Melbourne Town Hall meeting launches battle to take on industrial relations system and more
Contributed by Joe Montero By any account, yesterday’s (17 April) meeting of union delegates at the Melbourne Town Hall, was an impressive launch to…
Contributed by Joe Montero By any account, yesterday’s (17 April) meeting of union delegates at the Melbourne Town Hall, was an impressive launch to…
Contributed by Joe Montero “From next Thursday the whinging stops and the working starts.” These words came from electrical Trades Union Victorian Secretary Troy Grey,…
Contributed from Victoria A protest over the actions of Victoria International Terminal (VICT), will take place outside the CFMEU office on Thursday 12 April. This…
Contributed from Victoria Unions are planning a series of big marches around Australia, and they are expected to be the largest turnout since those…
Although there has never really been a right to strike in Australia, changes to industrial law in recent years has brought in a regime…
Once again, unions are facing a determined attack from major employers and government. Twenty years ago, waterside workers and their union fought an epic…
Contributed from Queensland Australian unions are going to target 18 Coalition seats at the next election, following an Australian Education Union poll that showed to…
Contributed by Jim Hayes The pushing of big numbers into casualised work has brought in a major change in the nature of the workforce in…
Contributed by Adam Carlton Close to a hundred workers at the XXXX plant at Milton in Brisbane plan to walk off the job over job…
Contributed by Ben Wilson The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says members at Qube’s Melbourne Bulk and General operation are facing a cut to wages…