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- Australia : Nurses talk of further action
- Australia : Silent protest at Queensland Government plans for unions to ballot members for campaigns costing over $10,000
- Australia : Ambos warn of lives in danger
- Health and Safety NewsWire from Hazards and LabourStart
- Australia : Australian Nursing Federation calls for state government action over hospital violence
- Australia : Ambos warn of lives in danger
- Australia : Farm bike rules must change to protect children
- Australia : Resources workplace safety law reform in WA affecting mining and energy sectors
- Australia : Toxic Vilawood: Asbestos concerns for refugees and workers
- Australia : Crackdown at construction work sites to ensure apprentice safety
- Australia : MUA Welcomes SEACARE Review, Declares Workers On Sea And On Land Should Be Treated Equally
- Australia : Don't degrade miners' workers comp laws
- Australia : Nurses tell Napthine Gvt to spend $21 mill to stop violence in hospitals and make them safe at work
- Australia : Premier Napthine: Stop the violence in Victorian hospitals
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Union News 28 July 2011
Union news from around Australia and the world. Asbestos victims and their families left hanging by the NSW govt The Forestry Union welcomes the forestry deal in Tasmania Protests in the Middle East have now spread to Israel. Download … Continue reading
Events, 28th of July
Hospital Parking Charges hit our Diggers Come and join returned service men and women and hospital workers to protest about the introduction of car parking fees – one of the budget measures from Foley’s September 2009 budget that unfairly target … Continue reading
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Peter Christopher discusses changes to the PSA’s long service leave fight
South Australian unions had been continuously fighting to restore long service leave entitlements since they were cut by then-Treasurer Kevin Foley late last year. When we last caught up with Peter Christopher of the PSA, a negotiating team from SA … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Zengerer, long service leave, Peter Christopher, PSA, unions, yran
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Inghams worker sacked for wanting equality
In June, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union member, Clifford Walkington, was notified his position at poultry giant, Ingham’s Chickens, would be terminated after requesting to be moved from an individual contract to a collective agreement. Mr Walkington is a single father … Continue reading
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Tagged AMWU, chicken, inghams, tim hardy, unions, walkington, yran
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Jack Mundey talks about the Green Bans
The Green Bans were industrial actions intended to protect the natural and built environment of Sydney from excessive and inappropriate development. They were very successful, and many central elements of Sydney’s environmental heritage were preserved due to the BLF’s activities, … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Zengerer, Jack Mundey, the Green Bans, unions, yran
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Making feminist politics – Transnational Alliances between Women and Labor
Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have made campaigning on global issues easier than ever, as have on-line campaigning groups like GetUp and Avaaz. But to what extent does that campaigning extend to women’s issues, and to what extent … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Zengerer, feminism, mary margaret fonow, sa unions, suzanne franzway, yran
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Claire Braund discusses Women on Boards and working flexibly at X percent
Women on Boards, a national program to improve the gender balance on Australian company boards, have today called for the term ‘part-time’ work to be removed from the workforce vocabulary. Executive director Claire Braund claims that the term ‘part-time’ has … Continue reading
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Union News 21 July 2011
Union news from around Australia and the world Report announces that over fifty thousand illegal workers work in Australia Unions support job-creating elements of the carbon price package Electrolux comes under fire for disregard of workers’ rights Special Minister of … Continue reading
Peter Bauer discusses the rights of Christie Tea workers
Tea manufacturers in Adelaide’s south, some casual for up to 20 years, have begun a campaign to seek permanency after joining the AMWU. The workers at Christie Tea, who blend and mix tea for ALDI, IGA and other supermarket brands, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christie Tea, Peter Bauer, sa unions, tea, your rights at night, yran
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Ged Kearney talks about the carbon tax and National Check Your Pay Day
The ACTU announced this week that the carbon price package will provide certainty to Australian workers and their families, allowing them to begin planning for the largest economic adjustment for a generation. Beginning in 12 months’ time, the package for … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTU, carbon tax, check your pay day, Ged Kearney, sa unions, your rights at night, yran
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