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Highlights from 2024: Disability Justice//You're listening to Thursday Breakfast's Summer Programming on 3CR Community Radio. Today's show features a selection of interviews featuring the voices of Autistic and disabled folks, as well as those fighting for disability rights. Stay tuned to 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital and streaming at 3cr.org.au or via the Community Radio App.// Acknowledgement of Country// Shaun Bickley - Thursday, 3 October & 10 October 2024 //Autistic disability activist Shaun Bickley caught up with Priya in October 2024 to discuss the labour exploitation of disabled people in so-called Australia with a focus on the issue of wage theft by Australian Disability Enterprises or ADEs. Today, you'll hear part one and two of that conversation. Shaun is campaigning for an end to subminimum wage for disabled people in Australia, and has created an open letter, which you can sign onto as an individual or endorse on behalf of an organisation [Plain English version linked at top of letter].// Leon Wingard - Thursday, 7 November 2024 //Leon Wiegard, Assistant Branch Secretary of the Australian Services Union, joined us in November 2024 to discuss how employers are attempting to make it lawful for community and disability support workers to be at work for up to 28 hours without overtime pay - a move the Australian Services Union has condemned as reckless, arrogant and unjust.// Melanie Hawkes - Thursday, 18 July 2024 //In early July 2024,  NDIS minister Bill Shorten announced that users of the scheme would be denied access to sex workers and sexual services under planned reforms. The NDIS Amendment Bill has been met with criticism across the board for its heavy focus on budget cuts and a failure to centre the experiences of people living with a disability. Today we will hear from Melanie Hawkes - a member of the management committee of Touching Base and NDIS participant with a physical disability, who joined me to share her experience of sex and disability. Touching Base is a charitable organization developed to assist people with disability and sex workers connect with each other, focusing on access, human rights, legal issues and attitudinal barriers. In response to Minister Shorten's announcement last week, they have released a joint statement alongside nine other organizations, calling for the right to protect access to NDIS funded sexuality services.Please note that the next segment details sexual experiences and sex work. If you would prefer not to hear this type of content, or have children around, we advise you to tune out for the next 20 minutes.// Kate aka Perno -  Thursday, 16 May 2024 //Kate is a queer, disabled activist who joined us in May 2024 to speak about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) during ME/CFS Awareness Week (12 -19 May). We will discuss international and evidence based guidelines and how australia has lagged in this area, how to reconnect with who you are while living with ME/CFS, and how we can learn more. Kate has also worked as a former nurse, a peer worker in drug harm reduction, been a fierce advocate for dancefloor safety through Cool Room and Safety Mates.// 

News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak with Samantha Bond, stallwart international trade unionist, organiser and trainer with the Australian Services Union, and AAWL Committee of Management member. Sam was delegated to attend the inaugural Workers Study Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, organised by the newly established Initiatives for Workers Solidarity – Asia and the Pacific.Asia Pacific Currents provides updates of labour struggles and campaigns from the Asia Pacific region. It is produced by Australia Asia Worker Links, in the studio of 3CR Radio in Melbourne, Australia.

