The Marshall Government’s ban on aged carers working second jobs is a “day of distress” for carers and the residents they care for, United Workers Union Aged Care Director Carolyn Smith said today.
From…
On Monday 24 August, more than 275 Officeworks distribution centre workers commenced a 24 hour work stoppage. The protected industrial action affects three warehouses which replenish the stock in Officeworks stores and fulfill…
Hundreds of casino workers across Sydney and South East Queensland have avoided financial distress thanks to a hardship fund negotiated by the United Workers Union and The Star.
More than 600 workers across the…
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WHEN: Midday TODAY, Thursday 20 August.
WHERE: A live broadcast of the public hearing is available here.
WHAT: Hospitality workers tell the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 that now is not the time to scale…
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On Tuesday 18 August, Officeworks distribution centre workers endorsed protected action across sites in Victoria and New South Wales. On Monday 24 August, approximately 275 workers will take a 24-hour stoppage across three…
The devastating impact of aged care workers being banned from two jobs has been revealed in major meetings of SA aged care workers in the last two days.
“We are seeing members who face…
United Workers Union welcomes the ACT Government’s announcement to fund workers’ rights training for the hospitality sector and a hardship fund for workers without annual or sick leave.
Workers forced to quarantine due to…
Statewide Quality Services, a mainland contractor, is stealing night cleaners’ wages through sham contracts at Glenorchy Central in Tasmania.
Workers, supported by the cleaners’ union United Workers Union, will rally outside the…
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United Workers Union mourns the tragic death of a long-time union member who worked at the Geelong poultry processing plant, Golden Farms Turosi.
We have chosen to not name the employee out…
Workers have today shared shocking stories of wage theft at the hands of some of the state’s high profile employers, as public hearings begin for the Queensland Parliament’s proposed new wage theft laws.…