People pitch in to cover ABCC fine imposed on union organiser
Contributed by Ugly Joe Myles was given a personal $44,000 fine by the by the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). The reason is that…
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Video: Seafarers in Western Australia act on use of cheap labour on our ships
Resource companies in Australia are killing the Australian shipping industry and seafarers are fighting back. Video by Kyle McGinn MLC Stopwork meeting at BHP BilitonI…
Morrison Government’s construction industry attack dog now being used more widely
Contributed by Ugly As the Australia movement resumes its campaign to Change the Rules, the Australian building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has been turned by…
Union leaders Setka and Reardon to sue Boral for malicious misrepresentation
Contributed by Ben Wilson Victorian Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU) leaders John Setka and Shaun Reardon, are suing major concrete maker Boral….
Big turnout in Brisbane and other centres to Change the Rules
Contributed from Queensland Thousands turned out yesterday in Brisbane’s rally to push for a fairer industrial relations system. A previous rally in Canberra and others…
Success of Change the Rules rallies has the Morrison government reeling
Contributed by Joe Montero After hundreds of thousands of workers hit the streets around Australia over the this week, the Morrison government and its…
Video: Join 23 October Melbourne rally and help change the rules
It’s time to turn around record inequality and bring back the fair go. We need everyone out on the streets. Video from Australian Unions…
Change The Rules nationwide rallies
Union leaders Karen Batt CPSU Victoria Sally McManus Michele O’Neil Troy Gray ETU – Electrical Trades Union of Australia, Victorian Branch and Lori-Anne Sharp…
ACTU announces plan in the Change the Rules campaign
Contributed by Ben Wilson At the John Curtin Research Centre on Thursday, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) unveiled a plan to move along…
Video: Union leader on the end of the “Permanent Casual”
The WorkPac v Skene federal court decision is an important union win that changes the law for casuals in coal mining. It says casual…
