Supporting workers with the clothes on your back
National Manager of Ethical Clothing Australia Angela Bell says fashion companies and major conglomerates have created an industry of low cost, disposable fashion at the expense of workers.
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Workers’ rights finally on the menu
Food delivery tech operator Menulog has finally come around to what Unions have been saying for years – that its contracted riders and drivers should be considered employees and given the same rights and entitlements as other workers.
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Remember when knocking off work meant just that?
As it becomes increasingly difficult for workers to switch off, unions are pushing for the "right to disconnect" after work hours.
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The Billionaires Picnic
This week, Francis & Sally catch up with Mike Seccombe from The Saturday Paper to discuss how Australia’s billionaires actually doubled their wealth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic whilst workers were struggling to make ends meet.
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Amazon on the attack as workers unite to expose the human cost of bargain shopping
The world’s largest online retailer, Amazon, is not phased by much, but when workers at one of its biggest warehouses in the United States started to organise to join a union, the tech shopping monster lost the plot. US-based journalist Jessa Crispin joins On the Job this week to discuss the campaign by Amazon workers and the company's attempts to silence critics.
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The IMF gets it – so why doesn’t Scott Morrison?
The IMF has released its latest Fiscal Monitor Report calling for continued and sustained government spending to stave off the catastrophic economic consequences for working people if government stimulus ends too quickly – but the Morrison government still doesn't get it.
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