The jobs and skills summit, which concluded on Friday, has been a highly-managed exercise by the Albanese government in maximising policy and political productivity.
Employees at Amazon knew they were under constant surveillance and that the company had a history of sacking those who were pro-union.
Setka has form in attracting negative media attention as Victorian state secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining, Maritime and Energy Union.
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Unions and Labor have a long history of working together, but if the ALP wins office, unions will have to compete with many other groups to get what they want.