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New research is in. And it’s not good.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/05/24/fancy-earning-11-59-less-than-your-workmates/
How are you spending your hot union summer? There’s nothing like curling up with a book to recover from a boxing day retail shift or to relax before work kicks off again for the new year.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/01/04/summer-reads-for-unionists/
If you or someone you know is thinking about going to university, here’s something you should know. Universities are not run for the benefit of students. And guess what? They haven’t for years.
Paid pandemic leave was a result of union members coming together and making their voices heard in a time of crisis.
University of Sydney staff have taken strike action over the universities’ addiction to casualised work, endemic wage theft, overblown class sizes and workload blow outs.
With the Federal Election fast approaching, Scott Morrison’s government is still missing in action in addressing the insecure work crisis.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/04/29/what-you-need-to-know-about-insecure-work/
The Morrison Government’s IR Bill passed the Senate yesterday, stripped of all but one of its major provisions. This was a win for unions, workers, and the community who campaigned against the changes, writes Chloe Ward.
We can celebrate a victory this week, with the Fair Work Commission finally listening to Australian unions’ calls for paid pandemic leave for aged care workers.
The Morrison Government must stop dragging its feet on urgent reforms to protect vulnerable workers during the current COVID-19 crisis, and after.
Erinna asks:
I’ve been a casual here for nearly 3 years.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2018/10/03/im-a-casual-worker-but-i-want-to-be-made-permanent/
No matter your current job or whether you work full-time, part-time or on a casual basis, the changing face of employment is impacting our financial wellbeing.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2016/09/06/jobs-and-work-the-key-drivers-of-financial-wellbeing/
Unfair rostering disadvantages workers in insecure work: unions are calling for for roster justice.
