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we're joined by ACTU secretary Sally McManus and Innes Willox, the head of the Australian Industry Group, one of the peak employer groups to talk about the state of IR laws and the CFMEU.

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes. Web Travel tumbles Coalition poll surge Bird flu warning Sally McManus threatened Shooter near Trump Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - the top five things you need to know today, in just five minutes. Web Travel tumbles Coalition poll surge Bird flu warning Sally McManus threatened Shooter near Trump Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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ACTU secretary Sally McManus joins Chris O'Keefe to discuss the minimum wage increase's impact on both workers and businesses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is the best way to get a pay rise to get a new job? Millennials have entered the workforce at a time when work is precarious: a third of Australia's workforce are employed as casuals, freelancers or on short-term contracts. And wages have been heading south for the best part of a decade. But how did we get here? In this episode of Who Screwed Millennials? Jane Lee and Matilda Boseley talk to chief political correspondent Paul Karp, ACTU secretary Sally McManus, assistant national secretary of the MUA Thomas Mayo, former industrial relations consultant Paul Houlihan, labour history academic Geraldine Fela, ACTU president Michele O'Neil, former outworker Nguyet Nguyen and author Emma Do to examine the successive decisions over four decades that got us here

Why is the best way to get a pay rise to get a new job? Millennials have entered the workforce at a time when work is precarious: a third of Australia's workforce are employed as casuals, freelancers or on short-term contracts. And wages have been heading south for the best part of a decade. But how did we get here? In this episode of Who Screwed Millennials? Jane Lee and Matilda Boseley talk to chief political correspondent Paul Karp, ACTU secretary Sally McManus, assistant national secretary of the MUA Thomas Mayo, former industrial relations consultant Paul Houlihan, labour history academic Geraldine Fela, ACTU president Michele O'Neil, former outworker Nguyet Nguyen and author Emma Do, to examine the successive decisions over four decades that got us here

