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It’s hard to believe that in democratic Australia in 2012, you can be sacked over the phone after 16 years service to your organisation.]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:50:42 GMT
Christmas is long gone, New Year is a distant memory, the tennis is on TV and the summer break that saves the sanity of so many Australians is almost over. As usual in the lead up to Australia Day it’s time debate the health of the nation: where we stand internationally, and the slippery issue of our national identity.]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:29:51 GMT
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Fiji Government was taking action to restore human and workers’ rights when it announced it would remove the Public Emergency Regulations. But unfortunately you would be wrong.]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:26:27 GMT
Economists usually think that people’s revealed preferences (what they do) are more important than their stated preferences (what they say they’ll do). With that in mind, let’s consider George Calombaris’ claim that the minimum wages he has to pay his staff on Sundays make it uneconomical to open his restaurant(s). Is it true?]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:04:21 GMT
We are a week into a new year but the coordinated Liberal Party-employer group attack on workers has continued with the same fervour we saw in 2011.]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:13:29 GMT
Last year was a pretty big one, to say the very least.]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:04:58 GMT
I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas yesterday, whatever you ended up doing. I spent the day, as I do every year, with my large family, which seems to grow every year.]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:43:53 GMT
For the last week we’ve been running our Biggest Workplace Scrooge of the Year poll. It all started with a post asking who our biggest workplace Scrooge is.]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:48:27 GMT
ACTU President, Ged Kearney thanks union members and campaign supporters for their support in 2011.]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:07:54 GMT
Last Friday (16 Dec) was going to be the final day to add your story to the more than 300 stories of insecure work we’ve already collected. However, due to popular demand, the deadline for submissions has now been extended until 20 January 2012. Plus, with festive season looming we want to make sure every worker has the opportunity to make a submission to the inquiry.]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:37:24 GMT
We’re well and truly into the festive season with the great variety of work lunches and dinners to reward and recognise the efforts of workers.]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:13:39 GMT
Christmas, as usual, has snuck up on us this year, so it’s already time to ‘award’ our Scrooge of the Year.]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:53:24 GMT
After two long weeks of negotiations in Durban, governments reached an agreement in overtime.]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:43:36 GMT
The fight for fair targets at CBA is growing, with another major retail area joining the campaign at the same time as the bank has started slashing part time hours of work.]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:37:29 GMT
While the rest of the world is throwing off the shackles of authoritarian regimes and taking the first steps towards democracy, one country is slipping further into military rule.]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:06:10 GMT
With the onset of warmer weather and school holidays, lots of young people are looking for their first job.  We all know what it's like looking for work as a teenager; eager to land that job and get some independence.]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:24:40 GMT
As the first week of negotiations in Durban came to an end, over 15,000 people representing workers, the environment, women’s organisations, and sustainable development took to the streets for a Global Day of Action on climate change.]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:32:44 GMT
At 6:30am on the morning of 26 May, Dorje Khatri, Sherpa and trade union member planted his crampons in the snow and gripped his thick gloves tightly to the flag of the International Trade Union Confederation, as it fluttered in the breeze at 8848 metres.]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:29:10 GMT
Around 40% of Australian workers are engaged in some form of insecure work such as casual work, fixed term work, contracting or labour hire.]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:10:22 GMT
This week international climate change negotiations resumed in Durban, South Africa. We’ve seen a global reinvigoration in the debate, with last year’s negotiations in Cancun getting things back on track after high expectations were not met in Copenhagen.]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:36:32 GMT
Today is annual Go Home on Time Day, which is a great way to make workplaces stop and take note that life shouldn’t revolve around work.]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:09:37 GMT
For over 100 years unions have been the anchor for the Australian Labor Party. Without the weight of the two million-strong union membership the party floats away or gets out of touch with ordinary Australians.]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:54:37 GMT
Do you find yourself working back late? Never enough hours in the day to do all the things you need or want to do? Are work calls or emails getting in the way of enjoying free time?]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:26:24 GMT
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has released the findings from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander member survey ‘I’m Not a Racist, But…’  The survey findings indicate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academic and general/professional staff continue to experience racial discrimination and a general lack of cultural respect in Australian universities]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:13:36 GMT
Ged Kearney, ACTU President, delivers this video message about the Fair Work Act.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT
The announcement from the ACTU of the Secure Jobs Better Future Campaign is an important step for the union movement in dealing with the difficulties faced by ordinary workers in an increasingly globalised economy.]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:43:43 GMT
Over the past week, workers and community members have been supporting Baiada Poultry workers' community picket.
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Insecure work is a growing problem in Australia, with nearly 40% of the workforce in some form of insecure work. The trend towards insecure work is increasing and will have an increasing impact on more and more peoples’ lives and their ability to plan for their future.]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:38:35 GMT
Decades of undervaluation of a predominately female workforce will be overcome following the Government's historic commitment to fund pay rises for 150,000 social and community sector workers. 
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These are the faces of ordinary Australian workers employed at the Baiada poultry processing plant in Laverton, who are taking collective action for secure jobs, a safer workplace and decent pay and conditions.
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Until the dramatic events of Friday night, the Baiada Poultry dispute in suburban Melbourne had not had the publicity of Qantas. That’s a shame because the gutsy fight by low-paid Baiada workers is just as important in the fight for fair treatment at work.
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Workers at the Baiada poultry processing plant in Laverton are taking collective action for secure jobs, a safer workplace and decent pay and conditions.]]> Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:23:55 GMT
Australia’s first formal inquiry into the rise of insecure work and its effect on workers and their families is now taking submissions.
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Today, history has been made. The Senate, early this afternoon, passed the Government’s Clean Energy Future legislation.
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The decision by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to single-handedly ground the entire fleet caused major disruptions to travellers here in Australia and around the world.  We all saw the reports on television and radio about the angry passengers that were stranded at airports.]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:44:50 GMT
By Ged Kearney

First Alan, congratulations on your pay rise, and congratulations on Qantas’ profit in the last financial year. But sadly, I can’t congratulate you on your decision to take your bat and ball, and your aeroplanes, and go home.
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Thursday’s Thought is a weekly open thread. Each week we’ll throw open debate on the big issues and not-so-big issues facing Australian workers.
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There are two important ways you can help fight the scare campaign over a price on pollution.

