News from the working class - We Are Union VTHC

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 | Pay Gap | Gig | Racial Justice

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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...

Dear Comrade | Women

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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...

GV | OHS | Women | Industrial | Pay Gap

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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...

Injured Workers | OHS

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Why we sorely need JobKeeper II

June 07, 2021

With grim determination, union members have been fearlessly fronting the media...

YWC | Auspol | Industrial | Covid19

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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 | Auspol | Covid19

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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...

Pay Gap | Industrial | AEU | Women

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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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