In the wake of the union movement threatening to pull support from Labor at the next election after it agreed to support legislation to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Labor is also facing growing opposition within its own ranks. The administrative committee of Labor’s Queensland branch has passed a motion that criticises the TPP and calls for increased labour-market testing for foreign workers, with state branch and rank-and-file members feeling they have been ignored with regard to the TPP. From The Australian:
Party officials confirmed to The Australian that the Queensland state administrative committee voted unanimously on Monday evening to pass a motion that was critical of the deal, which union officials, some MPs and rank-and-file members claim will hurt local workers.
