The punitive measures against unions assisting their members in filing pay equity complaints seem to be lifted from former Australian Prime Minister John Howard's book.

Howard's government made it illegal for a collective agreement to contain provisions that allowed workers to attend health and safety training that was put on by a union.

But in this case it's even more bizarre.     Pay equity is part of the law.   But unions seeking to enforce the law of the land will be penalized for doing so.

Iggy is going to let this whole thing sail through Parliament without uttering a peep.

And people thought Dion was gutless.