https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp6beE0Fbq4 This week on the Bulletin, we spoke to primary school teacher and Australian Education Union member, Lauren Duncan. Lauren effused warmth and decency. Exactly the sort of person who you would want tasked with teaching your children in their formative years. Exactly the sort of person that it would be a national shame…
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There has been a great deal of media and political fuss made over ‘Stage 3 tax cuts’ but rather than become lost in the numbers, let’s have a look at what they mean for workers.
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This is a really important moment for CPSU members. We've been dealing with nearly a decade of the coalition bargaining approach across the public sector, and that's included wage freezes, it's held back wages growth, and it's prohibited any improvement in conditions.
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Do you work on a plane? Or in a café? Or conduct tours? If you work one of these jobs or one of the many others in aviation, hospitality, travel and tourism, you should have received a few extra dollars in your most recent pay slip. As of 1 October, workers in these industries have…
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If your mental health is under strain at work, you’re not alone. 21 per cent of workers surveyed said they experienced mental health issues related to work in the last 12 months.
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For many workers, recent climactic events like bushfires and floods have not only caused huge disruption in their personal lives, they've caused chaos in their working lives as well.
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