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McKell Report finds bad bosses are driving apprenticeship drop outs

September 29, 2022

Today public policy institute McKell released its highly anticipated report into the Victorian apprenticeship system - and it bolsters Young Workers Centre's calls for more rigorous regulation and better protections for our apprentices. ...

OHS | YWC | Apprentices

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Pipecon Rally

September 27, 2022

On Wednesday 24 August, Ballarat councillors awarded a $2 million contract...

OHS | Industrial Manslaughter | Injured Workers

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Knauf lockout

September 21, 2022

Workers locked out - chip into the fighting fund!

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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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Matthew Guy to Derail Visionary SRL Project

August 17, 2022

Matthew Guy’s decision to abandon the Suburban Rail Loop is a massive mistake, that will hurt workers and families across suburban Melbourne.

SpringSt

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5 other ways Matthew Guy has been dodgy AF

August 10, 2022

5 years since the Lobster with a Mobster story broke, here...

SpringSt

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A Quiet Place

August 10, 2022

Whilst a quiet space or wellness area can be a particularly helpful workplace adjustment...

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Investigation into self-insurers

July 25, 2022

Last week the Ombudsman announced an investigation into the claims process...

OHS | Mental Health | Injured Workers

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Workers in union are one step closer to saving our beloved John Curtin Hotel

July 25, 2022

In April, when the pub was sold to overseas developers, Building...

VTHC | Spring St | Arts | History

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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 other young women and non-binary people. She tells me that her workplace refuses to supply a bin for the bathrooms! It means...

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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The National Energy Market

July 11, 2022

If the recent crisis in the Australian energy system has left...

Climate

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