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Working Beneath the Crescent Moon: Ramadan in the Workplace

April 16, 2021

All of us, as unionists, campaign against poverty, but few unionists go to the lengths of fasting to express our solidarity with the hungry. Few of us, that is, other than our Muslim...

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Government Caves to Pressure From Women

April 12, 2021

Union women meeting with local Victorian MP's to discuss implementing the...

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Arts For Everyone

April 11, 2021

Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher said last week that he believes...

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Wrestling With Labour Laws

April 11, 2021

For your consideration, a tale of two tweets: I support unionization.—...

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Jae Suffered Through His Apprenticeship. No One Else Should.

April 11, 2021

As an apprentice, AMWU member Jae Wassell was bullied by his...

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Floods Devastate Communities, Disrupt Unions in Timor-Leste

April 10, 2021

Flood affected Timor-Leste Stories are coming fast out of Timor-Leste, where flooding has so far claimed the lives of 36 people, with at least 19 still missing. Tropical Cyclone Seroja hit Timor-Leste and...

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More sauce! United Workers Win Big at McCormick.

April 09, 2021

A few weeks back we reported on UWU members striking at...

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Eight Year Struggle for Ansell Workers

April 08, 2021

Unions in Victoria stand with union leaders and workers in Sri...

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Union Women Delegations to MPs' Offices

April 08, 2021

Union women have been building momentum for a campaign around the...

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Finding the Humour in Farm Work

April 08, 2021

“Can you imagine? Fifty workers, one bathroom. Fifty buttholes, one bathroom....

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Long Weekend Listening

April 07, 2021

We fought for these public holidays, and we're going to relax! Friends of Megaphone Journal and all-round good comrades Van Badham and Ben Davison are smashing it ("it" being capitalism) with their podcast, The...

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Vale George Zangalis

April 06, 2021

The red flag flies at half mast above Trades Hall, as...

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Gig Economy Workers Found to be Workers

April 05, 2021

A curious thing happens when a company purports to be a...

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