A changing labour market has stolen from the incomes of most Australians
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 […]
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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
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 […]
Attack on union rights results in rising death toll
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 […]
Big business and Morrison government want the minimum wage frozen
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 […]
McCormick workers demand to be treated with respect
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 […]
Morrison’s anti-worker law must be fought in a serious way
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 […]
Morrison government needs organised action to be defeated
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
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 […]
Peters Ice Cream workers battle $9 an hour pay cut
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 […]