My New Career Path

Hey, hey
We're lucky today,
We're being re-structured
Out of the old ways.
The Lion and Lamb
Lie together at last,
Broadbanding is fixing
The sins of the past.
Tri-partite decisions
Mean I'm not ignored,
I'm multi- and flexi-...
Career assured!

Refrain:
I'm learning ...
Crane, winch, forklift, boiler,
Lathe, crusher, furnace, welder,
Stores, filing, sweeping, mending,
Concrete, shorthand, spraypaint, sanding,
Graphics, gardening, digging pestholes,
Patchboard, switchboard, keyboard, consoles ...
Geez, it's a strain. Is there consol-ation?
Yes! Four bucks a week, and a cleverer nation.

They say that Australia's
Been left on the ledge:
Re-structuring gives us
'Competitive edge'.
They'll make our skills broad
But the enterprise lean,
'Consultation' ensures...
We ALL share the dream.

I'm told that the chiefs
Of the A.C.T.U.
Have workers at heart
In their new global view.
And I'm glad the rank
And file still have punch:
Bill Kelty said so ...
At a businessmen's lunch.

Refrain:
I'm learning ...
Crane, winch, forklift, boiler,
Lathe, crusher, furnace, welder,
Stores, filing, sweeping, mending,
Concrete, shorthand, spraypaint, sanding,
Graphics, gardening, digging pestholes,
Patchboard, switchboard, keyboard, consoles ...
Geez, it's a strain. Is there consol-ation?
Yes! Portable Industry Certification.

Notes

A song for Tom McEvoy, Islington Railway Workshops, South Australia.


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