Acknowledgement of Country//Headlines// Vikki John on Tuesday Hometime//Jan Bartlett from Tuesday Hometime, spoke with longtime activist Vikki John with updates from Bougainville. Including, the Class Action against Rio Tinto (and subsidiary: Bougainville Copper Ltd.), as well as the 'Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment' by Melbourne's Human Rights Law Centre. This November marks 5 years since Bougainvilleans cast their ballots in a non-binding referendum vote on independence. The referendum was a key part of the 2001 Peace Agreement that ended the war between Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, which killed up to 20 000 people or 8-10% of the population, and in which Australia played a negative role supporting PNG. Tune into Tuesday Hometime every Tuesday from 4-6pm on 3CR,and listen back to past episodes of the program here.// Professor Mark Howden and Emma Bacon// Last Thursday 31 October, CSIRO and the Bureau of Meterology released the State of the Climate 2024 report, which shows Australians are already living through the severe consequences of climate change and pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions, including a rise in extreme fire seasons, extreme heat events, intense heavy rainfall and sea level rise. To discuss the report's findings and contextualise them within Australia's climate change mitigation and adaptation obligations both at the domestic level and internationally, we were joined by Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at The Australian National University, and Emma Bacon, Executive Director and Founder of Sweltering Cities.// Leon Wiegard, ASU Assistant Branch Secretary// Leon Wiegard, Assistant Branch Secretary of the Australian Services Union, joined us to discuss how employers are attempting to make it lawful for community and disability support workers to be at work for up to 28 hours without overtime pay, and seeks to classify sleepovers at as ‘breaks' between shifts, rather than as part of a continuous shift with the ordinary hours - a move the Australian Services Union has condemned as reckless, arrogant and unjust.// Dario Mujkic, UWU Executive Director// Dario Mujkic, Executive Director of the United Workers' Union, joins us to unpack Woolworths' controversial Coaching and Productivity Framework, currently the subject of complaint to the Fair Work Commission. The Framework, introduced in late 2023, sits within a broader field of workforce management strategies employed in warehousing to drive up worker productivity rates and increase companies' profit margins, initiatives which come at a significant cost to workers' health, safety and wellbeing.// Event: Murnong Gathering This Saturday 9 Nov 11am - 4pmCome along for a beautiful afternoon along the Merri Creek in Coburg for a celebration of Wurundjeri culture.With performances from the Djirri Djirri and Allara.Please BYO picnic to share with friends and family. Care for Country and please take your rubbish home with you.// 

Angus McFarland, Secretary of the NSW/ACT branch of the Australian Services Union talks to Deb Smith about the Skilled, Respected and Equal campaign to improve the SCHADS (Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services) Award for workers in the community sector. Scan the QR code to find out about community events in support of these important workers, including one on Friday 8th November at 11:30am in the Katoomba Civic Centre, 81-83 Katoomba St, Katoomba. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leave an audio comment about our show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which may be added to one of our podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply to be a guest on our radio show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rbm.org.au.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join a union - 1300 486 466 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.   Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BMUC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW.

Kevin and Zeb start the show with a current affairs update, touching on:the disastrous oil spill in the Philippines cause by Typhoon Gaemi;raging fires in California;the impressive win for the Mirarr people in stopping uranium mining at Jabiluka;commentary on the allegations against the CFMEU; andWestpac's gag order on court dispute Helen van den Berg joins the conversation to provide insight into the fire at the ACB Group factory and its potentially severe and longlasting effects on the environment. What can we do to reduce the risk of these fires and mitigate their impact into the future? Check out the Australian Services Union's petition against the privatisation of the City of Melbourne's waste services:https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/privatisation-of-citywide-to-cleanaway

