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Ausies find lock-downs to be an affront
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/victorian-construction-ban-avoidable-and-costly/100479272A great op Ed about how the construction labor union has shot themselves in the foot over masks, Vax & covid.
Then the compliance blitz went badly and the government acted.
On Friday, The Age newspaper reported that the inspections found three in four Victorian construction sites were breaking coronavirus safety rules.
So the government banned tearooms and announced the entire industry would have to be vaccinated — at least a first shot – by Thursday, just six days later.
That day workers took to the streets setting up tearooms on the road to protest a ban on gathering inside.
On Friday, The Age newspaper reported that the inspections found three in four Victorian construction sites were breaking coronavirus safety rules.
So the government banned tearooms and announced the entire industry would have to be vaccinated — at least a first shot – by Thursday, just six days later.
That day workers took to the streets setting up tearooms on the road to protest a ban on gathering inside.