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…
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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.
WorkChoices architect now shaping WorkChoices2
Contributed by Jim Hayes One of the key architects of the Howard government’s WorckChoices is now a senior adviser, to the prime minister on employment and…
Cuts to penalty rates may launch a new battle for rights and work
Editorial comment Yesterday, the Fair Work Commission decided to cut penalty rates for hospitality, restaurant, fast food, retail and pharmacy workers.
Raising wages is good for the economy and society
Contributed by Joe Montero On the day when the Fair Work Commission is to hand down its decision on penalty rates,
Australia needs to admit real unemployment and creeping underemployment
Contributed by Joe Montero As we are told that the latest official seasonally adjusted figure that unemployment has gone down slightly, from 5.8 percent to 5.7…
Centrelink employees are now been targeted for speaking out
Contributed from Victoria After several public servants working at Centrelink leaked information of internal operations, management have threatened to punish them. The focal point at…
The coming centenary of the 1917 NSW General Strike
Contributed by Glen August this year marks the centenary of the NSW General Strike, a strike occurring at the height of the Great Trade War.
