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…
Unions
Video: Young unionists help Newcastle homeless
Unions are mostly known for their involvement in in matters concerning wages and wqorking conditions. While these are their bread and butter, unions and…
The Australian guilty of contempt over construction union leader
Contributed by Adam Carlton Murdoch flagship the Australian has been waging a long running campaign against the construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU),…
Queensland ETU members rally and march on the State Parliament
Contributed by Ugly Sick and tired of being treated with disrespect, members of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) descended on parliament house in Brisbane at…
Hunter workers walk off job at Downer
Contributed from New South Wales The Newcastle light rail construction at the Downer at the Newcastle light rail project have decided to walk off the…
NSW nurses prepared to take drastic action to improve patient ratios
Contributed from New South Wales Nurses in New South Wales are fed up and determined to act, as the state government drags its feet on…
Charges against CFMMEU leaders go to water
Contributed from Victoria Blackmail charges leveled against John Setka and Shaun Reardon, the two leaders of the Construction Forestry Mining Maritime and Energy Union (CFMMEU)…
Melbourne’s Barry cafe has been underpaying staff
Contributed by Ugly Australia’s hospitality industry is in urgent need of a thorough clean up. Disclosures of restaurant and café owners under paying their staff…
Melbourne Town Hall meeting launches battle to take on industrial relations system and more
Contributed by Joe Montero By any account, yesterday’s (17 April) meeting of union delegates at the Melbourne Town Hall, was an impressive launch to…
Melbourne wharfies and supporters affirm intention to fight on
Contributed by Joe Montero “From next Thursday the whinging stops and the working starts.” These words came from electrical Trades Union Victorian Secretary Troy Grey,…