This episode in being reaired in honour of Linda White who passed away at the end of February. To me Linda was a colleague and friend. I learned so much from her and I am certain you will as well. _____Today on the Take on Board podcast, I'm speaking with Linda White.Linda describes herself as having done heaps, she rarely says no, and she firmly believes you are never to old learn new things.She's on the National Executive for the Australian Labor Party, the executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the National Executive of the Australian Services Union. And she's also on the board of the Chifley Research Centre, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the MCG Trust, and the Portable Long Service Leave governing board.She was formerly on the board of Legal Super, the Royal Botanic Gardens, 200 Gertrude Street, Footscray Community Legal Service and the Australian Social Inclusion board.Being on high-profile boards means dealing with media scrutiny. Linda explains to Helga how this can help a board stay focused and how one of the best chairs she ever worked with made his impact on her.Boards Linda is on:National Executive for the Australian Labor Party Australian Council of Trade Unions Australian Services Union Chifley Research Center Australian Center for the Moving ImageMCG Trust Portable Long Service Leave Upcoming TOB EventsAll eventsYou might want to:Join the Take on Board Facebook communityJoin the Take on Board LinkedIn communityFollow along on TwitterWork with meJoin the Take on Board: Kickstarter group programJoin the Take on Board: Accelerator group programFind out more about meContact me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance the MEAA called for the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Journalists for Monday Feb 26th saying that since October, over 100 journalists have been killed in Gaza. This is 10% of the workforce killed in an unprecedented attack on press freedom it said. The ASU the Australian Services Union members in the community legal centre sector took the issue a step further calling for a walk out on Thursday 22nd of February. We joined the hundreds of people who clogged the pavements outside the Victorian Council of Social Services offices in the Melbourne CBD.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Members of the Pacific Climate Warriors Mary Maselina Harm and Guy Ritani joined us to reflect on their campaigning for Pacific climate justice and a fossil fuel free future within and outside of last week's Labor national conference, which was held in Meanjin/Brisbane. Mary is a proud Samoan/Chinese-Fijian born in Canada and raised on Turrbal country, Brisbane, Australia. Passionate about the power of storytelling in creating social change, Mary enjoys working in multidisciplinary spaces, in particular with young people, to co-design initiatives and projects that are of value to them and their communities. Mary serves as the Pacific Climate Warriors' Queensland coordinator. Guy (ia/they/them) is a proud takatāpui Māori artist, climate justice and food systems sovereignty advocate. Guy is passionate about our relationship to country/whenua and the role creativity and storytelling plays in overcoming our climate crisis. You can find out more about the Pacific-led initiative for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty here.// Naomi Hodgson, a founding member of the Rising Tide movement of civil resistance for climate defence, joined us to discuss Rising Tide's campaign - DISRUPTION TO END THE CLIMATE DESTRUCTION. Naomi will talk to us about and promote Rising Tide's climate justice forum to be held next week at Vic Trades Hall, 6pm Wednesday August 30. Naomi will also tell us how the 16 day Rising Tide speaking tour of South Eastern Australia is going and the planned action for early November. You can check out Rising Tide's events calendar here.// Jay Coonan from the Antipoverty Centre and anti-poverty advocate Alex joined us in studio to unpack the Centre's recently-released report 'Punishment for Profit: How private providers became the only winners in Australia's cruel employment services system', which was published with support from GetUp! last week. The report, co-authored by Jay and Kristin O'Connell and incorporating the lived expertise of contributors including Alex, presents a critical analysis of the use of "mutual obligations" in Australia's social security system. Jay and Alex will be speaking about the rationale behind, impacts of and expenditure on employment services providers, as well as the structural changes required to centre the dignity, agency and wellbeing of people living below the poverty line. Head to the Punishment for Profit site to find out more and take the mutual obligations survey.//Australian Services Union member and Brotherhood of St Laurence employee Alex Kakafikas talked to 3CR about the 24-hour industrial action taken by workers against the not-for-profit on Thursday the 14th of August. BSL workers are campaigning to improve their enterprise agreement (workers are unhappy with current pay and reproductive leave entitlements), this is the first time in 93 years that workers at the not-for-profit have taken strike action. BSL  have not been" charitable" with their employees who are 2 or 3 paychecks away from poverty. Support BSL workers' action today at 67 Brunswick Street from 12PM.//

After initially refusing to confirm or deny whether a re-elected Liberal NSW government would privatise Sydney Water, Premier Perrottet later denied there were plans to do so. But, after that denial, 2GB's Chris O'Keefe broke the news that confidential documents prepared by Clayton Utz and KPMG indicated the NSW Liberal government actively considered the privatisation of a key water plant at Kemps Creek in Western Sydney. Deb Smith asked Angus McFarland, Secretary of the NSW branch of the Australian Services Union which represents Sydney Water workers, what can we believe? If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts. This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM and published as a podcast on 17th March 2023. Apply to be a guest on our show. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC. Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rightsrortsandrants/message

