Winter at war with the unions

In less than a week, Dean Winter has broken a promise he made with the unions to categorically rule out asset sales.

Dean Winter quickly mounted a scare campaign in partnership with the unions, declaring that he will ‘not allow this Government to privatise our assets. We will do everything we can.’

After damning revelations this morning that Mr Winter is in fact a long time privatisation advocate, he is now going back on his promise to the unions by opening the door to having a conversation.

Mr Winter himself is using his Private Members time in Parliament, seeking to establish a Select Committee to look into the potential asset sales.

Mr Winter is suddenly now interested in seeing the benefits.

Unbeknownst to the unions, it’s clear that this was always Mr Winter’s plan to publicly oppose any sales but to prepare an escape route through a committee.

Labor have reverted back to their old guard’s tactic of a ‘Bec-flip’, now waging a war with the very unions who tried to stop Mr Winter from entering the parliament in the first place.

We already know Mr Winter’s Labor colleagues are turning against him.

Now they know he’s a privatisation advocate, his leadership is mortally wounded.