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…
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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…
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…
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…
