Forty thousand Victorian government school staff marched on 24 March, in a sea of red AEU shirts, with tens of thousands more out on strike. It was the first strike since 2013.
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Workers will be feeling the impact of the oil crisis produced by Donald Trump’s attack on Iran for months yet—even if the ceasefire holds.
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The new cost of living crisis triggered by Trump’s war on Iran means real wages are falling.
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Solidarity spoke with United Workers Union members about the current union election
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The first contested election for Australia’s biggest blue-collar union, the United Workers Union, has become the focus of an intense debate about the way forward for the union.
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“Twenty one and nothing”: this was one of the reproaches that was directed at management at the Curtin University as staff held a 24 hour strike on Monday.
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Hospital workers in Melbourne, members of the Health Workers Union, walked out on strike and rallied at the new Footscray Hospital.
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The shock resignation of Zach Smith as both National Secretary and Victorian Branch Executive Officer should be welcomed by CFMEU members who have opposed Labor’s Administration.
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Workers at Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books have walked out on strike again from Saturday 20 December for five days until Christmas Eve, after another insulting wage offer from management.
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