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A changing labour market has stolen from the incomes of most Australians

25 June 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero A report from the McKell Institute says average wages growth has been falling since 2013. Average wages are now $250 a week below where they would be if their growth had continued […]

Doctors reveal crisis in Australian emergency departments

15 June 2021 Editor 0

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. How is it that this could be happening in such […]

By using women as cheap labour wages are kept down

11 May 2021 Editor 0

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 by government decisions.

Attack on union rights results in rising death toll

14 April 2021 Editor 0

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 deaths and injuries in the Australian construction industry.

Big business and Morrison government want the minimum wage frozen

14 April 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero In its submission to the current minimum wage case, Australian Chamber of Commerce (ACCI) and Industry has put that Australia cannot afford it. It wrongly suggests that Australia already has one of […]

McCormick workers demand to be treated with respect

11 March 2021 Editor 0

Contributed Nearly 100 workers at the McCormick Foods factory in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton have been on strike since 26 February. The reason? Management had imposed a five-year freeze on wages and now plans […]

Morrison’s anti-worker law must be fought in a serious way

18 February 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero As the Morrison government proceeds with its so-called Omnibus Bill, it amounts to a declaration of war against the Australian union movement and all workers. Behind all the spin and the pretence […]

Morrison government needs organised action to be defeated

8 February 2021 Editor 0

By Joe Montero One certainty for this year and beyond, is that most Australians will face challenges beyond anything we’ve seen for some time.

Video: Hurting workers hurts Australia’s economy

1 February 2021 Editor 0

Scott Morrison has banded together with the most extreme corporate executives and big business lobbyists to draft new workplace laws that would remove job security and cut wages for millions of workers. The Australian council […]

Peters Ice Cream workers battle $9 an hour pay cut

28 January 2021 Editor 0

From the United Workers Union Workers at Peters Ice Cream production facility in South East Melbourne begun industrial action last Friday, by starting an indefinite overtime ban. The company is trying to slash wages for […]