John Setka (born September 1964) is an Australian trade unionist. He is secretary of the Victorian-Tasmanian division of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, and Energy Union which also administers the South Australian division under a temporary arrangement. He is a controversial figure in the Australian trade union movement. He is known for his strong support at a grassroots level, especially among the rank and file of the CFMMEU. His supporters regard him as a strong advocate against political, legal, and industrial opponents; the national secretary of the union, Christy Cain has called him one of the "most fair dinkum union people in this country". On the other hand, Setka's political opponents have derided him as a bully, and criticized his purported stance that it can be necessary to break the law to pursue union interests. He has also faced strong criticism for alleged public remarks on the topic of domestic violence, and a guilty plea for harassing his ex-wife via text, issues that contributed to his formal expulsion from the Australian Labor Party in 2019. In recent years Setka's personal life has been the subject of considerable media attention. His marital breakdown, and associated legal issues, have led to additional public criticism. John Setka was born to a Croatian family. His father was a labourer named Bob Setka, who survived the West Gate Bridge collapsein 1970, one of the worst industrial accidents caused by employer negligence in Victoria's history. Setka began working as a labourer at the age of 19. He began involvement with trade unionism first after joining the Builders Labourers Federation. He was mentored by state secretary John Cummins. Under John's leadership, media commentators have noted the "pervasive power of the CFMEU over construction companies". In 2012 he unsuccessfully attempted to sue the opposition leader Tony Abbott in defamation after Abbott called him a thug. In 2015, Setka encouraged workers within the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to strike during the Australian Football League finals to "use finals fever to their advantage in their bitter industrial fight with Metro Trains and Yarra Trams". The decision was criticised by Victorian Labor minister Jacinta Allan due to the strike's impact on businesses. Setka openly criticised the former prime minister Kevin Rudd in 2018. During a speech, he said: 'he's one of the worst fucking Labor PMs we've ever had ... (because) ... he kept the ABCC and coercive powers and he wants to talk about workers and the trade union movement.' Setka is known for his public condemnation of the ABCC and its staff. In 2017 he publicly threatened to target the home addresses of building watchdog inspectors and lobby local footy clubs so their "kids will be ashamed of who their parents are". These comments were controversial. On the other hand, he is regarded by many in the union movement, especially in the industrial left faction; to be a robust and genuine union activist. He has in the past had strong support from Luke Hilakari, among other prominent leaders in the trade union movement. In August 2022 a unanimous ballot at the South Australian branch of the CFMMEU brought about a co-operative administration arrangement between that branch, and the Victorian-Tasmanian division led by Setka. In 2015 Setka was arrested and forced to appear in court to face blackmail charges. On the day of his court appearance, around 2,000 CFMEU members and other unionists gathered outside the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 8 December to show their support. Three years later, the Victorian prosecution office dropped the charges, a decision that the Magistrate Charles Rozecwajg described in court as 'very sensible. Setka spoke outside of court saying that he had been the victim of a witch hunt. He later sued a group of executives from the company Boral, successfully obtaining a settlement after alleging they conspired in the tort of malicious prosecution. Expulsion from Labor In June 2019 John attended a meeting of his union's national executive. It was reported by The Age that during that meeting, he made comments to the effect that the work of Rosie Batty had left men with fewer rights. Setka publicly denied that he made the comments. Following the reporting of these comments, the Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese proposed to expel Setka from the Labor Party. John publicly objected to this attempt at expulsion and claimed that there was "dirty politics at work". He made an implicit claim that he was the victim of a witch hunt, driven by his "view of where the union should be in regard to the ALP, and some people probably don't share that view". Reactions to John's behavior and his potential expulsion were mixed. The CFMEU Victoria branch (that he controlled) threatened to cut financial support to the ALP if he was expelled.  The NSW and WA branches also expressed their support. Numerous politicians, as well as the ACTU secretary Sally McManus called on John to step down. Additional pressure upon John arose after the Senate crossbencher Jacqui Lambie threatened political blackmail, making a demand that he steps down or she would vote for a bill strongly opposed by the union movement. This threat was made during a lunch invitation at her Tasmanian house. In the midst of these events, John pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to harass a person in the Melbourne magistrate's court. The victim was identified as his wife at the time, Emma Walters. Following this, more than a dozen individual unions, including the three biggest in the country, renewed their calls for Setka to step aside. Some factional allies of Setka, like the then head of the RTBU Luba Grigorovitch , maintained their support. In July, John applied for an injunction at the Victorian Supreme Court to stop the expulsion decision. He argued at court that the ALP national executive didn't have the legal power to expel him, and that it was instead a matter for the Victorian State party branch. The court decided in August 2019 that the motion to expel Mr. Setka was 'outside the court's jurisdiction', and that it 'could not interfere with internal decisions of voluntary unincorporated associations'. In October he commenced an appeal of this decision, before withdrawing. After its withdrawal, the ALP immediately expelled him.  

Ben Davison looks at the established research which shows the NO campaign is leveraging misinformation and a global network of disinformation campaigners.  In a shock admission Ben admits that he agrees with Phil Coorey and Chris Kenny that the No campaign has become a grab bag of grievances. The disability royal commission report has been handed down with 222 recommendations from over 10,000 submissions.  Ben looks at how it intersects with the current NDIS review and why reform will take time but is urgently needed. Mike Pezzullo has stood aside while there is an investigation into his conduct by the public service commissioner.  Ben discusses why there needs to be an investigation, who this man is and what influence he has been wielding over our lives. Ben also give a shout out to the leader of the Australian Union movement, Sally McManus, for her being named the 4th most powerful person in Australia.  You can join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow   

Van Badham joins Ben Davison for a special weekend wrap! They dissect David Speers' on defence policy, consider Insiders' decision to ignore reforms to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS), ask whether Albo attending the Sandilands wedding was either good or bad politics and the dangers of mistaking online abuse for a real-world movement. Our hosts discuss what real reforms to the social safety net would look like, and how media needs to be careful not to fall into the traps that right-wing media are now tangled in when reporting on policy reforms to the NDIS, unemployment and housing. They also cover the union movement using May Day to campaign for The Voice, with Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil on the ground in the "soft" states of Queensland and Tasmania. This comes on the back of polling showing that YES would win the referendum if it were held today.... so, join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow Ben and Van also discuss the announced reforms to migration, the improved protections for workers, the uplift in regulation in the sector and how Labor is facing down vested interests to deliver needed skills as well as opportunity for people to make Australia their home while contributing to our commonwealth.

