Resource companies in Australia are killing the Australian shipping industry and seafarers are fighting back.
Video by Kyle McGinn MLC
Category Archives: Work
Morrison Government’s construction industry attack dog now being used more widely
By Ugly
As the Australia movement resumes its campaign to Change the Rules, the Australian building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has been turned by the Morrison government to be used against this. Continue reading Morrison Government’s construction industry attack dog now being used more widely
Unclaimed wages likely to top one billion dollars
This article published in The Age (29 October 2018) and written by Anna Patty, refers to research revealing that migrants workers are being used as a chap source of labour in agricultural seasonal work, and in hospitality and retail. To do this, employers are holding back wages and other monetary entitlements.
Continue reading Unclaimed wages likely to top one billion dollars
We need wage theft laws now
A pre-election campaign to raise the need for laws against wage theft in Victoria is being directed at Liberal Party leader Matthew Guy. There is a petition out now, and you can sign it via this Megaphone link.
Casualisation of work must be turned around
By Joe Montero
According to the OECD, Australia is suffering from one of the highest incidences of temporary work in the industrialised world. It should not be this way. The health of the economy does not depend on it, and the rise of temporary work seriously undermines jobs and the quality of life for those locked into it. Continue reading Casualisation of work must be turned around
Video: Union leader on the end of the “Permanent Casual”
The WorkPac v Skene federal court decision is an important union win that changes the law for casuals in coal mining. It says casual labour workers on long-term fixed rosters aren’t really casual and are entitled to conditions like paid annual leave. Continue reading Video: Union leader on the end of the “Permanent Casual”
Foodora taken to court over gig economy underpayment
From Victoria
Gig economy food delivery giant Foodora is going to court over allegations of under payment of three riders. Continue reading Foodora taken to court over gig economy underpayment
Video: The basic right to strike is almost dead in Australia
Although there has never really been a right to strike in Australia, changes to industrial law in recent years has brought in a regime that outlaws workers and unions walking off the job. The right to withdraw one’s labour, is a basic internationally recognised human right that does not exist in this country today. Continue reading Video: The basic right to strike is almost dead in Australia
Workers at XXXX in Brisbane to strike over jobs
By Adam Carlton
Close to a hundred workers at the XXXX plant at Milton in Brisbane plan to walk off the job over job security and threats to lower working conditions. Continue reading Workers at XXXX in Brisbane to strike over jobs
Work and mental health
By Glen
Work expresses our humanity, enriching us as social individuals, making us human. Paid work is part of what makes us human, giving us benefits, that can also be utilised in activities such as leisure and study. Work is always changing, being continually in flux. The Monday – Friday working week is a memory, with new forms of employment being the norm. Concurrently we see a growth in work related mental health disorders. Continue reading Work and mental health