Monthly Archives: October 2011

Rann out of time, says Peter Christopher

Posted on 20/10/2011 by

On Thursday we were following the news of the departure of long term Premier, Mike Rann, and spoke with Peter Christopher from the Public Service Association about if and how a change in leadership will impact on their state public … Continue reading →

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Joe Szakacs gets fired up at Rann

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Continuing with our coverage of the Premier’s departure, we had the ever-vocal Chief Industrial Officer for the United Firefighters Union, Joe Szakacs on the show. The United Firefighters Union and the Rann government didn’t always see eye-to-eye, will it be … Continue reading →

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Clem Macintyre-d of Rann?

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After leading the South Australian Labor Party for seventeen years, this week marks the end of Mike Rann’s tenure at the top. Tomorrow morning Mike Rann will hand in his letter of resignation, and the member for Cheltenham, Jay Weatherill, … Continue reading →

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Mitch Hart of the Union Climate Connectors talks carbon tax

Posted on 13/10/2011 by

Yesterday saw the passing of the carbon tax in the Lower House, marking a small victory after years of campaigning. One group campaigning in favour of the tax was a group called Union Climate Connectors, a coalition between the Australian … Continue reading →

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Union News 13 October 2011

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This week in the news: Qantas threats and being threatened. CFMEU calls for agreement on regional jobs plan for Latrobe Valley Huge NYC union march set to spotlight Occupy Wall Street protest   Download audio

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Young Works Legal Service Update

Posted on 06/10/2011 by

Every months we’re lucky enought to be joined to the Young Workers Legal Service. They do a fantastic job in providing free legal advice to workers and can talk to employers on your behalf. Anne Purdy joined us and and … Continue reading →

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Migrant Worker Exploitation

Posted on 06/10/2011 by

On Your Rights at Night we’re interested in hearing your stories. We were lucky enough to be joined by a migrant worker from India who worked in hospitality. Yesha started by asking her what happened when she was looking for … Continue reading →

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Insecure work and what we can do about it

Posted on 06/10/2011 by

You you like a permanent job? Are you a casual employee? Do you have job security? If any of these questions are on your mind, we would like to tell you about the recent campaign that the Australian Council of … Continue reading →

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John Collins, subbies and the housing industry

Posted on 06/10/2011 by

Sham contracting occurs when a company signs up workers as independent contractors instead of hiring them properly as employees. Companies use sham contracting so they can avoid giving an employee their working rights and entitlements. In 2009, the number of … Continue reading →

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Union News 6 October 2011

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This week in the news: Future Jobs Forum at Parliament House Customs and CPSU talks comtinue Food industry calls on Government to keep Australian products in local supermarkets Safety inspections at Brisbane’s Airport Link tunnel find issues The Arthur Svensson … Continue reading →

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