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Union steps in to help as workers lose Super and wages

WORKERS are without their super and wages to cover basic living costs. after a leading engineering company left its staff short.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) stepped in to make sure its…

Workplace bullying can happen to anyone

ADAM Goodes is a former Australian of the Year, a dual Brownlow medalist who has played in two premiership-winning games, and a committed ambassador for the movement that condemns violence against women — the White Ribbon campaign.

FIFO toll continues to mount

IMAGINE being flown to a remote location far from your friends and family and housed in a spartan three-by-three metre room. You can’t leave your campsite without permission, and your every move is watched by surveillance cameras.

Sweet victory shows why unions matter

DON’T believe the hype. Unions still matter.

In recent years, many have claimed that unions were out-of-date and relics of the past. We’ve had 12 months of sustained attack by Tony Abbott’s royal commission and a chorus of conservative…

Maintaining the rage long into retirement

I QUICKLY learned that after retirement there is a whole new world for a committed trade unionist and there is much for us to do.

It is not hard to feel concern for our old work colleagues or for the next generation of workers…

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…

Ausreo workers dig in for the long haul

WORKERS locked out by western Sydney building products supplier Ausreo are feeling the financial strain but remain determined to stick together after three weeks without work.

Hunter workers rally over job fears

WORKERS in the Hunter Valley are demanding action from the Federal and NSW governments with warnings that almost 4000 jobs are at stake without proper support and investment.

Young workers to get the pay they deserve

YOUNG workers have had a double-shot of good news in the past few weeks following two union wins that will put more money into their pockets.

In a significant case in the Fair Work Commission, retail workers aged 20 will be…