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Making Flexibility Work For Us

June 07, 2021

“Flexibility” is one of those words that sounds so positive when you hear it, like “birthday cake” or “surplus”. But like birthday cakes and surpluses, it’s important to be clear about the type...

OHS | Women | Industrial | Pay Gap | GV

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Injured workers demand an end to profiteering off their suffering

June 07, 2021

Graeme Brown is an injured worker. You could go as far...

OHS | Injured Workers

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Why we sorely need JobKeeper II

June 07, 2021

With grim determination, union members have been fearlessly fronting the media...

Covid19 | YWC | Auspol | Industrial

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Beatings will continue until morale improves: Morrison punishing Victorians for lockdown

June 03, 2021

It was reported this week that Scott Morrison has delayed pandemic...

Elections | Covid19 | Auspol

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Why This Unionist Wants More Dads to Take Up Flexible Work and Parental Leave

May 31, 2021

By Myke Bartlett. Photographs: Meredith O’Shea Teacher Riley Minns at home...

Women | AEU | Industrial | Pay Gap

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New Zealand’s New IR Laws Explained

May 31, 2021

At the beginning of May, the New Zealand government announced a radical overhaul of the country’s labour laws, beginning with a policy that will re-centre unions and collective wage bargaining as part of...

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Dear Comrade: Help! My boss stole my leave!

May 31, 2021

Dear Comrade, I recently resigned from the business where I worked...

Dear Comrade | Migrant Workers Centre

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Lockdown IV: Lock Hard

May 31, 2021

Comrades, I’m frustrated but I’m optimistic. With Melbourne in the midst of...

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We think Gerry Harvey is a garbage human

May 31, 2021

This week Gerry Harvey cemented his position amongst Australia’s most loathed...

Wage Theft | Auspol | Industrial

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The Importance of Being Earnest With Workers

May 24, 2021

It’s not every day that Oscar Wilde is quoted at a...

OHS | Mental Health | Industrial

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What is a Multicultural Safety Ambassador?

May 24, 2021

In communities all over Victoria, workers are hearing for the first time about their workplace rights, including their rights to a safe workplace. And they’re hearing about it from someone who speaks their...

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Union Winter Is Coming (Sorry, We Had To)

May 24, 2021

Twice a year, a group of young people participate in a...

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Victorian State Budget: A solid budget. With some caveats.

May 24, 2021

The Victorian State Budget, in contrast to the one handed down...

Spring St | Industrial

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