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BOAG’S BREWERY: JOBS AND ICONIC BRANDS TARGETED
June 26, 2024
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…
HAPPY TRIPLE-WHAMMY: BOOSTS TO WORKERS’ PAY PACKETS
June 26, 2024
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…
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…
CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING WORKERS DOWN TOOLS IN VIC AND QLD
June 19, 2024
Today, manufacturing workers from chemical manufacturing giant, Ecolab, will strike in Queensland and Victoria in pursuit of a cost-of-living pay rise and pay parity…
NSW SCHOOL CLEANING ‘A SLAVERY RISK’: COMMISSIONER
June 14, 2024
After 30 years of outsourced cleaning in NSW schools and government buildings a significant warning has been issued by the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner that…
Aviation fuel supply under threat as workers respond to management attacks with industrial action
June 12, 2024
Today in Geelong, workers at one of Australia’s biggest bulk fuel suppliers have escalated industrial action in protest of management’s attempts to slash wages…
WHEN: 12 noon today, Wednesday, May 29
WHERE: Perth Children’s Hospital
WHAT: Hundreds of hospital workers will stop work today, with education workers also taking action across the state,…
WHO: Julie and Sofia, long-serving school cleaners, speak out against school cleaning privatisation.
WHAT: Victorian Labor State Conference to vote on a motion from Julie…
EARLY EDUCATORS WELCOME BUDGET COMMITMENT
May 15, 2024
WHAT: Early educators join ACTU President Michele O’Neil and UWU Early Education Director Carolyn Smith at a Goodstart Early Learning Centre to welcome budget…
Comments attributable to Carolyn Smith, Early Education Director, United Workers Union. “The Federal Labor Government commitment to fund a significant wage rise for early…
WHAT: NSW school cleaners rally against low-pay, terrible conditions and impossible workloads
WHEN: 12 noon for 12.30pm, Saturday May 11
WHERE: Parramatta Square (Smith St end),…
NSW SCHOOL CLEANERS RALLY FOR BETTER JOBS
May 10, 2024
WHAT: Hundreds of cleaners rally for safe, secure jobs.
WHEN: 12 noon for 12.30pm, Saturday May 11
WHERE: Parramatta Square (Smith Street end), Parramatta
VISUALS: Rally speakers…