Chair: Paul Barclay Brought to you by The Australia Institute in partnership with Adelaide Writers' Week Australia is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, at the wealthiest time in human history, so why do so many of us feel like we still can't get ahead? Skyrocketing inflation and plummeting real wages have put households and hip pockets under serious pressure. In our modern, neoliberal economy, is this a bug or an intentional design feature? Australia's leading thinkers in the industrial relations and workers' rights space come together to discuss how we can make the future of life and work better for all Australians. Event details: Mon 06 Mar, 10:45am on the North Stage

Ben Davison wraps up a huge week where the scale of corporate profiteering, what Sally McManus calls the Greed-Price Spiral, has been exposed as driving 69% of inflation, the nation is debating whether 11,000 people who have more than $5M in super should get a tax concession or whether that money is better invested in the 24,000,000 other people struggling under a 4.5% real wage cut, record rises in interest rates and underfunding in our public schools. The From the Heart YES campaign launched in Adelaide and Unions for YES launched online (you can join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow) as the vast majority still support recognition and consultation being enshrined in the constitution. At his 35th Mardi Gras parade Albo became the 1st sitting PM to march at Mardi Gras as towards the back Tsarina Thorpe, self proclaimed "Movement Leader", staged a one woman protest and had to be removed. Sadly Insider's became a turgid mess when Speers became fixated on "Florence" the bogged drill as Chris Bowen attempted to discuss emissions reduction policy, then for the second week in a row Speers obsessed over a minor detail in the Voice referendum working group that guest Mark Kenny called a "phantom argument" and finally Speers managed to round out the show by spending less than 10 seconds on the largest cut to real wages, record corporate profits and the greed-price spiral by throwing to the Murdoch journalist who made a quip about airline prices. As you can imagine, Ben gets fired up today. Ben also covers off the remaining dates to see The Week on Wednesday LIVE at Adelaide Fringe tix here:  https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/the-week-on-wednesday-live-with-van-badham-ben-davison-live-podcast-af2023  And you can catch Ben in conversation with Stephen Donnelly over on the Socially Democratic podcast.

Last week was a huge one for workers across the country as Labor passed its new Industrial Relations laws, The Secure Jobs Better pay bill. Australian Unions have spent a decade campaigning for a fairer deal when it comes to our workplace laws, and the Albanese government has started the work of repairing our broken system with this legislation. The Secretary of the ACTU, Sally McManus is my guest this week discussing the implications of these new laws. Also, we're joined by Jamie Newlyn, Assistant Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, to discuss the attempt by a big international shipping company to shut down Australia's port and lock out its workforce.   You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - otjpodcast@protonmail.com On the Job is made by Australian Unions. More about On The Job podcast Need help with working conditions? Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466   About the host Francis Leach is Editor at Large for the Australian Council of Trade Unions Twitter - @SaintFranklySupport the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Van Badham and Ben Davison are relieved by the huge agenda of the Labor commonwealth government and do a deep dive on the National Press Club speech by ACTU Secretary Sally McManus.  Sally's speech explores how we came to the economic situation we are in, what we can do about it and why unions are naturally inclined to work with others to solve our shared problems.  Van and Ben discuss the historical context, the values that drive economic justice or inequality and just what might happen next for Australia.  You can join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow In Queensland the union movement has worked with the state Labor government to develop a ten year energy plan that includes a charter of worker's rights, moving to renewables and guarantees both jobs and lower carbon emissions!  Van and Ben discuss how environmental outcomes and social outcomes align. The Albanese government has introduced a federal ICAC, known as the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), with Peter Dutton having to accept that it will become law.  Van and Ben discuss why the NACC is important to democracy and what happens when we don't maintain our democratic institutions. Plus we shamelessly plug our Melbourne Fringe festival gig on October 12th, get your tickets here www.melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-week-on-wednesday-live  and praise our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters who have become contributors at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday 

