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Our Aged Care Crisis: Who Cares! A survey of Federal election candidates reveals aged care is a high priority across all parties with a major exception – no candidate from the Coalition parties responded. “While Scott Morrison has spent this week in photo opps with older Australians, not a single one of his 151 candidates…
Most RUN monthly meetings include a guest presentation, usually from a union on one of their campaigns of interest to retired unionists. Here’s some recent guest speakers we’ve heard from and some points from the discussion. Thursday 24 June Guest speakers: Carolyn Smith (National Director Aged Care, WA State Secretary, United Workers Union) and Lauren Hutchins (National Director Aged Care, WA State…
During my working life, I was a CPSU delegate in TELSTRA for 28 years and I was also part of the Negotiating Committee which was responsible for the National Enterprise Agreement. I am the only union delegate in the history of TELSTRA to have been personally rebuked by TELSTRA’s CEO (Frank Blount)! When I was made redundant by…
Irene Henley, Retired Unionists Network participant, Cleveland, Qld – 4 June 2021 Local residents and protestors in the Redland City-based electorate of Bowman joined with March4Justice, to rally for respect, justice, and equality for the women of Redlands and calling for the sacking of federal MP Andrew Laming. The rally walked through Cleveland and came together…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/15/rally-for-womens-justice-andrew-laming-needs-to-go/
By Janine Kitson, Retired Unionists Network committee, July 2021 The welfare of women and children must be of paramount importance for this nation, writes Janine Kitson from the Unions NSW Retired Unionists group and the Retired Unionists Network Committee. Domestic violence predominantly happens to women and children, across all social, economic, ethnic and educational backgrounds. However Aboriginal and…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/15/we-wait-in-hope-for-justice-and-equality-for-women/
Unfair rostering disadvantages workers in insecure work: unions are calling for for roster justice.
