Red Ant Union Watch #3
Life is getting harder for workers in Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continues to lift interest rates, enhancing the banking sector’s profits at... Read more.
Speeches from Invasion Day 2023
Over the last ten or more years, as many people in Australia come to terms with its colonial past, there has been a major shift in attitudes towards “Australia... Read more.
Red Ant Union Watch #2: Unions Face Many Challenges in 2023
Whether industrial laws are good or bad, unions still need to organise. The law is meaningless if it only exists on paper. There are still questions about how multi-employer... Read more.
Red Ant Union Watch #1
Despite a massive rise in inflation of over 7.3% in the twelve months to the September quarter, unions have yet to make any great leaps forward. There have been... Read more.
It Is Time To Do Away With All Colonial Relics
Unless the government can come to terms with the legacy of previous colonial governments it will continue to receive the ire of those who truly speak for indigenous... Read more.
Is the Election of the ALP a Big Win for the Environment?
We cannot simply accept the platitudes of trade union leaders or the Labor Party, who look only to the next election. That means we must increase our level of organisation... Read more.
Tram Refurbishment Grinds to a Halt as Workers Strike
Workers at Downer's East Preston workshops in Melbourne have gone on strike as negotiations for a new enterprise agreement between trade unions and the company have... Read more.
Qube’s JobKeeper Rort
The JobKeeper payment scheme finished on 28 March. Through it, the Morrison government handed an unprecedented $90 Billion of federal money to bosses.... Read more.
Stevedores on Strike at Fremantle
Qube, a major stevedoring and logistics firm, has escalated an industrial dispute in the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia (WA), with the Maritime Union of Australia... Read more.
Tug Boat Crews in Struggle with Shipping Giant
Svitzer, the largest towage operator in Australia, has savagely attacked its maritime workforce using COVID as an opportunity to undermine hard-won wages and conditions.... Read more.