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EnerSys

October 26, 2023

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Inghams workers fly together

September 28, 2023

Workers at Inghams in South Australian and Western Australia have won...
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Ending the misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements

June 22, 2023

Rather than dealing with #sexualharassment and #GV in workplaces, Australian businesses...
Women | Industrial | SpringSt
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The workers strike back

June 09, 2023

How to win a pay rise? These worker activists are doing...
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Multi-employer bargaining in ECE!

June 07, 2023

The United Workers Union, Australian Education Union and Independent Education Union...
Women | Industrial | equal pay
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Crucial rise to the minimum wage

June 07, 2023

$23.23 is the new national minimum wage - but most workers...
Wage Theft | Industrial | young workers
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Visy workers standing strong - your support needed!

May 22, 2023

While Visy rakes in record profits, the company is denying its...
Industrial
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Boss charged over sexual harassment

March 23, 2023

If you sexually harass workers, you're endangering their workplace health and...
OHS | Women | Industrial
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Pay Up! VISY shamed as Workers Rally to demand Pay before Profit 

March 22, 2023

VISY shamed as Workers Rally to demand Pay before Profit. CPI...
Industrial
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Pay Up! VISY shamed as Workers Rally to demand Pay before Profit 

March 22, 2023

VISY shamed as Workers Rally to demand Pay before Profit. CPI...
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Union win! Sea Life workers to sea pay rise

March 02, 2023

The crabby employer has responded to workers' clam and now concedes...
Industrial
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Something Fishy at SEA LIFE Melbourne

February 27, 2023

Let minnow if we missed any puns
Industrial
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ASK RENATA: As a courier franchisee, am I protected from heavy lifts?

February 03, 2023

‘As a courier franchisee (sold as ‘business owner’) am I required...
OHS | Industrial
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VISY workers in Shep hit the grass

February 02, 2023

AMWU members are downing tools, and plant operations will grind to...
Industrial
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How union members in one workplace made history... and will save lives

February 02, 2023

Today, paid family and domestic violence leave becomes a workplace right...
OHS | Women | Auspol | Industrial
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Secure Jobs, Better Pay

December 05, 2022

Last week, the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill passed through the...
Auspol | Industrial
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Apprenticeship reforms a “huge win” for Victorian workers and apprentices

November 08, 2022

Victorian Trades Hall Council applauds today’s announcement that a re-elected Andrews...
Elections | YWC | Industrial | SpringSt
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Victorian Plan

October 28, 2022

Since early August, volunteers have been braving the weather to have...
Industrial | SpringSt
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Power to the people: public ownership in the public interest

October 20, 2022

Victorian Trades Hall Council has hailed the Victorian Government’s announcement of  state-owned...
Elections | Industrial | SpringSt
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All about the one-off public holiday for the "National Day of Mourning"

September 13, 2022

Will I get a day off for the National Day of...
Auspol | Industrial
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Migration without exploitation

August 29, 2022

For too long, Australians on all sides of politics have discussed...
Industrial | SpringSt
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Dear comrade: All we're asking for is a bin!

July 22, 2022

My friend works at a retail franchise with a lot of...
OHS | Women | Industrial | GV
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Voilà la révolution

July 19, 2022

You would think that Lactalis, the biggest dairy company in the...
Industrial
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Building Industry Group declares a Green Ban on The John Curtin Hotel

April 29, 2022

In a historic and bold move, the Building Industry Group (BIG)...
Industrial | Arts | SpringSt
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5 quick ways to make your workplace more trans-inclusive

March 31, 2022

ASU member Sam Elkin shares some tips for quick and easy...
Industrial | Pride
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Unions welcome Victorian Government’s “sick pay guarantee”

March 15, 2022

Victorian Trades Hall Council welcomes Premier Daniel Andrews’ announcement of a...
Industrial | SpringSt
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Sending the working class to high office

December 14, 2021

Candidates School teaches unionists the skills to get elected. Meet a...
Elections | Spring St | Auspol | Industrial
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Dear Comrade: Can They Really Stop Us Talking About Our Pay?

