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Unions Support Vaccination to Keep Workers Safe

September 21, 2021

"COVID-19 is a serious health risk to Victorian workplaces, and we have a responsibility as a movement to encourage our members to do whatever keeps you and your co-workers safe," writes VTHC Secretary,...

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The Clock’s Ticking as Workers and First Nations Fight for Nuclear Disarmament

September 16, 2021

“We all live under the constant threat of nuclear war,” says...

Solidarity | Racial Justice | Peace

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5 Ways to (Win Friends and) Influence People… To Get Vaccinated

September 16, 2021

How can you persuade people to get vaccinated? How can you...

OHS | Covid19

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This Week We’re One Step Closer to Equality for LGBTIQA+ Workers

September 16, 2021

Unionists march in Melbourne at Midsumma Pride, 2021 Just a few...

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My story - by Pinchy the Lobster

September 13, 2021

I have unfinished business with Matthew Guy. By Pinchy the Lobster....

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Lockdown Book Club: Sci-Fi for Unionists Edition

September 10, 2021

Science fiction, like the union, is the realm of True Believers. We imagine different worlds just as we imagine a better one for ourselves and then fight for it. So, True Believers, are...

Arts

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One Nation Doesn’t Want to Hear Workers’ Voices, Only Its Own

September 10, 2021

Pauline Hanson says she supports "the truckies" but hasn't voiced her...

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Workplace Manslaughter and the Long Fight for Justice

September 06, 2021

On March 21st, 2018, two mates went to work and never...

Elections | OHS | Industrial Manslaughter | Spring St

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Dear Comrade: Can They Really Stop Us Talking About Our Pay?

September 06, 2021

If I can’t talk about my pay at work (or outside...

Women | Industrial | Pay Gap | GV | womens_news

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Gender is a Rip-Off

August 31, 2021

There is something I will take away from the gender pay...

Women | Pay Gap | GV | womens_news

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Organising For Equality in a Pandemic

August 31, 2021

“We'll win in the same way we've won everything from paid parental leave to anti-discrimination laws: by getting organised and fighting together with other women.”

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Dear Comrade: My Son Is About To Start an Apprenticeship

August 24, 2021

Dear Comrade, I’m overjoyed to report that my son has been...

Rights at Work | ETU | YWC | Apprentices

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All the Way With Clarrie O’Shea

August 23, 2021

It’s May 16, 1969. “Call Clarence Lyell O’Shea,” commanded Justice John...

Industrial | History

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