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Billion-dollar company takes JobKeeper with one hand and threatens redundancies with the other
Bidfood, an international company and major player in the food-supply industry in Australia, have threatened staff with forced…
MEDIA RELEASE In a report to State and Federal Governments, the union for hospitality workers has today raised major concerns that governments and employers would put profits before the safety of workers and…
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South Australian hospitality workers left out of JobKeeper
United Workers Union is calling on the South Australian Government to review its decision on JobKeeper eligibility.
As it stands the wage subsidy leaves behind…
MEDIA RELEASE Seven in ten surveyed hospitality workers report they won’t be getting JobKeeper. The workers are either ineligible from the Morrison Government’s Covid-19 scheme, or their employers have decided to not apply,…
MEDIA RELEASE A survey* of 300 casual, temporary visa and international student hospitality workers reveals a financial crisis unfolding and the heavy toll of Federal Government refusal to provide income support.
The survey reveals…
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United Workers Union welcomes COVID-19 hygiene training
United Workers Union, the Union for hospitality workers, has today welcomed the announcement of training for hospitality workers and businesses to ensure venues are…
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Welcome emergency support for international students in Victoria – Federal Government must now follow the lead of states and territories
United Workers Union welcomes the announcement from the Victorian Government of emergency…
Aprons plastered to bar windows in silent protest at neglect of casual & migrant hospitality workers
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Aprons plastered to bar windows in silent protest at neglect of casual & migrant hospitality workers
Jobless hospitality workers are writing their stories on aprons and sticking them to the windows of…
MEDIA FEATURE
“We Can Use This Crisis to Reconceptualize the Economy” - An interview with Tim Kennedy
Interview by Daniel Lopez - Read the full interview on Jacobin
Australian workers are finally being addressed…
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Nationwide virtual picket line calls for no worker to be left behind
WHEN: 12pm (AEDT) TODAY, Friday 03 April 2020
WHERE: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedWorkersOz
WHAT: Thousands of Australian workers from every state join together to protest…