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// On last week's Friday Breakfast show Chloe and Jacob spoke with Joey, who is detained at Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation or MITA, about Section 501 of the Migration Act. This Act allows the government visa cancellation powers, and Joey discusses how the present government has been using these provisions. You can read about last month's rally to free those detained at MITA, many of whom are held under 501 provisions, here.// Elise Almond is a lawyer at Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service, a state-wide service that represents disabled people, including via providing assistance with NDIS appeals at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Elise joins us today to speak about the large spike in NDIS participants who have had their funding slashed, often without warning, in the recent months, with many taking their cases to the AAT.//You can find out more about the issue here, here and here, and about the Melbourne march and rally against NDIS cuts and appeals being organised by Every Australian Counts for Thursday the 19th of May here.// On Wednesday the 4th of May, members of the Australian Services Union and Municipal and Utilities Workers Union employed at Moreland Council downed tools to rally for decent wages and conditions. Like many workplaces across Australia, Moreland Council workers have been given an offer below the inflation level in their latest EBA negotiation. Solidarity Breakfast's Annie McLoughlin joined them outside the Brunswick Townhall on Sydney Road.// Alec Ferguson joins us to discuss the recent BDS resolution passed by the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) - ‘UMSU Stands with Palestine – BDS and Solidarity Policy' - and Students For Palestine's on-campus rally, which will be held today from 1PM on South Lawn. Alec is a Lebanese-Australian socialist activist at Melbourne University, and is involved in Students for Palestine and Free Palestine Melbourne. You can find the academic solidarity statement Alec refers to here.//Free Palestine Melbourne's 2022 Nakba Day Vigil will be held on Sunday the 15th of May from 12PM outside the State Library of Victoria. More information is available here.// Songs// Return Home - Bumpy// Don't Sleep - Alice Ivy, imbi, BOI//

We hear Janet Galpin, Boonwurrung Foundation Representative, speaking at the Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner Commemoration 2021. This year's commemoration took place today 20th January and was broadcast live on 3CR from 12pm.  We are joined by Angus MacFarland, Acting Secretary of The Australian Services Union, to discuss the urgent need for Commonwealth and State governments to provide support to essential disability services workers, including paid isolation leave, priority boosters and personal protective equipment.  Samantha Floreani, Program Lead with Digital Rights Watch, joins us to discuss the searching of returned travellers' phones by Australian Border Force and the need for a Federal Charter of Human Rights, as well as the review of the federal Privacy Act, and the current Inquiry into Social Media and Online Safety.  Dave Widders, proud Anaiwan man and campaign media representative for the Anaiwan Land buyback joins us to speak about Nēwara Aboriginal Corporation's Land Back campaign, raising funds to buy a piece of land for Anaiwan cultural practice, care for Country and language revitalization. SongsCamp Cope - Running with the HurricaneBirdz - Know Your TruthDRMNGNOW - Indigenous Land

This week Shaye sit down with Natalie Lang (Secretary, Australian Services Union) to discuss the We Won't Wait campaign. In Australia a woman dies every week because of family and domestic violence. Family and domestic violence is the leading cause of death, disability and illness among women aged 15-44 years, greater than cancer or heart disease. And yet access to paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave is limited. Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave means a woman can access support services so she can leave. It means she can attend court, doctor appointments, meet with real estate agents, change her children's school, all without the fear of losing her job. Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave will save lives. The estimated cost of introducing a minimum 10 days' paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave in the National Employment Standards is just five cents per day per worker. And the estimated cost of family and domestic violence to the economy is $12.6 billion per year. The Federal Government must act. We won't wait. We can't wait. Join us in our calls to have Family Domestic Violence leave for all workers in the National Employment Standards. Take action now and sign the petition; https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/we-won-t-wait-because-women-can-t-wait Looking for Support or Counselling? Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia Domestic Violence Impact Line 1800 943 539 FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES https://www.asumembers.org.au/fdv