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Fijian workers are facing intimidation, threats and physical assault for any attempt at standing up for their basic workers' rights.
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Your Rights at Work is stepping up its efforts to make sure the voice of workers is heard in the Productivity Commission’s public inquiry into the retail sector.]]> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:56:27 GMT ]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:25:31 GMT ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:30:07 GMT ]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:02:16 GMT ]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:05:27 GMT ]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:50:14 GMT ]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:11:17 GMT ]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:34:28 GMT ]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:45:47 GMT ]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:28:31 GMT ]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:57:20 GMT ]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:42:13 GMT ]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:24:36 GMT ]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:34:38 GMT ]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:30:00 GMT ]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:28:27 GMT ]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:35:48 GMT ]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:43:02 GMT ]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:11:34 GMT ]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:21:24 GMT ]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:34:40 GMT ]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:03:59 GMT ]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:59:15 GMT ]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:30:00 GMT ]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:58:36 GMT ]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:12:35 GMT ]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:55:34 GMT ]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:55:09 GMT ]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:42:16 GMT ]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:30:44 GMT ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:14:57 GMT ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:17:24 GMT ]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:38:55 GMT ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:30:00 GMT ]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:41:01 GMT ]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:56:12 GMT ]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:06:57 GMT ]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:18:39 GMT ]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:45:50 GMT ]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:30:00 GMT ]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:45:22 GMT ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:35:56 GMT ]]> Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:34:18 GMT ]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:00:13 GMT ]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:30:08 GMT ]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:19:21 GMT Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:00:00 GMT ]]> Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:10:03 GMT ]]> Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:56:50 GMT ]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:40:35 GMT ]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 11:19:35 GMT ]]> Mon, 30 May 2011 12:11:03 GMT ]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 08:36:57 GMT ]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 09:57:04 GMT ]]> Mon, 23 May 2011 11:33:37 GMT ]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 08:39:04 GMT ]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 15:35:25 GMT ]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 10:36:35 GMT ]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 14:30:21 GMT ]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 16:08:54 GMT ]]> Sat, 07 May 2011 13:16:29 GMT Today's broadcast has concluded.
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Despite decades of litigation and lobbying, Australia is still riddled with asbestos and it’s time our federal government stepped up to provide leadership on this public health issue.
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Last week BRW (Business Review Weekly) magazine released its annual look at the best places at which to work.
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So, we have a new Australian Prime Minister. What a momentous few days in Canberra, once again proving that a week is a long time in politics.
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Last week, the Australian Workers’ Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union launched legal proceedings against  a company director to claim more than $2 million in entitlements for retrenched workers.

It is believed to be the first time the new Fair Work laws have been used to sue a company director personally.
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Recently thousands of Union members took to the streets of Melbourne and other capital cities in support of the Equal Pay Case currently being heard by Fair Work Australia.
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In the last week at the World Cup, we saw one lesson about rights at work and one about the power of big business.
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Last week, I was one of the thousands who attended the national day of action on equal pay. I’m an ordinary woman struggling to pay the bills on the modest wage I receive as a community development worker, a job I’ve been doing for 25 years.
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Congratulations to all comrades who attended the official launch of the Rich Bastards Union (RBU) at our official launch in Perth last week.
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As mining companies ramp up their scare campaign about the Resource Super Profits Tax, we are going to hear about more and more project “closures” and job “losses”. It pays to treat them with a grain of salt.
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Ark Tribe is a rigger and rank and file member of the CFMEU in South Australia. He was working on the Hindmarsh job at Flinders University in 2008 when a safety dispute arose.
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What a contrast between yesterday’s rally of mostly men in suits in Perth and the rallies around the country today in support of equal pay.
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If 3250 jobs never existed, can they still be used to batter a government over the head and frighten the bejesus out of mining communities? That’s what Swiss mining giant Xstrata is testing this week.


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One of the most important roles played by Australian unions is to advocate for a wage rise for our society’s lowest paid, most vulnerable workers.
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There are two very important factors that influence the outcome of the British General Elections. The first is the weather: when it’s very cold or its rains in the UK, it’s harder to get people out of their house to vote. 
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A little while ago, R@W News brought you the story of the struggle against Rio Tinto by workers employed at the world’s largest borax mine in Boron, California.
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Last year, there was a lift in union membership of 82,000 and the proportion of the workforce in unions grew from 19% to 20%.]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 08:21:20 GMT
In Budget week we hear a lot about deficits and surpluses, growth, tax, revenue and expenditure. It’s like Christmas for economists.

But what does it all mean for working people?
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Most people would remember the collapse of Ansett Airlines in 2001. Since then, Australian workers have had their entitlements protected by a government program called the General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme (GEERS).
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When we first launched the Your Rights at Work campaign before the 2007 Federal Election, it was widely acknowledged as breaking new ground in Australia not just for enlisting a broad community coalition opposed to WorkChoices, but because of our use of online technology and social media to communicate rapidly and directly with our 200,000 followers.
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