Janice Mayes describes some of the campaigns that the union was involved with under her leadership, including those concerned with workplace bullying, privitisation and women's issues. She discusses the union's decision to affiliate with the ALP.
Rod Welford discusses the problems with government spending and the lack of solutions. He describes the more commercial approach to government spending since the Hilmer Report. He comments on the differences between government utilities that generate money and those that rely on money from Treasury.