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Hande Thinks of Australia as Home, but the Visa System Won’t Let Her Get Comfortable

August 02, 2021

The Migrant Workers’ Centre, a union-backed legal and advocacy service for migrant workers, has been surveying visa holders’ experiences. Solidarity with our fellow workers on visas!

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Long Service Leave: Do Young Workers Even Dare to Dream About It?

August 02, 2021

Working for 40+ years without ever taking the time to take...

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Dear Comrade: We’re Not Supposed to Stand On Desks For This Exact Reason, and Now I'm Injured

August 02, 2021

There’s a running joke in the staff room at the primary...

OHS | Dear Comrade

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De-Gendering the EBA: ASU Members Win at Moorabool Council

July 30, 2021

Last week Australian Services Union members at Moorabool Shire Council secured...

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Dear Comrade: Can My Boss Make me Keep a Disciplinary Meeting Secret?

July 26, 2021

I slept through my alarm and arrived 20 minutes late to...

Rights at Work

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Parity (and Solidarity) Across the Strait

July 26, 2021

The AMWU have been gathering messages of support from the workers in Ballarat to send down to Tasmania, where the workers have commenced strike action after EBA negotiations broke down. On her break...

AMWU | Solidarity | Industrial

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Dear Comrade: Is It Safe Working Outdoors In The Summer Heat?

July 19, 2021

Help! My employer shut down their business quite suddenly - going...

Industrial | Dear Comrade | OHS

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Vaccination Leave: Removing the Barriers to Vaccine Access

July 19, 2021

Throughout June and July, Finance Sector Union members have been calling...

OHS | FSU | Covid19 | Industrial

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Imported Wind Towers Blocked as Workers Fight For Local Jobs

July 12, 2021

By Kate Shuttleworth Keppel Prince workers gathered outside the Portland docks...

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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...

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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 aspirin home with me,” says Dave Massingham, a zoo worker, comedian and CPSU member. He and his co-workers refer to themselves as...

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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...

Dear Comrade | ASIC | Wage Theft | Industrial

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