Asbestos workers strike over 25 percent wage cut
Contributed from Western Australia Cape, a company subcontracting for mining company Alcoa, tried to blackmail its workers into signing a new agreement that would cut…
Unions
Sally McManus is right to endorse breaking of unjust laws
Contributed by Joe Montero Incoming Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary, Sally McManus, has had the courage to come out and publicly state, on…
Judge turns on ABCC for wasting time over minor incident
Contributed by Joe Montero Last Friday, Federal Court judge Tony North has blasted the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
Labour Day celebrates the battle for the eight-hour day
Contributed by Jim Hayes Today is Labour Day in Victoria. For many it is a day off work. Its importance however, is much greater than…
Howards foray into union rally was no accident
Contributed by Joe Montero Former Prime Minister John Howard’s walks into a Sydney rally of union members and it’s an accident. Hardly.
Melbournians march for working conditions
Contributed by Joe Montero Today’s Melbourne union rally against the Turnbull government’s war on workers was a massive success.
Union steps up campaign spruiking for Gonski
Contributed by an AEU member The Australian Education Union (AEU) is ramping up pressure on the Federal Government not to scrap the Gonski school funding…
The Herald Sun’s implied lies to blacken firefighters
This piece from EBA Truth, a firefighter, writing anonymously to protect his job, exposes the sordid role played by the Herald Sun in Victoria. The…
Massive bank profits undermine Turnbull’s corporate fantasy
Contributed by the Australian Council of Trade Unions The continued massive profits being generated by Australia’s big four banks, as exemplified by today’s $4.9 billion…
Federal police ordered to pay for illegal raid on construction union Canberra office
Contributed by ugly The Australian Federal Police has been ordered to pay the bulk of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s (CFMEU) costs, for a…
