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…
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Ship held up in Port Kembla for the disgraceful treatment of its crew
Contributed by Ugly Why is it still going on in this day and age? Another shipping line, this time a German outfit called Johann MK…
Chemist warehouse workers call for respect from their employer
Chemist Warehouse distribution centre workers in Victoria and Queensland are campaigning to keep their jobs, to not have them transferred to a labour hire firm,…
Is unemployment really going down in Australia?
Contributed by Joe Montero Why did an article in Melbourne’s age doing trumpeting the headline “jobless rate falls to a near eight-year low” (Shane Wright…
Mine dust victims call for coal levy
This news item from From SBS News (1 March 2019) highlights the plight of a group of workers who have contracted what is commonly called…
People pitch in to cover ABCC fine imposed on union organiser
Contributed by Ugly Joe Myles was given a personal $44,000 fine by the by the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). The reason is that…
Video: Seafarers in Western Australia act on use of cheap labour on our ships
Resource companies in Australia are killing the Australian shipping industry and seafarers are fighting back. Video by Kyle McGinn MLC Stopwork meeting at BHP BilitonI…
Five hours’ sleep between shifts
The following by Matt Bungard (Sydney Morning Herald 18 January 2019), is about the dying of the tradition of the 40 hour week in Australia,…
Lawyers launch class action for telecom companies labour hire supplied subbies
Contributed by Ugly Lawyers have launched what they are calling an “unprecedented” class action for 4000 workers in the telecommunications industry. It is alleged that…
What about offering every Australian a government funded job?
Contributed by Joe Montero American economist Professor Stephanie Kelton has been visiting Australia, and while here, suggested that the Australian government should fund large scale…
