Planet Jackson : power, greed & unions
Norington, Brad, 1959-2016
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Kathy Jackson was hailed as a heroine for blowing the whistle on the million-dollar fraud of Michael Williamson, the corrupt boss of the Health Services Union. While remaining steadfast in this very public ordeal, she endured bitter personal attacks from enemies in the Labor Party and the union movement. But what if Jackson was just as corrupt as Williamson? Or worse? While Jackson was portrayed as a Joan of Arc figure, she had been spending vast amounts of her own union members' money on jet-setting holidays, fashion, jewellery, a home mortgage and even part of a divorce settlement. Nothing, it seems, was off limits. This is the real HSU story -- the staggering misuse of the union dues of some of the lowest paid workers in Australia. The HSU scandal is more than a dark morality tale marked by high drama and farce. It exposes deep problems at the heart of the union movement and the Labor Party: tribalism, nepotism, a misplaced sense of entitlement and the abuse other peoples' money.
Main title:
Planet Jackson : power, greed & unions / Brad Norington.
Author:
Imprint:
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2016.
Collation:
vii, 328 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-311) and index.
ISBN:
97805228703369780522870343
Dewey class:
331.8811610994331.881161
Language:
English
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BRN:
286934
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 331.881161 NOR | Available |