Van Badham and Ben Davison devote a BUMPER EPISODE to talking through: the modern Australian workplace ahead of Labor's Jobs and Skills Summit, the leadership of Sally McManus, Australian unions AND small business to get multi-employer bargaining back into the national discussion, and the *insane* suggestion of sending 13-year-olds into the workforce, and the origins of such a dopey idea.  Ben and Van also share the personal stories of three workers, Janene, Chris and Paul, who are making the case for change.  Like Janene, Chris and Paul you can become a member of your union at australianunions.org.au/wow Unequal payday happened this week and the ACTU released a report showing how we can unlock $111Billion by empowering women in the workplace and closing the gender pay gap.  Van and Ben examine some of the findings. We also talk about the planned Stage 3 tax cuts, as per listener request, with our views on why they are bad, why they are not a pressing issue and why Dutton wants this to be the story instead of Jobs and Skills. We talk about SO much stuff, in fact, that our good news story for the week (about polystyrene!) is going up on our supporter page at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday 

Ben Davison takes a look at the Morrison Inquiry's role in safeguarding our democracy, the Robodebt Royal Commission's role in safeguarding our social democracy and Sally McManus's ideas to get wages moving again. Start by joining your union at australianunions.org.au/wow The government has announced an inquiry into Morrison's shredding of democratic convention to be conducted by a former High Court judge and Ben looks at why the Morrison supporters are squealing. The Robodebt royal commission has been announced and Ben discusses why this needs to be a watershed moment for how we think about citizens in need of support. Sally McManus, leader of the Australian Union movement, and Jennifer Westacott, head of the Business Council of Australia, were on Insiders debating proposals for bargaining reform, skills development and migration settings ahead of the Jobs and Skills Summit. Even Westacott admitted that workers on collective agreements get paid better! Ben looks at some of the fake arguments that get used against collective bargaining and ow Michaelia Cash might have given us an unintentional insight into how the Coalition was deliberately keeping wages low. Don't forget you can become a supporter of the podcast at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday and get every episode emailed to you along with interesting links.

Sally McManus@Laurie Carmichael Lecture here II Sally McManus, Secretary of the ACTU, was the opening speaker at the inaugural Laurie Carmichael Lecture.Invasive Species Threats here II Andrew Cox, CEO of Invasive Species Council, outlines the threats to our environment and his recent experience at the National Press Club with the new Minister of the Environment Tanya Plibersek.Daughters of Melbourne: A Guide to the Invisible Statues of Melbourne here II Maree Coote talks about her book that profiles all the great women of Melbourne's history who deserve a statue to commemorate their groundbreaking contributions to our social fabric.This is the week here II Kevin Healy takes the week apart.Homeless in Hotels here II We talk with Spike and Kelly about their ground breaking three part series Homeless in Hotels which brings the voices of the homeless as they experienced covid in Melbourne. The series starts on 3cr on Thursday 28th July at 12-1pm.

