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Visy workers standing strong - your support needed!

May 22, 2023

While...

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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...

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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...

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Something Fishy at SEA LIFE Melbourne

February 27, 2023

Let minnow if we missed any puns

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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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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