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Huge marches in defence of the CFMEU seen across Australia

30 August 2024 Editor 0

By Joe Montero and Ben Wilson Albo has serious problem on his hands. He did what to many Labor stalwarts, unions members, and just about anyone in favour of fair play as unthinkable. He went […]

Victoria’s dairy workers on strike for decent wages and conditions

23 October 2023 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson workers at the major dairy milk processing factories have walked off and supermarket shelves are starting to empty. Cheese, yoghurt, and ice cream could follow. Victorian farmers are getting just $1 a […]

The American autoworkers strike is important for the United States and Australia

26 September 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The United States autoworkers strike is a long way from Australia. It is still important, because it is a sign if what is going wrong in that country, and major developments there […]

Call for a super profits tax to provide affordable housing is gaining support

17 August 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero “People know something’s wrong. They know something’s wrong in their society when we have Commonwealth Bank recording over $10bn in profit while ordinary Australians are struggling to put a roof over their […]

Visy workers are fighting for a liveable deal

23 June 2023 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson Back on 18 January, cannery workers at Visy in Shepparton took strike action for 24 hours over stalled negotiations between their union and management for a new agreement. They walked of the […]

Industrial relations change will fail to answer rising cost of living

14 November 2022 Editor 0

Contributed The Albanese government is working to bring in a change to the Fair Work Act. It is going to be amended to allow bargaining across multiple workplaces. Or is it?

Country Road workers take industrial action for equal and decent pay

21 November 2021 Editor 0

Contributed Country Road is a well-known clothing chain in Australia, which likes to market itself as an ethical business. The local parent company has a highly visible retail profile. In addition to the Country Road […]

Escalating police violence was a real issue in Melbourne two weeks ago

5 October 2021 Editor 0

By Jim Hayes The dust is settling on last week’s events in Melbourne, where ultra-right led mobs attacked a union office and then began a few days on a violent rampage. Most of Australia justifiably […]

Politically driven vendetta against construction union scores another failure for the government

23 August 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has dropped charge related to allegations against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU). the charges relate to prosecution of the union’s Canberra […]

The new battle on Melbourne waterfront to defend rights at work

13 July 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero Last Friday, the Port of Melbourne was shut down by determined members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). They did this to send a message to tugboat operator Svitzer. The dispute […]