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Stuff You Should Know About the Gender Pay Gap

August 30, 2021

The gender pay "gap" is measured by full-time equivalent wage rates, which distorts the picture. Women are more than twice as likely as men to work part-time, and even full-time women work fewer...

Women | Pay Gap

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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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A Unionist’s Guide to Lockdown Viewing

August 23, 2021

Lockdowns suck. We don’t really have a better way of saying...

Covid19 | Arts

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VaxSolidarity

August 23, 2021

At the moment, the best way best way to show solidarity...

OHS | Covid19

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Security Guards are Fighting for Secure Jobs

August 22, 2021

2020 and 2021 haven’t been good years for anyone (except Jeff Bezos) but security guards have copped a pretty raw deal. It seemed that every failure of quarantine or logistics during the pandemic...

Covid19 | Spring St | Industrial

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Winning Sick Pay for Casual Workers

August 16, 2021

by Judy Kuo When corporate profits are put ahead of the...

OHS | Gig | Industrial

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Morrison’s “Protecting Migrant Workers” Bill Will Do Anything But

August 16, 2021

After demonstrating a pattern of not caring one iota about migrant...

Auspol

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Dear Comrade: I Quit!

August 16, 2021

Dear Comrade, It’s finally happening! I’m about to leave the job...

Dear Comrade | Industrial

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How Icelandic Unionists Won a Shorter Work Week

August 16, 2021

The working world looked on in excitement recently as Iceland secured...

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Dear Comrade: I am super stressed. How do I move my boss beyond tea and sympathy?

August 08, 2021

Last week HR made us sit through a seminar about dealing with stress. Normally I’d laugh it off as stupid corporate nonsense, and focus on the joys of a free afternoon tea. But...

OHS | Mental Health | Industrial

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Score A Pass to Powerful MIFF Doco Shining a Light on Gig Workers

August 06, 2021

The Gig is Up is a feature doco screening online through...

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When Frydenberg’s Office Lost Their Minds at Our Mobile Billboard

August 06, 2021

Spurred to action by Josh Frydenberg's latest cheap crack at union...

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