I work in hospitality industry, in food & beverage. I was stood down this Wednesday because our restaurant was closed until further notice. No income because of that.
United Workers Union is calling on the Federal Government to commit to an emergency rescue package to help close to a million hospitality workers left without work from the COVID-19 crisis.
The union, which…
OPINION: Being better starts with you, Prime Minister
Written by United Workers Union National President Jo-Anne Schofield
The Corona-Crisis has exposed the deep fault-lines of inequality in Australia and around the globe.
Australia has 3.3 million…
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United Workers Union welcomes the country’s first wage theft laws
The United Workers Union who represent 150,000 workers, including workers in hospitality, cleaning and on farms welcomes the State Government’s new legislation…
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United Workers Union welcomes State Government legislation to make wage theft a crime
The union representing Queensland contracting workers, including security, cleaning, hospitality and more, welcomes the State Government’s new legislation to…
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We can stamp out wage theft: workers present solutions to the Senate today
United Workers Union members have presented a formal submission to the Senate Inquiry into Wage Theft in Canberra today…
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Hospo Voice, the hospitality arm of the United Workers Union, is outraged to learn from a leaked administrator’s report that Dinner by Heston stole an extraordinary $4.5 million from its workers…
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The Fair Work Commission’s decision to maintain hairdressers’ weekend penalty rates was a belated recognition of the importance of weekend rates to low-paid workers, the National President of the United Workers…
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United Workers Union members at The Republic Bar will meet on Monday afternoon to discuss their futures in the wake of news that the iconic and independent North Hobart pub has…
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Lonsdale Street hospitality businesses fail to commit to stamping out sexual harassment and wage theft
*** Lunchtime protest and launch of Respect is the Rule MIDDAY TODAY ***
Hospo workers…