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UWU STATEMENT ON SHERRIN ACTION
From 5:15pm on Friday 5 July at the MCG, Russell Athletic manufacturing workers, who make Sherrin footballs for AFL and AFLW games, will be appealing to the broader football public for solidarity and…
BOAG’S BREWERY: JOBS AND ICONIC BRANDS TARGETED
James Boag’s Brewery workers in Launceston are reeling after a halving of beer production and redundancies were announced by major multinational beer company Lion Nathan today. The sweeping changes include, for the first time,…
HAPPY TRIPLE-WHAMMY: BOOSTS TO WORKERS’ PAY PACKETS
Low-paid workers are reporting cost-of-living benefits of around $3000 in the hand from July 1, as Labor’s tax cuts, energy rebates and union-won pay rises kick in. The results are a stark contrast to…
NATIONAL STOPPAGES AS WORKERS AT BULK LIQUID TERMINALS WALK
Background Workers at Quantem fuel terminals Australia’s major ports took protected industrial action today in the form of one-hour stoppages and overtime bans United Workers Union (UWU) members from the bulk fuel supplier have been…

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