Sally McManus is Secretary of the powerful Australian Council of Trade Unions, and a committed ‘movement builder'. She's also something of an enigma. Not only because she is the first woman to head the ACTU, or because this diminutive, former pizza delivery driver and cleaner (with a degree in philosophy!) has a passion for bird watching and is a Black belt in Kung-fu, but because Sally really doesn't care a jot what people think of her. In her first week as ACTU Secretary she was branded ‘a lunatic' by a Cabinet Minister and sideswiped as too ‘conflict' driven by big business. That was five years ago. Sally is still standing and thriving. What's more, she's still smiling. In this fascinating conversation about fairness, justice and gender equality in one of the most ‘blokey' sectors in Australia – trade unions, Sally sets the record straight. The union movement, she says, boasts some of the strongest feminists in the nation. She also shares some of the best Changemaker advice we've heard: when you find yourself in the middle of a storm, stand still. Listen in… and I'll let Sally explain why!Sally's story is part of our ‘Changemaker' series, in which we highlight the extraordinary efforts of some stunning, audacious and gutsy Australian women. As guest curator of a new exhibition, ‘Australian Women Changemakers', which opened at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) in June 2022, BroadTalk host Virginia Haussegger has spent hundreds of hours pouring over feminist activism and advocacy, chasing that holy grail of insight about ‘what makes a changemaker?' In this series we explore the courage, motivations and importantly the cost of being a changemaker. BroadTalk is produced by Martyn Pearce for BroadTalk Media.Get in the picture with BroadTalk! We're now on Instagram - find us at Broadtalkers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Van Badham and Ben Davison emerge from their COVID isolation to breakdown the real story behind the wages debate in Australia. The reality doesn't match the ideological chest beating from the business lobby who were quick to claim a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) mandate for a wages cap (their isn't one) to stop a "wages spiral" and that Sally McManus, leader of Australian Unions, had called the RBA governor a "boomer". (She didn't).   Van and Ben look at the ways collective bargaining is failing, how it can/could work to lift wages, some innovations like the TWU/Uber agreement and why more and more workers are banding together to take action across whole sectors (like the teacher unions in New South Wales).  Across the board union members are earning more, so join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow Of course Liberal Leader Peter Dutton was quick to jump on the "wage spiral" rhetoric along with his anti-teacher culture war so Van and Ben look at why Liberal's in Australia might be using American style tactics. This episode takes an extended look into the US Supreme Court, the fundamentalists that Trump appointed to the court, the activism they are now displaying in overturning Roe V Wade, removing gun control laws, imposing religion in schools and directing federal funds to religious organisations. With the January 6 Commission hearings in full swing Van gives a clear eyed analysis of Trump, and his enablers, lack of commitment to democracy, dedication to culture wars and power at all costs approach. The good news is that Queensland is imposing a form of progressive taxation on coal companies! And as always we acknowledge the Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters who make it possible for us to reach even more people at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday

The Reserve Bank has called for wages growth to be capped at 3.5% - just half the forecast inflation rate of 7%. ACTU Secretary Sally McManus says the RBA is completely out of touch and living in boomer fantasy land if it thinks workers can afford real cuts to their wages.

Van Badham and Ben Davison have COVID!  But that doesn't stop them from examining how a decade of Liberal/National government gave Morrison the chance to stack out various Australian institutions, ranging from the ABC to the Reserve Bank. While many appointments across government may have been on merit the uniform ideological background of people on the Reserve Bank Board have many people questioning the recent demands by the Governor of the RBA for workers to wear more pay cuts and suggesting a return to the board of a strong worker voice.  Just as Fraser, Hawke and Keating appointed the head of the Australian Union movement to the board of the Reserve Bank many are now calling for Sally McManus, or at least someone with a labour market understanding, to be appointed.  If you think worker's should wear the costs of higher profits but should get decent pay rises and want one for yourself join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow Van gives a background on where "long march through the institutions" comes from and Ben gives a rant about "If I was reserve bank governor."  Did we mention they both have COVID? COVID hasn't gone away.  Van and Ben have it and discuss how, after a lull, the numbers of infections, hospitalisations and deaths are again rising.  Wear a mask, get vaccinated, stay safe. The good news is that the Albanese Labor Government has signed up to a 43% reduction in emissions by 2030.  In a move that brought together stakeholders from across the environment, labour and business sectors Labor has set out an achievable ambition for real climate action. It might be a shorter episode but we'd never forget to acknowledge our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters who Van reads out by name every episode.

