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…
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Australia’s forgotten people – the underemployed
Francis each writes (Australian Unions 25 June 2021) about the crisis of underemployment and the fact that it is being neglected in Australia. Rather than…
Doctors reveal crisis in Australian emergency departments
Melissa Davey’s account of the state of emergency departments in Australia hospitals (The Guardian 15 June 2021) should be of great concern to all Australia….
By using women as cheap labour wages are kept down
Contributed by Ben Wilson The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has released a Pre-Budget Brief that shows how women’s economic security has been undermined…
Morrison government is pretending to be serious about job creation
Contributed from Victoria Beware. Australia is facing a mayor public relations offensive to spread the lie that the Morrison government has a great record in…
The 2021 budget must prioritise real jobs and lifting all incomes
Contributed by Joe Montero It is a good time to consider the future of the Australian economy in the post-Covid reality. We are also on…
Attack on union rights results in rising death toll
Contributed by Joe Montero When I was working for the Builders Labourers Federation back in the mid 1980’s, part of my responsibility was to research…
Big business and Morrison government want the minimum wage frozen
Contributed by Joe Montero In its submission to the current minimum wage case, Australian Chamber of Commerce (ACCI) and Industry has put that Australia cannot…
Four-day working week to be tried in Spain
Contributed by Ben Wilson Spain is to pilot a four-day or thirty-two hour working week without loss of pay. This is likely to involve around…
McCormick workers demand to be treated with respect
Contributed from Victoria Nearly 100 workers at the McCormick Foods factory in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton have been on strike since 26 February. The…
