WE’VE MOVED

Posted on 18/04/2013 by

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Unpaid work put on trial

Posted on 07/02/2013 by

Unpaid work is on the rise in Australia. Many young people either take unpaid trial shifts or unpaid internships as a way to get a foothold into work.anne

Today a report commissioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman was published and we were joined by one of its authors, Adelaide University Law Professor Andrew Stewart and Anne Purdy from the Young Workers’ Legal Service.

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Here’s a helpful fact sheet on Internships, Vocational Placements & Unpaid Work.

You can contact the Young Workers’ Legal Service on 8279 2233, by ywls@saunions.org.au or on ywls@saunions.org.au

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The Union Movement’s Agenda for 2013

Posted on 07/02/2013 by

Dave Oliver Press Club
As you would all know, it is an election year. So it was timely, after the announcement by Julia Gillard that the election would be held on September 14th, that the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Dave Oliver appeared in the National Press Club to address the Press and the Nation on what is on the agenda this coming year.This is an excerpt from Dave’s speech:

SA Unions Secretary Janet Giles joined the show to discuss some of the elements Dave raised in his speech:

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Union News

Posted on 07/02/2013 by
  • Unpaid job trials and internships on the rise in Australia
  • BHP Billiton cut jobs at Olympic Dam
  • Queensland teacher job cuts impacting schools
  • Victorian school support workers take concerns to Fair Work
  • Pacific National Coal asks Fair Work to arbitrate
  • Solomon Island teachers end long-running strike

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McCann Review on Non-Hospital Based Services

Posted on 31/01/2013 by
We continue our discussion of last weeks story.
Maxine Winkley talked with SA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Secretary Elizabeth Dabars on some of the content of the McCann Review and what the State Government proposes to with the recommendations.

Get Involved. Links:

  • Visit the ANMFSA and sign the online petition
  • Download and print a copy of the petition for your workplace and friends to sign
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The Key Election Issues For Working People

Posted on 31/01/2013 by
Just how will the Coalition Government be better for Australian families and can workers trust them on your rights at work such as Low Income Super Scheme, Insecure Work and Penalty Rate Payments for working unsociable hours.
Catherine Zengerer spoke with the Ged Kearney, National President of the Australian unions peak body, the ACTU

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Who really values education?

Posted on 31/01/2013 by

Part of the reason Isobel Redmond was forced to step down as Opposition Leader were her comments on the staffing levels of the Education Department.AEU

Ms Redmond said there were about 2000 public servants in the SA department and about 161,000 students in the public school system, a ratio of about one to 80. In Victoria, she said there were about 2200 education public servants to 548,000 students, a ratio of about one to 249.

We talked to David Smith, the Acting President of the Australian Education Union’s SA Branch about what there numbers mean on the ground.

  • AEU denounced Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond’s announcement of plans to axe education jobs if a Liberal government is elected
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