workplace safety

Rates, Railroads and Relief for Refugees

Date Published: 20/02/2023
Category: The Bulletin

Interest Rates Rise A couple weeks ago, the Reserve Bank of Australia increased interest rates for the ninth consecutive time. It was news delivered along with a grim warning. It wouldn’t be the last of such increases; there were several more to come. RBA Governor Phil Lowe sticks by his decision and is quick to remind…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/02/20/rates-railroads-and-relief-for-refugees/

The Silent Silicosis Epidemic

Date Published: 08/12/2022
Category: The Bulletin

Nowhere in any of those meetings, were any workers for the company made aware of a substance called silica. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/12/08/the-silent-silicosis-epidemic/

Aviation fire fighters sound the alarm on safety

Date Published: 28/10/2022
Category: On The Job

When you’re adjusting your tray table and strapping your seat belt as your plane prepares to land, you assume that on the ground at the airport, there is a fully functioning firefighting team that meets all international standards and regulations ready and waiting. But that’s not always the case.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/10/28/aviation-fire-fighters-sound-the-alarm-on-safety/

Morrison goes missing on worker safety

Date Published: 28/04/2022
Category: On The Job

It’s an appalling reality that a worker is killed on the job once every two days in this country. That is one of the shocking findings of a new ACTU report into the work, health and safety failings that have occurred under the Morrison Government.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/04/28/morrison-missing-on-worker-safety/

Are back to school COVID rules protecting workers

Date Published: 24/01/2022
Category: On The Job

It has been another uneasy summer for teachers around much of Australia. Having navigated nearly two years of challenging online learning, teachers watched as the Omicron variant sent COVID-19 infections through the roof, making a return to the classroom in 2022 a challenging proposition. “This was the time of the year when teachers and principals…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/24/are-back-to-school-covid-rules-protecting-workers/

Free Seminar: Omicron and Workplace Safety – Your Rights

Date Published: 21/01/2022
Category: Covid-19

The rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 comes at a time when many workplaces are unprepared. Register for this urgent meeting where Sally McManus and work and health and safety experts will provide advice and support on how to make work safe and prevent transmission.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/21/omicron-and-workplace-safety/

Another dark side of insecure work: The scourge of sexual harassment in insecure workplaces

Date Published: 21/10/2021
Category: Work Health and Safety

We know that insecure work can have several poor economic outcomes for workers. However, what is rarely talked about is the how safety issues, like sexual harassment, are often compounded by these exploitative business models.  A new survey commissioned by the ACTU found that 26% of retail workers and 22% of health workers reported experiencing…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/21/insecure-work-sexual-harassment/

Anti-vax, far-right activists undermining Australians’ health, safety

Date Published: 22/09/2021
Category: Analysis

Australians are facing an organised campaign by far-right activists to undermine confidence in our life saving public health response, writes Sally McManus

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/22/far-right-activists-undermining-australians-health-safety/

How Do I Make My Workplace Safe?

Date Published: 22/05/2018
Category: Analysis Workers rights

Francesca asks:
One of my finds sliced open his hand at work over the weekend.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2018/05/22/how-do-i-make-my-workplace-safe/