Monday Breaky Oct 25 with Phuong and Jacob // 7AM: Marisa Sposaro on Doin Time brings us a report on the roadmap to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. // 7.20AM: Annie McLoughlin on Solidarity Breakfast speaks to Kristy Lee Tyrrell and Tim Sullivan with an update on Australian Services Union (ASU) members who are taking industrial action today at 12pm. // 7.50AM: Jacob Andrewartha on Green Left Radio speaks with Adele Welsh, President of Geelong Trades Hall Council on details of a women and gender diverse workers conference taking place this weekend.// 8AM: It's UN Disarmament Week! Each morning at 8am, 3CR will be talking about the growing influence of military and defence industries on schools. We speak to James Brennan, activist with Renegade Activists and host of Uprise Radio about what disarmament means and how we can work towards it. For more info on the militarisation of schools, check out the Minors and Missiles report developed by the Medical Association for the Prevention of War.// Songs: Cool as Hell by Baker BoyMotorcycle by June Jones

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Michelle Gibbings about her new book, Bad Boss and about the relationship between the board and CEO, between the CEO and their direct reports and organisational culture and leadership.You might remember Helga interviewed Michelle last year about one of her previous books Step Up: How to Build Your Influence at Work. Michelle has just released a further book called Bad Boss: what to do if you work for one, manage one or are one, which unsurprisingly, talks about relationships and culture. In this episode, Helga and Michelle how to deal with a ‘bad boss’ in the boardroom.Michelle is on the board of Arts Law, and she's previously been on the boards of 3MBS and Red Stitch. Michelle is a workplace expert. She is the author of three books, and is welcome on stages globally to help inspire leaders, teams and organisations to create successful workplaces.Her mantra is simple, help people thrive and progress is accelerated. And guess what, Michelle admits to, at one time in her career, being a bad boss. Contact Michelle or find out more about her:https://www.michellegibbings.com/Resources mentioned in this episode:Pre-order Michelle’s book Bad Boss: what to do if you work for one, manage one or are one here https://www.thebadboss.com.au/. So order a copy of the book before 27th August and get your hands on a whole heap of additional value.FOR MORE INFORMATION:Take on Board special event - 26th August: At this special Take on Board event, you'll hear from Linda White, Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Services Union, in conversation with Take on Board host Helga Svendsen about the union perspective on one of the largest corporate collapses in Australian history - Ansett Airlines, and more recently with the voluntary administration of Virgin Airlines. Whilst it's not a directly boardroom perspective, there'll undoubtedly be some great insights for board members (and possibly a few war-stories about it all too!).Register here https://www.trybooking.com/BKTQMJoin the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au

Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga interviews Linda White.Linda describes herself as having done heaps, she rarely says no, and she firmly believes you are never to old learn new things.She's on the National Executive for the Australian Labor Party, the executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the National Executive of the Australian Services Union. And she's also on the board of the Chifley Research Centre, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the MCG Trust, and the Portable Long Service Leave governing board.She was formerly on the board of Legal Super, the Royal Botanic Gardens, 200 Gertrude Street, Footscray Community Legal Service and the Australian Social Inclusion board.Being on high-profile boards means dealing with media scrutiny. Linda explains to Helga how this can help a board stay focused and how one of the best chairs she ever worked with made his impact on her.Boards Linda is on:National Executive for the Australian Labor Party - https://www.alp.org.au/about/national-executive/Australian Council of Trade Unions - https://www.actu.org.au/Australian Services Union - http://www.asu.asn.au/Chifley Research Center - https://www.chifley.org.au/Australian Center for the Moving Image - https://www.acmi.net.au/MCG Trust - https://www.mcg.org.au/about-us/mcg-trustPortable Long Service Leave - https://www.vic.gov.au/portable-long-serviceContact Linda or find out more about her:https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-white-52898718/ or https://twitter.com/lindawhiteasu?lang=enFOR MORE INFORMATION:Join the Take on Board community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TakeOnBoard/Follow along on Twitter: @TakeOnBoardFor more information about Helga Svendsen: https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/Interested in working with Helga? https://www.helgasvendsen.com.au/workwithmeTo contact Helga: helga@helgasvendsen.com.au

