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Underpaid: Support staff strike back at Flinders Medical Centre
Workers across multiple departments at Flinders Medical Centre - including theatres, patient transport, cleaning, and sterilisation - will walk off the job between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm today demanding fair pay and…
Statement on Villawood Detention Centre incident
Statement attributable to Godfrey Moase, Allied Industries Director, United Workers Union: United Workers Union detention centre members work in sometimes-dangerous and often-stressful environments, and that’s something we have witnessed in today’s incident. Since MTC Secure…
48-HOUR STRIKE ACTION TO HIT BAKERY SUPPLIES
  WHAT: Workers at one of Australia's largest bakeries go on strike. WHERE: 23-29 Pinnacle Rd, Altona North VIC 3025 WHO: Striking workers plus United Workers Union Food and Beverage Co-ordinator Adam Auld. WHEN: 9.30am Wednesday 14 May   Food workers at one…
DORITOS AND SMITHS CHIPS WORKERS FIGHT FOR RESPECT; PEPSICO COUNTS ITS BILLIONS
  What: Food and beverage workers strike against multi-billion dollar Pepsico’s unfair offer Where: 553-567 South Road, Regency Park, SA 5010, Australia When: Friday 9 May at 7:00am Who: UWU lead organiser Imogen Barker (available for interview on site at 10am)…

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