Striking American workers face another opponent: U.S. labor laws
California-based writer and broadcaster Mark Kreidler, outlines difficulties in the way of workers joining unions in the United States of America (Capital and Main 18…
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Labor’s national conference and the key issues that concern Australia
Contributed by Adam Carlton Labor’s national conference in Brisbane began today. The 2,000 or so delegates will be hearing about the key issues of the…
Visy workers are fighting for a liveable deal
Contributed by Ben Wilson Back on 18 January, cannery workers at Visy in Shepparton took strike action for 24 hours over stalled negotiations between their…
May Day in 2023 has been observed around the world and made an impact
Contributed by Joe Montero May Day has long been a day when workers across he planet and participate in Marches and other activities to express…
An increase in the minimum wage is both justified and necessary
Contributed by Joe Montero Peak Australian union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), has called for a 7 percent rise for lower paid…
ABC journalists to go on strike
Contributed from Victoria by a member of the MEAA Next Tuesday (7 March) ABC journalists will be walking off the job for 24 hours. This…
Millions of French march against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform
Contributed from Victoria Half a million French workers hit the streets of Paris in the second day of protests over the plan by a government…
Biggest Tugboat operator plans to lock out workers
Contributed from Victoria Danish tugboat operating company, Svitzer, plans to lock out workers across 17 ports from midday on Friday. The reason is that there…
Industrial relations change will fail to answer rising cost of living
Contributed from Victoria The Albanese government is working to bring in a change to the Fair Work Act. It is going to be amended to…
France sees growing movement using industrial and political action over the rising cost of living
Contributed by Jim Hayes France has been experiencing a wave of industrial unrest, emerging from the energy and mining industries. This has caused serious disruption…
