballing me!!! 😫😫😫 It's classic. The conceited berk consistently dishes it out. But he can't take one iota of it.

[@RhythmicEye]

It exists for all the old television celebrities who would otherwise be doing break and enters if they weren’t gainfully occupied. Even though they know nobody is watching television anymore, especially after they lied to us about the pandemic, they mindlessly persist.

[@kyley69woyote]

Man jordie is on some other kind of level these days. This man is just RIPPING the media apart. I seriously don't know what we'd do if we didn't have FriendlyJordies. There'd be so many of us just living in the dark, confused about our frustrations.

[@jim39474]

Blows my mind that Waleed shared a stage with Christopher Hitchens on Q&A all those years ago and did quite well. Christopher Hitchens. The man that made Stephen Fry seem ditzy. What the fuck happened, Waleed?

[@yaksmowing]

always joined the bakers union when i was a baker they always looked after me especially when woolies was doing dodgey shiz

[@22ab8]

'The Project'..... Forever on Life-support..........Frig, where's the Plug ??.....

[@iguessimaweeaboonow1282]

What pisses me off the most about that clip is the smug look thinking his won that "debate"

[@Diamond52311]

I've been in the CFMEU for a year now working on an EBA job and I literally make double what I used to doing less. The Shoppie on site is engaging, always asking if you're all good and even helped me clear up a discrepancy in my pay no one noticed. It's been absolutely fantastic for me and I can't speak highly enough of the Union.

[@Astro201281]

We had that boys mum , Christopher cassinetti. Come out and speak to the entire job, metro tunnel. He hadn't even been 18 for a week when he died. She is extremely traumatised from his death and has committed hwr time to raising safety awareness. Oh and he was alive for 20 minutes after the scaffolding collapsed on him screaming in pain as he was crushed and helpless. Oh and his boss was in the wreck and survived although he is physically and mentally scarred from the whole incident and will probably never work again. Oh and the builder is still trading under a different company name and is still committing safety breaches.

[@andrewmeiklem5098]

A bunch of my work colleagues I'm early 20s all joined together and joined a union. Our call centre was really annoyed LOL

[@MrGutfeeling]

"Why Does The Project Even Exist?" What a great question, I've wondered this for years, it's a pile of steaming you-know-what.

[@BirnieMac1]

I call bullshit on that's the cause of the medication shortages I'm a pharmacist and these shortages have been going on much longer than all that (literally over a year), it's more because of the Ukraine thing and shipping being limited; we also becauser of PBS have a set price we pay for drugs to keep costs from artificially inflating like the US This also leads to us being al lower relative priority (as they literally get >10 times the money by shipping it to the US), and has contributed to the shortages too, shit like antbiotics, diabetics meds, fucking ventolin (generic zempreon made by same company was short last week too) Also the shortages have been similar between states anyway, so even if it were the case; we'd see the worse shortages in NSW if this were the case (NSW colleagues from what i've heard from speaking to mates down there, it's no better or worse than supply in QLD)

[@attilajuhasz2526]

So, vis a vis shortages due to PBS in Australia versus the prioritised US market... are you implying that... Capitalism is NOT a favourable mechanism to fix something like a... Pandemic, perhaps?

[@harveybirdman74]

“You know the thing about a shark…he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, he doesn't seem be living, until he bites ya and the black eyes roll over white.” - Quint (Jaws 1975)

[@choblee9576]

Every new union member makes a tear fall from waleeds eye. As good a reason as any to join

[@Anyoneforpie1]

I really don't know how he keeps getting away with this, he should be in prison. No one should be inflicting the Project on their innocent and attentive audience.

[@historyrepeatscubed726]

Just turn it off. YOU can solve this, yourself, you know.

[@JohnSmith-pn1vv]

@@historyrepeatscubed726 Rich white uni students demand to control your tv too, they yearn for stalin-like powers.

[@sirplus3284]

If you have worked on CFMEU sites , its all about safety and not cutting corners . What no one seems to correlate as well , is how many of those fountain cracking apartment buildings in Sydney were build on CFMEU sites , NONE . Your not only keeping the workers safe , but keeping the buyers and tenants safe at the same time .

[@leptoceratops]

Jordan could probably score an interview with Dave Noonan. I'd certainly watch that! 📺

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

Hell yes!

