Scott Morrison declares intent to send industrial relations back to the Howard era
Contributed by Jim Hayes We all knew it was coming. Scott Morrison has announced the introduction of new anti-union laws. And we can expect to…
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Transport workers are being exploited
From the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Transport and delivery workers in the gig economy are paid less, work more hours unpaid and are less satisfied…
John Setka faces another trial by media not based on fact
Contributed by Joe Montero The vendetta being carried out against John Setka, the secretary of Victoria’s Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) is…
Union calls for laws to protect Sharedrivers in Australia
Contributed from Victoria The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU), has called on the Federal Government to enact urgent legislation to ensure workers in the gig economy…
Longford’s ESSO dispute still defending jobs and proper pay for all
The following has been written by Troy Carter is the lead delegate for the Australian Manufacturing Union (AMWU) Victoria at the Exxon/UGL dispute in Longford….
Employer groups call out for war on wages and conditions
Contributed from Victoria Predictably, big employer organisations are coming out after the election and telling the Morrison government to make further changes to Fair Work…
ACTU must heed lesson of past elections
Former Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council and member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Executive, Brian Boyd, writes about the dangers of…
Massive turnout in Melbourne marks Australia’s latest Change the Rules marches
Contributed by Joe Montero At least 150,000 union members and other Australians hit the streets in Melbourne to tell the Scott Morrison government that they…
Deaths in building industry have become much too frequent
Contributed from New South Wales One young man dead and another seriously injured. This is not a war zone, but an all too common scene…
Chemist Warehouse workers win on both wages and labour hire
Contributed by Adam Carlton After a two-week strike, workers at the Chemist Warehouse distribution centres at Somerton and Preston in Melbourne and Eagle Farm in…
