But, what appears to be a doomsday cult supporting piece takes a hard turn
We had the plumber in the other day, and were grateful that he even turned up. Although he charged us nearly $800 to replace a tap in the kitchen and fix a leaking tap in the bathroom. Evidently, washers are so yesterday, and a $50 cartridge was required to fix the drip in our modern looking tap.
I hope that’s like $100 in US dollars from Aussie. Because, otherwise, you should have checked out Youtube or something
He was a cheerful, chatty type. He even offered to show me how the new tap works, but I declined. I thought about asking him his views on the Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre, but I was pretty sure I would have drawn a blank. He was more interested in making money and getting to the next job.
Now, I’m not sure what the link between plumbing and climate action is, but the PICAC, which is controlled by the Plumbers’ Union, has received $60 million in grants from the Commonwealth, Victorian and New South Wales governments.
The $60 million (about $42 million US) probably explains why they care
What does the PICAC do? It’s a good question, and I am really none the wiser having trawled through the expensively produced website of the centre. To be sure, there are bespoke buildings, and there is a board. Evidently it is engaged in training, but if you look at the accounts, the sum of money the centre receives for training is trivial.
Hmm, so, like most of the climate money it’s a scam?
In fact, the piece goes on to notice how much taxpayer money goes to unions with no requirements for return, even as union membership declines in Australia.