[@iangilliver6140]

Great to see you back in a passionate mood. Maintain that 'rage' and channel it towards exposing the media narrative. Keep up the good work 👍

[@AceofSpadesCard]

As an american, i thought we had hella problems... We still do and they suck but MAN does jordi show that its everywhere...and with a touch of sarcastic comedy. i love it

[@lawrencejones5640]

The abcc as a watchdog is just as much of a watchdog as the rottweiler on the leash of the balaclava wearing strikebreakers that were at the gates of Patrick's in 98

[@DrJatzCrackers]

Hey Jordies, maybe a Waleed inspired T-Shirt might be in order? Perhaps the artist could include some of his worst quotes within the design?

[@ivanolsen8596]

His worst quotes? what size T-Shirt are you envisioning?

[@zee_bee_23]

Please get Dave on and give him a platform he deserves

[@cormacvandermeulen7156]

"Dude, there is a reason why you empathise with Scott Morrison, and it's because you both won't f**k off!" 😂 Perfect

[@Piesy001]

Thank god someone the youngerlings might listen to, about how important unions are and have been in our history, everything from 4 weeks holidays (remember places like the states only have 2 weeks), 38 hour weeks, penalty rates etc etc. Remember now that unions have been beaten to almost non existent we have started losing penalties, 38 hour weeks, health and safety and way, way more..... I hear over and over that unions do nothing, pretty hard if they only are 9% of a workplace to get much done..... Ying and yang, balance, but its been gone for too long.

[@RogerRocks]

The most powerful union in Australia are medical specialists. They have virtually 100% union membership, and becoming a member is very restricted. Yet they never get treated as "unionists" even though they are. They hold us all to ransom by deciding on the length of waiting lists. They choose how much they work in the public system. They have "booking fees" of several hundred dollars that you can't claim back through Medicare or Private health insurance. They need investigating.

[@drake1896]

That's what happens when you have a job not everyone can do, they are workers too not the enemy

[@RogerRocks]

@@drake1896 It is what happens when people in a profession control entry to the profession. It is exactly the same as wharfies deciding who is allowed to work on the docks.

[@russellcollins4291]

This is as close as I come to watching commercial tv, and I've already had my fill. "To stop those monsters 1, 2, 3, Here's a fresh new way that's trouble free, It's got Paul Anka's guarantee... (Guarantee void in Tennessee) Just don't look, just don't look..."

[@KevKavanagh]

Absolutely nailed it! Australian History 101 (or should be). You could've taken more time to edit The Wire segment and given it some Frank Sobotka!

[@joshdean-graham683]

The reason for the project as hamish Blake said years ago. "Rove lives"

[@roninsdog261]

I wouldn't worry too much, this video right now has 168k views, that's more views than the project has had in a long time.

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

3:33 I'm late to commenting this, but notice what ScoMo actually says. He talks about how there's medical supplies on the docks, but he says "we're in the middle of a COVID recession", and how that means the supplies need to come ashore. Notice how he doesn't say anything about people's lives? It's only "economy economy the economy" with him. Glad we kicked him out.

[@Reflox1]

Well if a strike wouldn't hurt it wouldn't be so effective now would it

[@kafs1822]

It boggles my mind when my LNP supporting parents talk about the "evils" of the unions and then don't see the evil of newscorp, the Murdoch press and the LNP and their decades of lies and corruption

[@wobblysauce]

It isn’t evil if you agree to the views

[@timtam20292]

Wow that smirk - he should be reminded of that and called out for his disgusting response. POS

[@DoctorAllanGrey]

'Using the military to end the delays' I wonder if being deployed to do the overtime work that dockworkers aren't doing for zero pay would count as hazard pay for a soldier...

[@benjaminmarks3274]

Mate videos keep getting better and better. Every Australian needs to watch this shit.

[@jediorsith24]

Thanks to Jordan whenever I see a newspaper here in America saying “Unions bad” I just point and laugh

[@balvo]

Commenting for algorithm Great stuff mate, keep it up

[@worker-wf2em]

Yeah apparently ScoMo also had himself secretly sworn in as a General in the ADF, you know, just in case

[@trampflips101]

"Now's not the time, please wait until you don't have us by the balls to make demands, that way we can just ignore you"

[@MrBlack146]

Jesus Christ the ego of some people. Not that Waleed can really undo the stupidity of his comment, but after Waleed got blasted for his comment, if he simply just said something along the lines of a quick "Sorry your right it's not a small incident, it was poor wording" he could have had a chance of somewhat coming out of that remark not looking like such a douche. But no, he had to stand his ground and dig himself a deeper hole by not admitting what he said was wrong. He had to try to deflect and put blame on the Union Rep instead of just simply taking accountability and try to move on.

