Casualisation of work must be turned around
Contributed by Joe Montero According to the OECD, Australia is suffering from one of the highest incidences of temporary work in the industrialised world. It…
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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…
Why this UOW academic had to return to work four days after breast cancer surgery
This article by Agron Latifi (Illawarra Mercury 9 September 2018), through the story of one individual lays out why Australia’s academics are so upset by…
Alcoa strike in Western Australia against casualisation and wage cuts continues
Contributed from Western Australia Members of the Australian Worker’s Union (AWU) walked of the job at Alcoa’s aluminium refineries and bauxite mines in Western Australia,…
Video: Portable long service leave won in Victoria
Portable Long Service Leave will now become a reality for the hard working and dedicated community sector workers in Victoria, who have fought for so…
Real Unemployment accounts for over 18 percent of the workforce
Contributed by Joe Montero According to the latest statistics from Roy Morgan, unemployment stood at `10 percent in July. The Morgan rate differs from the…
South 32 mine supervisors take action over lockout
Contributed from New South Wales A week ago, supervisors at the Illawarra Coal’s South 32 Appin coal mine were locked out for standing up for…
Victorian CDC bus drivers strike for better wages
Contributed by Ugly Yesterday, About 600 bus drivers have walked off the job for 24 hours in Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong, disrupting regular services on…
Father of killed son killed at work calls for an industrial manslaughter Law
Safety at work continues to be a serious problem in Australia, which calls on a concerted and united effort to make it a scourge of…
Foodora taken to court over gig economy underpayment
Contributed from Victoria Gig economy food delivery giant Foodora is going to court over allegations of under payment of three riders. The case will be…
