What will the jobs summit deliver?
Contributed by Joe Montero The much-publicised jobs summit begins at the end of this week. A great deal is promised at this two-day talkfest of…
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West Australia’s public sector workers march on parliament
Contributed By Jim Hayes Thousands of WA health workers, police, teachers, and other public sector workers marched in Perth yesterday, to highlight that they are…
Albanese government to scrap the Australian Building and Construction Commission
Contributed by Joe Montero The Albanese government is moving to scrap the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) and it’s about time this happened. The…
Minimum wage rise is a welcome small part of the change needed
Contributed by Joe Montero Anthony Albanese and his government has won some deserved political capital from the 5.2 percent minimum wage increase awarded by the…
Improve health worker conditions by investing more in public health
Contributed by Ben Wilson How has Australia got to the point where a senior doctor. Professor John Wilson feels a need to warn the public…
Starbucks workers speak about unionisation
Workers at Starbucks in the United States have had considerable success in their battle to have a union. This is important, for it has everything…
Drivers at Amazon Flex win an important victory over the gig economy
Contributed from New South Wales There is some good news for courier drivers and members of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in New South Wales….
Nurses strike in NSW for good reason
Contributed by Adam Carlton Nurses went on strike across New South Wales yesterday, and thousands took part in marches across the state. The biggest crowd…
People on social security need enough to live on and the end of abuse
Contributed by Joe Montero We’re coming out of the Christmas period, and it won’t be long before the denigration of people on social security payments…
NSW teachers, train and bus drivers walk off the job
Contributed from New South Wales w South Wales is facing strikes by teachers and train and bus drivers, who are responding to state government spending…