[@specialkali]

To be fair to Waleed, he did say little by accident. You can tell he misspoke and changed it to civil. To be even fairer, the word came out of his mouth so he said it, whether he meant it or not….

[@onpointphysiopilates9060]

Waleed's history does not indicate what he said was 'by accident'.

[@RebHead]

@@magnetite028 yeah it's way too generous to say he did it accidentally, surely he'd have apologised right away if that were true.

[@Anonymous-m9f9j]

@@RebHead a smug guy like that apologising? Surely you jest

[@bluedunn374]

Hit the nail on the head with social engineering, there are a handful of big fish that have the monopoly, but it’s pretty much like that in every country globally. Thanks for highlighting it.

[@simonscott1121]

Now you know where the concept of "trickle down economics" comes from.

[@ivanolsen8596]

Are you referring to what trickles down from wallies mouth?

[@samsaunders6177]

I only just started working for an EBA company in construction. It pays so much better literally triple what I was making before and allot safer/cleaner where as non union sites pay minimum wage, rip u off and treat u like a dog. I would rather be unemployed than go back to a non unionized site.

[@macfin4862]

'You're verballing me' Jesus.

[@erroreliminator2.076]

Any chance you would do a story on Chris Minns' sacking of Tania Mihailuk , and on the entire Canterbury-Bankstown council not just Mayor Kahl Asfour?

[@jackmathews3870]

This is awesome to see😂 As a member of the MUA and an employee of Patrick

[@baseddoggie]

I normally support most causes and ideas Jordies puts out there, but I really have to heavily disagree with him on this one. Dyson are the biggest rip off vacuums you can get. The pictured stick one the roughly 5-6 people I know who bought one all ended up disappointed when its motor burnt out or the battery just gave up. If you take the Vacuumpill, you will invest in a nice COMMERCIAL grade vacuum. They tend to be both cheaper, stronger and longer lasting than 95% of what is advertised to avg. Joe at Good Guys/Harvey etc. Been very happy both with my Vax backpack commercial and 20l wet and dry.

[@stevenhoman2253]

Every generation must be taught their relative insignificance, in the face of vested interests. The less the community is educated in logical thinking, the easier it becomes, for those vested interests to succeed.

[@historyrepeatscubed726]

100% agree. Critical, logical thinking is certainly needed right now.

[@joedotnet3324]

Why does the Project exist? To make Roving Enterprises, Rove McManus and associates more money.. simples.

[@kienhwengtai8113]

"little civil suit" ... Waleed is a former lawyer

[@kellysouter4381]

It began when Rove McManus went to America. He didnt want to leave Hillier in the lurch so put forward the project without naming it and no one else bothered. Hillier was Rove's sidekick on Rove, the tv show

[@JohnSmith-pn1vv]

You just reminded me that Rove exists (sadface) but also that he fkd off and to my knowledge (haven't turned on a TV in 15 years) was never seen again. Bittersweet

[@mgb94]

Despite not being aussie, I do understand Jordan's criticism of the mainstream press, it's the same shit here in Chile.

[@godamid4889]

Everywhere mate. It's everywhere.

[@anthonygillette]

To reference Linus Sebastian, if his employees wanted to unionize he would feel like a failure. This is how unions are, they’re necessary when businesses stop caring about employees and become profit hungry. Pro tip- GE proved (back when they were a powerhouse) that having an employee first mindset grows a business in a healthy way and can make endless profits for literally forever. Once they became shareholder first their company started to fail, even though it looks great on paper and for investors, it’s the core reason they failed. If your job sucks, try to form a Union 😂 every time

[@richmel27]

“Evil people feeding dumb people lines” 👌🏼

[@philmorton4590]

This is not a liberal vs labor thing, both parties will let you down in their respective ways, this is about people/public, they are monsters, black Friday just happened and they want everything now and don't consider the cost! Even the workers that don't support their union, why should I pay fees when there are plenty of others that do that will achieve the same result without me contributing that fee? Your absolutely right, that project comment was so insensitive to the family of that 18 year old, and it's still not the worst I've heard from Lisa Wilkins or others on the program!

[@taylor....]

