Country Road workers take industrial action for equal and decent pay
Contributed from Victoria Country Road is a well-known clothing chain in Australia, which likes to market itself as an ethical business. The local parent company…
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Australians are now working more unpaid hours
Contributed by Joe Montero Among industrialised nations, Australia has for some time led as the land with the highest number of hours worked by full-time…
Seasonal agricultural workers are treated like slaves and killed at work
Contributed by Ugly How could it be that in modern day Australia that agricultural seasonal workers be treated so badly? This work is highly exploitative….
Why are workers quitting and striking in record numbers?
Sonali Kolhatkar writes (Pressenza 16 October 2021) about growing dissatisfaction among American workers, as their wages and conditions of work deteriorate. Despite historically low union…
Scott Morrison must protect truckie jobs
Contributed by Adam Carlton Last Friday, truckies walked off the job across Australia. They are angry about the move by American logistics company Toll, to…
Toll truckies are striking today to defend their jobs
Contributed from Victoria Around 7,000 truck drivers working for Tool, the giant American owned logistics company, are striking today. The members of the Transport Workers’…
Iceland wins 36 hour week and Australia can too
Contributed by Joe Montero Iceland has won a 36 hour working week and no reduction in wages. Support for shorter working hours gained public support…
Australia must do more to ensure fair income distribution
Contributed from Victoria Why has Australia been accepting stagnant wages for eight years? Nominal wages have only grown by around 2 percent on average. Since…
Video: Frito Lay workers say forced overtime is destroying lives
We hear a lot of claims that the U.S. economy is bouncing back from Covid and there is a boom in new jobs. The truth…
The new battle on Melbourne waterfront to defend rights at work
Contributed by Joe Montero Last Friday, the Port of Melbourne was shut down by determined members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). They did…