On this episode Sam chats with Jess Mattar from Transgender Victoria, Austin Fabry from the Australian Services Union and Laura McLean from the Finance Sector Union about the role that unions can play in our […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_archives/p/joy.org.au/transgenderwarriors/wp-content/uploads/sites/435/2019/10/113-Podcast-Transgender-Warriors.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:23 — 72.8MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Android | Google Podcasts | RSS The post Transgender Warriors: Trans and gender diverse issues and the union movement appeared first on Transgender Warriors.

In the age of tracking, should we be tracking workers using their phones? Recently Canon won a ruling from the Fair Work Commission that said after 18 months of dispute with the Australian Services Union, that it can track its workers during work hours. NGIS Executive Director Richard Bentley and Principal Consultant Chris Hoar discuss the sticky situation and how others can avoid conflict in future.   In this episode: 1:21 How does it make you feel to see a ruling like this where tracking has been allowed? 3:10 What should the reasons be for tracking staff? 4:32 Does the union have the point about disciplinary risks to staff? 10:25 Is there a real distinction between tracking vehichles and tracking worker phones? 12:01 What part do business rules play when designing and building tracking systems? 13:31 Do companies owe customers service tracking? 15:28 What benefits could workers gain by being tracked?   Links:   Financial Review Article: "Canon gets go-ahead to track employees by phone", Accessed 7 August, 2018 General Data Protection Regulation - Wikipedia

Tuesday 21 November 2017with Ayaan, Ruby, George, and Lauren7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:05am 'Family Violence is Union Business workshop by Michelle Jackson - Acting Branch Secretary for the Australian Services Union (ASU). The workshop was part of a one day conference called Working Women Get Organised by the Geelong Women Unionists Network. 7:20am Vox pop with protesters outside of Claire Burns campaign Office. The protest was organized by Public Housing Defence Network to highlight Labor's participation in the selling off of Public Housing to private developers.7:30am Community Announcements7:45am Interview on the work of the Diversity Council of Victoria, marriage equality and the recent postal plebiscite outcome8:00am Alternative News Manus updates, Lidia Thorpe's win in the Northcote by-election and the recommendations from the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory8:15am Interview with Sally Goldner, who is the media representative at Transgender Victoria and is also involved with Transfamily and Bisexual Alliance Victoria

The NSW election was won by the Mike Baird-led Liberal National coalition and the 99-year lease of NSW's transmission and distribution network is all set to go ahead. On the show this week we hear from Electrical Trades Union state secretary Steve Butler about the impact of the sell-off on workers, the community and the environment. We'll also hear from Australian Services Union assistant national secretary Greg McLean about electricity privatisation trends and impacts across the country and and further afield. First though we're going to take a look at the current trend towards privatisation in Australia through a global and historial lens. Professor Sharon Beder is the author of Power Play: The Fight to control the world's electricity and works at the University of Woollongong.

Employers fail to pass on wage increases won by the Australian Services Union in the Equal Pay campaign; inteview with Mitchell Coe, ASU. Victorian unions mobilise to urge Victorian voters to reject the anti-worker agenda of the Napthine Liberal government; interview with Luke Hilikari, secretary Victorian Trades Hall Council.http://www.3cr.org.au/node/483796/edit?destination=node/1560

This week we hear from Queensland Nurses Union secretary Beth Mohle about the proposal to shut down sexual health services in Brisbane. Then Adam, a community services worker, and Australian Services Union organiser Leon Wiegard talk about a continuing dispute with MIND Australia over the passing on of equal pay funding to the workers it’s intended for.