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Nothing In or Out: Tugboat Crews Shut Down Melbourne Port

July 12, 2021

MUA members and supporters rallied outside the Svitzer terminal on Friday to demand an end to the lengthy negotiation process. Last Friday at midday, MUA members at the Port of Melbourne took their...

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Dave's Cancer Treatment Cost $4... Morrison Wants Patients Like Him to Pay Thousands

July 11, 2021

“The $4 was just because I wanted to take some extra...

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Easy Riders: A Look Inside the Gig Economy

July 05, 2021

The recent lockdown in Melbourne has once again been particularly brutal...

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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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Everything you need to know about wage theft.

July 01, 2021

What IS wage theft, and why did we fight to make...

Wage Theft

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Wage theft is (finally) a crime

July 01, 2021

Our legal system has historically judged the crimes of the wealthy and privileged less harshly than equivalent actions by working people. Redressing such injustice is an important step forward to building a more...

Wage Theft | Spring St

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Victory to the workers at General Mills!

June 28, 2021

Workers at General Mills, who manufacture popular brands Old El Paso and...

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A Definitive Ranking of the Moments that Made Us Cry in the Movie “Pride”

June 25, 2021

Don’t lie, this film made you cry at least once. Here's...

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Why I need psychological health regulations

June 25, 2021

In the coming weeks, Victorian Health and Safety Representatives are expecting...

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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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5 Ideas to Make Australia More Equal

June 21, 2021

5 ways to make Australia more equal. Workers in union have won a 2.5% increase to the minimum wage - that means the 1 in 4 working people who rely on the minimum...

Women | Racial Justice | Gig | Pay Gap

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Dear Comrade: Do I Have to Take my Boss’ Fashion Advice?

June 21, 2021

My supervisor was initially dropping “hints” about my workwear, but has...

Women | Dear Comrade

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What Good’s a Minimum Wage if Workers Aren’t Getting it?

June 17, 2021

“I can tolerate a lot, we Asians are very strong! But...

Wage Theft | Racial Justice

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