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Is This The Rail Life?: No Longer Jobs To Count On

May 05, 2021

“When you took a job in the rail, it used to be a job for life,” RTBU organiser Vik Sharma told a crowd gathered outside Flinders Street Station last week. “It was a...

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Insecure Work a Real Downer

May 03, 2021

Workers at Downer’s Newport site took their first strike action in...

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Women Onsite Powering Change

April 30, 2021

“I didn’t go into a trade because I’m like this tough...

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International Workers’ Memorial Day: The Numbers Don’t Lie

April 30, 2021

There was something different about this year’s International Workers’ Memorial Day...

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Sisyphus Submits A WorkCover Claim

April 30, 2021

Around the time of the seventh conciliation hearing, Sisyphus really started...

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May Day in Folklore: New Ideas and Mischievous Spirits

April 30, 2021

On May 4th, 1886, a riot broke out after a bomb exploded during a union rally in Chicago’s Haymarket Square. The workers had been on strike since the 1st, half a million strong...

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Bushfire Recovery Projects: Touch One, Touch All

April 23, 2021

Victorian union leadership visited two bushfire recovery projects in East Gippsland...

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International Workers' Memorial Day: Healthcare Workers and COVID-19

April 22, 2021

“At the beginning of the pandemic, we saw a massive uptick...

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I’m a nurse - here’s why I care about climate change.

April 21, 2021

2020 was designated by the World Health Organisation as the International...

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Workplace Surveillance Laws

April 20, 2021

We hate to creep you out like this, but it’s a...

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Top Five Union TikToks To Follow Right Now

April 19, 2021

Despite whatever preconceptions you might have formed, TikTok isn't just about stupid videos and learning dance moves! There's a lot of really insightful content being produced all the time on all different topics....

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Menulog: Will They Deliver?

April 18, 2021

Following on from recent news that Uber in the UK are...

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Beyond the Left-Handed Screwdriver: The Need for Apprenticeship Reform

April 17, 2021

A group of young workers are gathered at Trades Hall on...

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