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Gendered Violence at Work - Unionists Speak Up

March 30, 2021

In this video, union members from all walks of life share their experiences of gendered violence at work. CFMEU member and traffic controller Madison was fired because she was a woman. MEAA member...

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Melbourne's Green Bans

March 26, 2021

We know that union members have long campaigned for better pay...

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Kids on Gender

March 26, 2021

Nine Melbourne primary school kids call it like they see it,...

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Nurses Strike of 1986

March 25, 2021

In 1984 nurses had voted to remove the no-strike clause from...

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Sophie Mirabella Is The Worst, but Christian Porter Wants Her on the FWC

March 23, 2021

Former Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella has been announced as Christian Porter's...

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The 888 Movement Wasn't As Dramatic As You Think

March 22, 2021

The story goes that stonemasons all over Melbourne forcefully downed tools and went on strike one fateful day in 1856. They allegedly marched to the doors of Parliament and demanded eight hours work,...

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A Women’s General Strike

March 22, 2021

As a union official and a feminist, rarely a week goes...

Industrial | Women

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Commonwealth Bank Are Unrepentant Wage Thieves

March 22, 2021

What a horrible thing to say! We here at Megaphone Journal...

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Lessons from the Cleanstart Campaign

March 22, 2021

From an organiser's written statement: I deny that I said "Consolidated...

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Two Plebiscites, Alike in Indignity

March 19, 2021

In the foyer of Trades Hall, when you walk in from...

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Posties, Paradoxes and the Pandemic

March 16, 2021

One of the workers at Australia Post reportedly showed up at the distribution centre one day with his arm covered from wrist to elbow in "gold" watches bought for $5 each at the...

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Victoria's Truth Telling Commission

March 15, 2021

A joint statement between the Victorian government and the First Peoples'...

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Unions Were Always Cool

March 13, 2021

In the wake of many headlines to come out of the...

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