We need to show them that we care.
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It's just not right. Thousands of stevedores in our very own country
are living at or just below the six figure salary line. And if that
wasn't bad enough, many of them may go several weeks or months without
a paycheck if they are forced by the Maritime Union of Australia to
strike.
But now you can help. You can sponsor a needy stevedore. For less
than $60 an hour you can help keep a stevedore economically viable
during their time of need.
Sixty dollars an hour may not seem like a lot of money to you, but to
a stevedore it could mean the difference between a vacation skiing in
Switzerland or a Mediterranean cruise.
For you, sixty dollars is nothing more than half a week's rent or
mortgage payment. But to a stevedore, sixty dollars an hour will
replace a portion of his or her salary.
During the strike action stevedores are facing the hardships of losing
their daily subsidised hot meals and access to their free gym,
swimming pool and recreational facilities. Many striking stevedores can no longer
take home crates of whisky or the occasional 100 cm
television or new car that "accidentally"
fell-off-the-back-of-a-container-ship and was written off by the
Shipping Line's insurance.
"HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING?"
Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the
stevedore you sponsor. Detailed information about his or her stocks,
shares, savings, and real-estate holdings will be mailed to your home.
You will be able to watch your stevedore's net worth grow. You'll also
get information on how they chose to invest their 2.4 million dollar lump sum
they get upon their retirement.
"HOW WILL THEY KNOW I'M HELPING?"
Your stevedore will be told that her or she has a SPECIAL FRIEND that
just wants to help. Although the stevedore won't know your name, he or
she will be able to make reverse-charges calls to your home via a
special operator in case they need more funds. Please charge the
account listed below $480 per day for the duration of the
strike. Please send me a picture of the stevedore I have sponsored,
along with a "Die Scab Die" badge and my very own "Stevedore Ticket"
which enables me to claim a wage for up to 4 hours a day while sitting
on my arse doing nothing.
Mastercard: Visa: American Express: Diner's Club: Bankcard: Union
Card:
Account Number:__________________________
Expiration Date:_________________________
Signature:_______________________________
Send Completed Forms to the:
MUA,
Head Office,
Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000.
Note: Sponsors agree not to contact the stevedore sponsored or their
families in person or by other means including, but not limited to, phone
calls, letters, email, or third parties. However, if you wish
to watch your stevedore working you can visit your local wharf during
normal working hours (from 11:00AM to 11:15AM). Contributions made are
not tax deductible. In the event of end of the strike action sponsors
agree to a one time administration charge of $500.00 to cover
administration costs of this program.
