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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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Workers Have Carried Australia Through A Pandemic Once Before

June 15, 2021

[Image description: rows of hospital beds in a large open space...

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Why We Love Radio 3CR

June 15, 2021

When Nelson Mandela came to Melbourne in 1990, 3CR was the...

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A Story About Stories We Can’t Tell

June 15, 2021

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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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Injured workers demand an end to profiteering off their suffering

June 07, 2021

Graeme Brown is an injured worker. You could go as far...

OHS | Injured Workers

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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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Beatings will continue until morale improves: Morrison punishing Victorians for lockdown

June 03, 2021

It was reported this week that Scott Morrison has delayed pandemic...

Elections | Covid19 | Auspol

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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 with daughter Tully. When his partner Alice gave birth to their daughter Tully, teacher and AEU member Riley Minns did what most...

Women | AEU | Industrial | Pay Gap

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New Zealand’s New IR Laws Explained

May 31, 2021

At the beginning of May, the New Zealand government announced a...

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Lockdown IV: Lock Hard

May 31, 2021

Comrades, I’m frustrated but I’m optimistic. With Melbourne in the midst of...

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