Huge marches in defence of the CFMEU seen across Australia
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 […]
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Victoria’s dairy workers on strike for decent wages and conditions
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 […]
The American autoworkers strike is important for the United States and Australia
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 […]
Call for a super profits tax to provide affordable housing is gaining support
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 […]
Visy workers are fighting for a liveable deal
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 […]
Industrial relations change will fail to answer rising cost of living
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 […]
Country Road workers take industrial action for equal and decent pay
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 […]
Escalating police violence was a real issue in Melbourne two weeks ago
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 […]
Politically driven vendetta against construction union scores another failure for the government
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 […]
The new battle on Melbourne waterfront to defend rights at work
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 […]