This kind of lockout madness has to stop

ARE we seeing a new wave of lock out first, talk later aggression from employers?

Two lockouts in western Sydney in recent weeks have sparked concerns among unions of the emergence of a new brand of employer militancy, emboldened by…

Father Bob backs Earthworker scheme

IF someone told you a joke which started: “A conservative, small manufacturer, a 40-year militant union veteran and Father Bob Maguire walked into a bar . . .” you’d want to know the punchline.

Domestic violence: a workplace issue

“I HAD to get the children out. I was left with no money, everything taken away from me. I felt less than a person; the emotional abuse is constant. I cannot afford to lose it, I am the sole carer for my children.”

Senate test looms on individual agreements

LABOR has reiterated its determination to resist all attempts by the Abbott Government to bring back the widespread use of individual agreements, as a crucial vote approaches in the Senate on changes to the Fair Work Act.

Building workers ‘more productive than most’

DOZENS of standard conditions in building industry workplace agreements — including the employment of apprentices and guaranteed public holidays — could be axed under the Abbott Government’s new construction code, unions have warned.