Queensland aged care workers have made an unprecedented commitment to pursue protected strike action if their claims for a decent wage, more care time and more respect are not met by employers.
The commitment…
More than 100 essential health workers will walk-off the job today from Adelaide hospitals including Flinders Medical Centre amid concerns about serious understaffing that has left South Australian patients at risk from lapses…
A damning report released today that has found bullying, discrimination, victimisation and sexual harassment rife throughout Ambulance Victoria must be used as an opportunity for sweeping cultural reforms, the Ambulance employees’ union said…
Essential health workers’ reports of multiple understaffing and safety issues at four major metropolitan hospitals in Adelaide have prompted lightning workplace health-and-safety inspections to ensure the safety of workers and patients.
“We have been…
Following tight pay negotiations, workers planning industrial action at Fonterra and Saputo dairy processing plants across Victoria have secured historic pay deals.
Workers at Fonterra owned Stanhope, Darnum and two dairy plants in…
WHEN: 10am Monday, 29 November 2021
WHERE: Front lawns of Parliament House, Canberra
WHAT: UWU is releasing a shocking report exposing the financial practices of for-profit providers in Australia. Early childhood educators are calling for…
After almost two weeks on strike, workers at Country Road Group will return to work today after securing an agreement that includes a substantial pay rise.
The mainly women workers from the Truganina warehouse…
In the lead up the peak Christmas retail season, the United Workers Union (UWU) is urging shoppers around Australia to avoid Country Road, or any of its subsidiaries, following the company’s treatment of…
The United Workers Union (UWU) is urging the City of Melbourne and Creative Victoria to reconsider Country Road Group’s (CRG) appearance at a Melbourne Fashion Week panel.
Tomorrow morning, CRG’s head of sustainability Eloise…
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The United Workers Union (UWU) welcomes today’s announcement of additional funding for the early education sector, but the Federal Government has included a raft of JobKeeper-style loopholes.
“The Federal Government’s announcement of funding for…
This week’s political football of mandatory vaccinations is a classic case of misdirection by the Federal Government, United Workers Union said today.
“The Federal Government’s approach this week has been a disgraceful political cook-up…