Charges against CFMMEU leaders go to water
Contributed from Victoria Blackmail charges leveled against John Setka and Shaun Reardon, the two leaders of the Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU)…
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Melbourne’s Barry cafe has been underpaying staff
Contributed by Ugly Australia’s hospitality industry is in urgent need of a thorough clean up. Disclosures of restaurant and café owners under paying their staff…
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…
Melbourne wharfies and supporters affirm intention to fight on
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,…
Action taken over undermining of wages and conditions on the waterfront
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…
Unions are planning big marches to bring change to industrial relations law
Contributed from Victoria Unions are planning a series of big marches around Australia, and they are expected to be the largest turnout since those…
Video: The basic right to strike is almost dead in Australia
Although there has never really been a right to strike in Australia, changes to industrial law in recent years has brought in a regime…
Video: Remember the great Patricks waterfront battle
Once again, unions are facing a determined attack from major employers and government. Twenty years ago, waterside workers and their union fought an epic…
Unions are going to target 18 Coalition seats on education
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…
Equal rights for casualised workers is an important necessity
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…
