MEAA issues wish list over proposed media reforms
The union which oversees its member journalists and others involved with media and creative arts in Australia has issued a list of concerns in conjunction […]
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Overcome threats, halve insecure work numbers: McManus
While the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) waits alongside the country’s working classes with baited breath on the Morrison government’s resolution bill on industrial […]
Aged care’s pandemic reply still a mess, unions say
The Morrison government has failed to respond specifically to the findings of the recent Aged Care Royal Commission and the problem points and issues revealed […]
I Just Want A Sally McManus T-Shirt!
I don’t know about you, but I have not felt like this in a long time! Sally McManus is a real life hero. Sally is […]
A Pitchfork for Setka. A Soft Kitty for Hanson: A Tragic Tale
As the media chase CFMEU John Setka down the road with their pitchforks, they stop to slip a hero’s cape over Senator Hanson’s shoulders. Our […]
The Racist Agenda Was Made to Destroy The Working Class
The fear of ‘the others’ permeates everything lately. Social media, politicians, commentators and the mainstream media are enabling a culture of stigma and ‘othering’. Fear of […]
Shorten. Where’s the hope?
Shorten is like your ex-boyfriend who everyone wanted you to marry, but you just weren’t that into him. Your mum thought he was a nice […]
Politicians want unions to be accountable?
Dyson Heydon and Tony Abbott want union officials to be held as accountable as company directors. Personally I would like company directors also held to […]
Vote for Tony
By opposing same sex marriage, Tony Abbott has reinforced the notion that homosexuality is “queer” – that members of the LGBTI community are a threat […]
I refuse to live in fear!
The tactic of a bully is to keep their victims living in fear of what could happen so they are grateful when they don’t get […]
Sack the marching girls
Tony Abbott has defended the canvassing of political donations from big business as a “time honoured” practice which prevents taxpayers from being forced to subsidise […]
To the Future and Beyond!
Should the Labor Party sever its long-standing ties with the union movement? In this guest post, well-known blogger Hillbilly Skeleton argues that they might suffer […]
Are you being served?
Democratic governments provide two fundamental functions in the service of a single overriding responsibility. When a government, through the performance of its two functions, betrays […]
Why Rupert hates unions and Gina loves 457 visas
While attempting to clean up my computer, I came across an essay that my daughter wrote earlier this year. I would like to share an […]