September 06, 2021

If I can’t talk about my pay at work (or outside...
Women | Dear Comrade | Industrial | Pay Gap | GV
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All the Way With Clarrie O’Shea

August 23, 2021

It’s May 16, 1969. “Call Clarence Lyell O’Shea,” commanded Justice John...
Industrial | History
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Security Guards are Fighting for Secure Jobs

August 22, 2021

2020 and 2021 haven’t been good years for anyone (except Jeff...
Covid19 | Spring St | Industrial
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Winning Sick Pay for Casual Workers

August 16, 2021

by Judy Kuo When corporate profits are put ahead of the...
OHS | Gig | Industrial
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Dear Comrade: I Quit!

August 16, 2021

Dear Comrade, It’s finally happening! I’m about to leave the job...
Dear Comrade | Industrial
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Dear Comrade: I am super stressed. How do I move my boss beyond tea and sympathy?

August 08, 2021

Last week HR made us sit through a seminar about dealing...
OHS | Mental Health | Dear Comrade | Industrial
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This is a Sheep. The Morrison Government has Decreed it Thus.

August 06, 2021

Last Wednesday, a High Court ruling was handed down that will...
Elections | Auspol | Industrial
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De-Gendering the EBA: ASU Members Win at Moorabool Council

July 30, 2021

Last week Australian Services Union members at Moorabool Shire Council secured...
Women | Australian Services Union | Industrial | Pay Gap | FV | GV
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Parity (and Solidarity) Across the Strait

July 26, 2021

The AMWU have been gathering messages of support from the workers...
Solidarity | AMWU | Industrial
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Dear Comrade: Is It Safe Working Outdoors In The Summer Heat?

July 19, 2021

Help! My employer shut down their business quite suddenly - going...
OHS | Dear Comrade | Industrial
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Vaccination Leave: Removing the Barriers to Vaccine Access

July 19, 2021

Throughout June and July, Finance Sector Union members have been calling...
OHS | FSU | Covid19 | Industrial
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Dear Comrade: My Employer has vanished!

July 04, 2021

Help! My employer shut down their business quite suddenly - going...
Wage Theft | Dear Comrade | ASIC | Industrial
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When Being Yourself Can Get You Fired: LGBTQ+ Workers And Legal Discrimination

June 24, 2021

There is a parable in Christianity that one should never hide...
OHS | IEU | Industrial | Pride
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A Story About Stories We Can’t Tell

June 15, 2021

████████ is a █████ who works for █████ ████████ in ████████....
Women | Industrial
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Making Flexibility Work For Us

June 07, 2021

“Flexibility” is one of those words that sounds so positive when...
OHS | Women | Industrial | Pay Gap | GV
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Why we sorely need JobKeeper II

June 07, 2021

With grim determination, union members have been fearlessly fronting the media...
Covid19 | YWC | Auspol | Industrial
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Why This Unionist Wants More Dads to Take Up Flexible Work and Parental Leave

May 31, 2021

By Myke Bartlett. Photographs: Meredith O’Shea Teacher Riley Minns at home...
Women | AEU | Industrial | Pay Gap
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We think Gerry Harvey is a garbage human

May 31, 2021

This week Gerry Harvey cemented his position amongst Australia’s most loathed...
Wage Theft | Auspol | Industrial
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The Importance of Being Earnest With Workers

May 24, 2021

It’s not every day that Oscar Wilde is quoted at a...
OHS | Mental Health | Industrial
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Victorian State Budget: A solid budget. With some caveats.

May 24, 2021

The Victorian State Budget, in contrast to the one handed down...
Spring St | Industrial
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Digital Solidarity

May 17, 2021

True solidarity knows no bounds. Race and gender, age and ability...
OHS | Solidarity | Industrial
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