Podcasts about first nations workers alliance

We hear news about the AUWU's #keeptherate campaign, the NTEU fightback, job cuts and news from regional Victoria, including EBA negotiations at Australian Paper and ATO job uncertainty in Geelong.The First Nations Workers Alliance launched their new advocacy course called "Voice Treaty Truth" this week, we hear from members who developed the training about the content and what they're excited about.We also hear Tim Kennedy UWU National Secretary, and Jess, an Early Childhood Educator answering questions for the Senate Inquiry into the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In 1994, close to a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus lost their lives in the Rwandan Genocide.  We commemorate the 25th anniversary by bringing you stories of hope and resilience. In the second half of the program, you'll hear a snippet of the event Fighting for Black Issues in a White Democracy , organised by First Nations Workers Alliance and Victorian Trades Hall Council .   

Is Newstart a new beginning?On today’s episode of Accent, we ask, does Newstart allowance provide for a basic living wage - or should the payment be raised to meet the changing living standards.To help us understand the challenges faced by job seekers on Newstart allowance, we spoke to Gemma Mahadeo, a Melbourne-based writer and musician. Gemma's family emigrated from England to Australia in 1987.  She's a committee member for the Women's Melbourne Network, and has performed her work with the disability troupe 'Quippings'. She identifies as a queer migrant of colour, with a chronic mental health condition.We also speak to Lara Watson, the Indigenous Officer of the Australian Council of Trades Union about the failure of the Community Development Program. Lara is part of the roll out of the Wage Justice Campaign for CDP Workers through the First Nations Workers Alliance.

Tuesday16 January 2018 with Ayaan and Lauren7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:15 Changes to gene tech regulations mooted by The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator late last year are raising serious concerns.Louise Sales joined John and Phil from Dirt Radio to speak about what these changes mean....7.30am  Lauren's recording of the Black Lives Matter Rally on 17th of January in Flemington.7:45 am Iris Lee, a writer and activist based in Melbourne / Kulin nations land. She has written for The Lifted Brow and presents on 3CR’s Queering The Air.8.00am Alternative NewsNow that same-sex marriage is legal, it's time for Australian state governments to amend laws requiring trans people to be unmarried at the time they apply for bureaucratic and documentary changes to reflect their gender. Discussion of performative allyship after #MelbourneBitesBack? 8.10am ACTU Indigenous Officer Lara Watson and founder of First Nations Workers Alliance discusses the Community Development Program and its negative impact on Indigenous and Torres Strait communities living in remote Australia.8.30am End

The latest episode of Radio Stingray is here and is jam-packed with interesting and entertaining segments.   LISTEN NOW for all the latest news, reports, industrial rounds, disputes, campaigns and activities from your elected Sydney Branch Officials.  LISTEN NOW to hear Michelle O’Neill from the Textile Footwear Clothing Union of Australia discuss the upcoming merger with the MUA, CFMEU and TCFUA.   LISTEN NOW as rank-and-file members Naomi Cain and Zachary Wone discuss their recent First Nations Workers Alliance solidarity trip.

This week on Women on the Line we bring you a selection of interviews from 3CR Community Radio’s Breakfast Current Affairs presenters Ayaan Shirwa, Rachida Benamar, and Ruby Schwartz.  We’ll hear Ayaan speak with Lara Watson about the First Nations Workers Alliance, and then interview Nyomba Gaṉḏaŋu from the Yolnju Nations Assembly about the impact of more than ten years of the Northern Territory Emergency response. We'll also hear Rachida speaking with Jenny Smith, CEO of the Council to Homeless Persons about NIMBYism in relation to social housing, and Ruby interview Hannah McCann, Lecturer in Gender Studies at the University of Melbourne about a feminist wikipedia edit-a-thon.First Nations Workers Alliance https://fnwa.org.au/Yolnju Nations Assembly http://www.yolngunations.org/Council to Homeless Persons http://chp.org.au/researcHERs at University of Melbourne Wikipedia edit-a-thon http://library.unimelb.edu.au/research/researcher-library-week/researcHERs-@-UoM-Wikipedia-edit-athon

Aboriginal people in Australia have a history of being exploited as workers since the first years of colonisation. This ranged from being made to work for only food and tobacco to having their wages kept by governments - now known as the Stolen Wages.Currently over 30,000 indigenous workers, mainly from remote communities, are being forced to work in a state sponsored programme called Community Development Program (CDP) for around 60% of the minimum wage with no rights to leave, OHS or legal protection.We talk to Lara Watson, the Indigenous Officer at the Australian Council of Trade Unions, about their new initiative to organise and support these workers via the creation of the First Nations Workers Alliance.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.