If you are paid by a company of at least 100 employees & you don't control your own wages, you SHOULD protect yourselves and be in a union. If there is a union delegate amongst the Blue collar workers & either doesn't hold meetings goes to management meetings or as little as doesn't talk to anyone of you. GET RID OF THEM and find a new Delegate. Because that person is taking kick backs from the company to NOT protect your rights. You should have a living wage, you should have Mental Health leave. You should not be pressured to work more than your agreement. These things are LAW. AND WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING VOTING FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY IF YOU ARE ON THE FLOOR?

[@N3gativeR3FLUX]

This. Never understood why those at the coalface kept voting for the Libs.

[@taylor....]

@@N3gativeR3FLUX scare tactics, in the 60s it was Reds under the Beds. And that point on with no inclination to actually check old Christians still think that "LaboUr" are in Kahoots with the Commies! You buy a house and the Libs say Labor will take it away or "steal your franking credits"

[@sittingstill3578]

Crazy, Broken Hill, huh? I know an Aussie from there. He makes it seem like a complete backwater boondocks type of place.

[@anthonycondon5833]

Can I strongly recommend "Australia's Media Monopolies" by Humphrey McQueen (1977), to someone on the crew there (and anyone else wanting more on this). It shows the history of this (up until 1977 obs, before things got *really* bad). It's not "since Federation". It's a defining aspect of the media since invasion.

[@minerscale]

Yeah? And I can recommend Andy Griffiths Just Shocking.

[@anthonycondon5833]

@@minerscale That genuinely looks like a fun book. Not sure what response you're trying to trigger though? Are you a hate-watcher of FJ or something? I stumbled on this book a few years ago and spruik it every chance I get. The Australian body-politic is good at forgetting the past.

[@minerscale]

@@anthonycondon5833 Inside joke, Mr Mitchell history is doing his absolute best to get FJ to review the Andy Griffiths' Just series.

[@cervelo9465]

Loving the channel, very much. The great country of Germany is very heavily unionized and it is highly advantageous.

[@wtfmimshag]

My favourite bit was when Heydon J ruled that Heydon J didnt have a conflict of interest.

[@ivanolsen8596]

Who would be better to know than an honest Liberal like Heydon J?

[@thetrainhopper8992]

The milli tree? I’d like to see how well a tree unloads a ship.

[@ARandomAnna]

It could’ve been a Freudian slip, had Waleed apologised and admitted those words “little civil suit” were not intended. He didn’t. His response was to become defensive and flat out deny it, it’s things like that, that make people dislike and distrust him. Also, the project sucks.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Seems intentional by Waleed, since he's talking to a person he considers as scum.

[@jonathonbelotti]

The Project sucks, but it was a verbal slip. He says 'livil suit- ah civil suit' or 'little suit- ah civil suit', not 'little civil suit". It may have been Freudian, but it's not the gotcha moment I thought it'd be.

[@jordanomalley57]

Said livil suit not little suit...

[@ARandomAnna]

@@jordanomalley57 as I said, Waleed made no attempt to correct his comment, as many heard it as “little civil suit” His defensive behaviour is his arrogance.

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

Would have been a perfect moment to just drop a "You know, you're right, that was wrong." But, why show off a little humanity when you could try gaslighting instead?

[@6Fiona6_P_6]

But was the footage shown relevant? Did the containers shown have medical supplies in them? Or was the footage shown old “File Footage “. In other words those containers could’ve had toilet paper in them for all we know. So what the project did is the exact same thing a current affair does. And that is a cut and past job. Which makes one question the truth of the story they’re talking about……. ⚛️☮️🌏

[@grimslade0]

Waleed's emotional range seems to be limited to only one state: -- Meeting a lecturer after getting a B on their exam, and fishing for marks... 🤨

[@MiniLuv-1984]

The problem is deeper, the problem is the whole political system is poisoned by political donations. Without getting rid of political donations all manner of biases and anti Australian legislation, media coverage, policies and spending will continue to occur - despite the good intentions of some politicians.

[@dead_formats]

I seriously LIKED this video just by reading the title of it..! 100% true

[@BoganGaming]

Sally McManus is absolutely correct in saying that collective bargaining needs to be brought back in and for non-union members to pay a fee if they want the benefits that members fight hard for. Its a god-damned outrage that employers can't provide a less than a $1 an hour pay increase that we ask for every three years and then use the media to cry foul!

[@paulvenn4447]

I have always loved the line "militant unions" like they're some kinda South American guerilla/paratrooper outfit.

[@ivanolsen8596]

Which is what wallies bosses want all to think.

[@Anonymous-m9f9j]

Militant for stubbies in all their forms and I’m here for it