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The war against COVID is also a fight for equality

The war against COVID is also a fight for equality

Published: 16/07/2021
Category: On The Job

The inequalities that existed before COVID-19 are widening as workers in insecure jobs suffer the worst of the pandemic, writes Francis Leach

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Reactive economic policy is no safeguard in a public health crisis

Reactive economic policy is no safeguard in a public health crisis

Published: 16/07/2021
Category: Analysis Working life

Without a JobKeeper wage subsidy, lockdowns will keep exacerbating and further entrenching patterns of inequality, writes Lauren Piko

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There’ll be no economic recovery without a wages recovery

There’ll be no economic recovery without a wages recovery

Published: 14/07/2021
Category: Analysis

It’s time to face the truth. Our wages problem is because of the weak bargaining power of workers, writes ACTU Secretary Sally McManus

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Work won’t love you back

Work won’t love you back

Published: 14/07/2021
Category: On The Job

American journalist and author Sarah Jaffe spoke with On the Job about how ‘doing what you love’ can be a recipe for worker exploitation.

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Casualisation of Australian universities must end

Casualisation of Australian universities must end

Published: 12/07/2021
Category: On The Job

Being employed at an Australian university has become a poverty trap for thousands of workers across the country, writes Francis Leach

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Australian Unions have your back at work


Work Won't Love You Back - Sarah Jaffe

Published: 11/07/2021

Have you ever had a job where the boss told you, "hey, we're like family!" Or worked somewhere where they claimed you had to "live your work"? How about your dream gig, where you loved it so much you ended up spending every waking minute eating, breathing and doing your job - until you couldn't separate what you do from who you are? Yeah - we've been there too! And American journalist and author Sarah Jaffe is here to tell us we should stop it, right now.

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