Podcasts about earthworker co

At thie Feb 2021 CoCanberra / NENA Canberra Regional Hub we welcomed Katherine Cunningham, who explains the Earthworker Co-operative system, a residual outgrowth of the Builders Laborers Federation, (famous for its Green Bans - so effective that the union was made illegal) and a coalition of unionists and greenies based in Melbourne.

The Builders Laborers Federation was a union in Australia, representing those workers without a trade who did all the hard yards on the building site. Through their strong community links, they heard lots about the effects of inappropriate development on normal folks, and came up with the "Green Ban" as a response. They simply refused to work on projects that were socially or environmentally damaging. The effects of the Green Bans are still around today - the historic district of the rocks in Sydney is only there due to BLF action. The BLF was deregistered by the government of the day, and smashed. One of the things to come out of the rubble was the Earthworker Co-operative, which is designed to transef the ownership and control of work itself into the hands of the workers. We hope you enjoy this interview.

Earthworker is establishing a network of worker-owned cooperatives committed to sustainable enterprise throughout Australia. They believe social and environmental exploitation are intertwined, and that the problems of climate change, job insecurity and growing inequality must be tackled simultaneously, through greater grassroots economic ownership. They have already established Redgum, a worker owned cleaners co-operative in Melbourne, and are in the final stages of establishing the Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative (formerly Eureka’s Future). We had a yarn with Katherine Cunningham from Earthworker. Find out more about Earthworker at http://earthworkercooperative.com.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Join us for a yarn with Kathleen Cunningham from Earthworker.

Earthworker is establishing a network of worker-owned cooperatives committed to sustainable enterprise throughout Australia. They believe social and environmental exploitation are intertwined, and that the problems of climate change, job insecurity and growing inequality must be tackled simultaneously, through greater grassroots economic ownership. In 2015 we caught up with Anna Boddenberg from Earthworker Find out more about Earthworker at http://earthworkercooperative.com.au/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. To give attribution for this work, include the URL of this page. Join us for a yarn with Kathleen Cunningham from Earthworker.

 This episode we are featuring the fight for a fair outcome in the South Australian Nurses EBA negotiations and the consequences for Australian jobs with the Federal Government's decision to outsource manufacture of Australian Armed Forces uniforms to China. Before we do though a quick word about the Earthworker Co-opt Walk with the Valley initatitive which kicked off on Sept 19 with a launch at the steps of Victorian Parliament steps.

Interviews:Barry Gough, ALP left member and active member of Earthworker Co-operative, talks about the Easter uprising in Ireland 100 years ago.Phil Monsour, Brisbane based political musician, talks about his work in connection with Palestine, fundraising and other issues he is involved in.“Kate” talks about an occupation of public housing in Collingwood, making a point about lack of public housing.

 Ellen Sandell (Melbourne Greens, Vic) speaks to Viv about the Green's campaign to close down dirty brown coal Hazelwood power station (dirtiest in Australia, 3rd dirtiest in the world).  In 2010 the Victorian Labour Party promised to phase out Hazelwood, Ellen Sandell and the Greens are now reminding  Labour of John Brumby's promise to shut down Hazelwood and replace its output with clean energy.  GDF Suez owns Hazelwood and on its website  states that it is 'has become one of the nation’s leading independent power companies.'  Ellen and Viv discuss GDF Suez's responsibilities in relation to Hazelwood. Earthworker Co-op - bringing green jobs to the LaTrobe Valley by making solar hot water systems.  Call 1300 GO EARTHDavid Spratt, thought leader and co-author of Climate Code Red is in the studio, reiterating the action required to arrest, combat and reverse clilmate change, that is: 1) build renewables, 2) close down the fossil fuel industry (remember Australia is the highest emitter per capita) and 3) go for energy efficiency.In the last interview, Viv speaks with one of the traditional owners from Wangan Jagalingou country in Qld, Adrian Burrugubba.  Adrian's people also are trying to stop the Indian coal giant ADANI from exporting mega amounts of coal from this area.

This week, we hear about the Earthworker Co-operative, an initiative started up in the state of Victoria to involve workers in environmentally sustainable manufacturing. There's also a discussion of the Yes2Renewables' campaign promotong wind energy. 

In light of US threats to attack Syria, Stick Together discusses trade union anti-war campaigns over the last century. Interviews with Shirley Winton, Communication Workers Union in Victoria; Andrew Hewett, former secretary of the trade union campaign for nuclear disarmament in Britain; and Dave Kerin, co-ordinator of Earthworker Co-operative.