Change The Rules nationwide rallies
Union leaders Karen Batt CPSU Victoria Sally McManus Michele O’Neil Troy Gray ETU – Electrical Trades Union of Australia, Victorian Branch and Lori-Anne Sharp…
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ACTU announces plan in the Change the Rules campaign
Contributed by Ben Wilson At the John Curtin Research Centre on Thursday, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) unveiled a plan to move along…
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…
Former BLF assistant secretary Norm Wallace has passed away
Contributed by Joe Montero Norm Wallace passed away yesterday (17 September 2018). He was a well known and respected union figure, shaped by the 92…
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: We built this country
The Morrison Coalition government has signaled a new bid to get rid of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU). But not…
Threat to deregister construction union is a threat to the rights of all of us
Contributed by Jim Hayes Indications that prime minister Scott Morrison may be moving to deregister the Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU), should…
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…
Judith Sloan’s Swan and ACTU tirade was a response to a threat to her view of the world
Contributed by Joe Montero Judith Sloan’s article in the Australia (19 July 2018) deserves a response. The piece in question, titled “Wayne Swan’s bizarre speech…
