Qantas moves to use labour hire and casualise workforce
By Ben Wilson The Transport (TWU) is furious about more of workers at Qantas facing the sack. The company is continuing with its plan to […]
Unions
Workers anger set to boil as Port Botany union dispute escalates
From the Maritime Union of Australia (Sydney) Ships lines workers in Port Botany declared yesterday that the will “do anything it takes,” to protect their […]
Video: New York’s taxi drivers blockade bridges and demand help
A caravan of taxis shut down the Brooklyn Bridge and the Queensboro Bridge on Thursday afternoon, leading to local traffic warnings.
Shipping companies using COVID to attack working conditions
The following, written on 11 September 2020, by Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), is about the attempt of shipping […]
Unions are facing a major challenge from the coming offensive
Contributed The Australian union movement faces a serious challenge. The loss of membership through the loss of traditional industries and the rise of insecure work, […]
Video: The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) launches National Economics Reconstruction Plan
Australia is in a crisis, the magnitude of which requires a new approach based on putting people first. ACTU President Michelle O’Neill outlines the plan. […]
Video: Australian Unions discussions on the future of workplace laws
Australian Unions are fighting to protect the jobs, wages, and rights of every worker in Australia. Australians need fairer and better rights at work. The […]
Major employer organisation leads push to slash pay and work conditions
By Joe Montero Employer’s organisations have been busy using the Coronavirus crisis, as a screen to push forward an industrial relations agenda, which promises to […]
May Day 2020 in Melbourne
This year, instead of the usual activities held during the week around 1 May, the main focus was on a Webinar held on Sunday 3 […]
There is nothing right about the attack on John Setka
By Joe Montero The concerted attack on the Victorian secretary of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) is a gross violation of […]