Action taken over undermining of wages and conditions on the waterfront
Contributed from Victoria A protest over the actions of Victoria International Terminal (VICT), will take place outside the CFMEU office on Thursday 12 April. This…
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Unions are planning big marches to bring change to industrial relations law
Contributed from Victoria Unions are planning a series of big marches around Australia, and they are expected to be the largest turnout since those…
Video: The basic right to strike is almost dead in Australia
Although there has never really been a right to strike in Australia, changes to industrial law in recent years has brought in a regime…
Video: Remember the great Patricks waterfront battle
Once again, unions are facing a determined attack from major employers and government. Twenty years ago, waterside workers and their union fought an epic…
Unions are going to target 18 Coalition seats on education
Contributed from Queensland Australian unions are going to target 18 Coalition seats at the next election, following an Australian Education Union poll that showed to…
Equal rights for casualised workers is an important necessity
Contributed by Jim Hayes The pushing of big numbers into casualised work has brought in a major change in the nature of the workforce in…
Workers at XXXX in Brisbane to strike over jobs
Contributed by Adam Carlton Close to a hundred workers at the XXXX plant at Milton in Brisbane plan to walk off the job over job…
Melbourne wharfies walk off and defend jobs and conditions at Qube
Contributed by Ben Wilson The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says members at Qube’s Melbourne Bulk and General operation are facing a cut to wages…
Unions launch advertising campaign against work laws
Contributed by Joe Montero Australia’s unions have launched their biggest advertising push in more than a decade as part of a pre-election campaign to overhaul…
Wages won’t grow so let’s build them
The following has been sent to The Pen. The author is Luke Hilakari, who is the Secretary of Victorian Trades Hall Council. It was first…
