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My story - by Pinchy the Lobster

September 13, 2021

I have unfinished business with Matthew Guy. By Pinchy the Lobster.
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Lockdown Book Club: Sci-Fi for Unionists Edition

September 10, 2021

Science fiction, like the union, is the realm of True Believers....
Arts
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One Nation Doesn’t Want to Hear Workers’ Voices, Only Its Own

September 10, 2021

Pauline Hanson says she supports "the truckies" but hasn't voiced her...
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Workplace Manslaughter and the Long Fight for Justice

September 06, 2021

On March 21st, 2018, two mates went to work and never...
Elections | OHS | Industrial Manslaughter | Spring St
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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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Gender is a Rip-Off

August 31, 2021

There is something I will take away from the gender pay gap calculation this year: that things have gotten worse. The gap has widened. Again. A great many women reading this will not...
Women | Pay Gap | GV | womens_news
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Organising For Equality in a Pandemic

August 31, 2021

“We'll win in the same way we've won everything from paid...
Women | Covid19 | Pay Gap | FV | GV | womens_news
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Dear Comrade: My Son Is About To Start an Apprenticeship

August 24, 2021

Dear Comrade, I’m overjoyed to report that my son has been...
Rights at Work | ETU | YWC | Apprentices
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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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A Unionist’s Guide to Lockdown Viewing

August 23, 2021

Lockdowns suck. We don’t really have a better way of saying...
Covid19 | Arts
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VaxSolidarity

August 23, 2021

At the moment, the best way best way to show solidarity is to get vaccinated. For our workmates, our families, our communities. Share your vaccination selfie with #VaxSolidarity and show the world what...
OHS | Covid19
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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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