Van Badham and Ben Davison celebrate Minimum Wage day as 2.7 Million low paid workers in Australia are set to receive at least a 4.6% and up to 5.2% increase in wages.  We look at who will get what and when. As well as the dollars and cents, Van and Ben break down the economic and socio-political realities of the minimum wage decision, what we need to do to help lift the wages of the other 75% of workers in Australia not on minimum awards (it starts by joining your union australianunions.org.au/wow) and how an Albanese Labor government faced down the business lobby fear campaign to deliver better wages.   The leader of Australian Unions, Sally McManus, has called for systemic changes saying, "the current system is failing. It is unable to deliver wage increases despite low unemployment, high productivity and high profits." Perhaps unintentionally parts of the business lobby have supported the call for reforms and demanded "more effective enterprise bargaining". Van and Ben also look at the national press club address by ALP National Secretary Paul Erickson and discuss how Labor won the 2022 election and the political reality of Australia being a "Two party, Labor Party and non-Labor parties, system". As Australia shivers in a cold snap energy producers have shut down 25% of the energy generation and Van and Ben discuss how coal and privatisation are failing our nation. But the good news is that in Western Australia climate action means huge investments in renewables, new jobs and the closure of coal plants by 2030! Plus Van reads out the names of our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters from our supporter page www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday 

Australia's peak body for unions says workers can not afford to be left behind as employer groups lobby for a four month delay to pay rises. In its submission to the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Government argued workers earning the minimum wage should get a pay rise of five-point-one per cent, to keep in line with inflation. The Australian Council of Trade Unions is demanding a five point five percent increase. Guest: Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary

Van Badham and Ben Davison talk about election night 2022, the first openly left/centre left LIVE Election night broadcast and the current state of play for the Australian parliament. With Albo's Labor Party winning a majority but the most independant MPs elected into parliament since before WWII Van and Ben look at what has happened from a macro perspective and how this election signals that Australia is still a Menzian/Hawke nation.  A concept that Morrison's "Liberals" seem to have forgotten. Van and Ben explore what that concept means, how it might influence an Albanese Labor government, how it played out in the campaign and what might happen next. And remember if you want to be part of shaping your future join your union australianunions.org.au/wow.  Who knows?  Maybe you'll end up singing on stage with Van and Sally McManus at 1am at Trades Hall sometime.....

The Morrison government is upping its attacks on Anthony Albanese, after the Labor leader backed a pay increase for Australia's lowest paid workers in line with inflation. Business and unions are at loggerheads over how extra much pay workers should take home.

ACTU secretary Sally McManus says the union's push for a 5.5 per cent rise to the minimum wage is "reasonable" and in fact vital for low-income families to survive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As 2022 Federal Election campaign gathers steam, it's clear that there is plenty on the line for workers.ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus joins Francis to discuss why this election is so important to the working lives of millions of Australians. _____________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - otjpodcast@protonmail.com *On the Job is made by Australian Unions. More about On The Job podcast Need help with working conditions? Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466 About the hosts Sally Rugg - @sallyrugg Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFranklySupport the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Fifth Estate podcast, I talk about the candidates for Scullin, and Victoria's Senate candidates.Find the candidates in your area here: https://aec.gov.au/election/candidates.htmA review of the positions of Senate candidate for Victoria, Morgan Jonas (https://morgancjonas.com/positions/)Talk about a tweet from:Sally McManus - https://twitter.com/sallymcmanus/status/1517423486171459584and Jane Caro - https://twitter.com/cameronblewett/status/1517379151531212800

This week it's time to talk about the Unions. They've been around for longer than all of our political parties and have an incredible influence on our politicians, our political system and our lives more generally. There's a bit more to it than Ford Raptor driver's with intricate sleeve tattoos. So, we are digging into who they are, what they do and their relationship with the Labor Party. Like a slightly built person trying to take a Rottweiler out for some exercise, who's walking who? We’ve got the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Sally McManus joining us to give us her take on it all. Have a listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life is full of sliding door moments and for rural mum Sally McManus, a car accident on the way home from the pub changed everything. Growing up in the country side of England, Sally never expected to build her life and her family here, on the other side of the world. But that's what happened, and it's been far from a fairytale. Sally lives on a cattle station in Queensland, and her rural life, with motherhood thrown in the mix, has tested her resilience time and time again. This is her story.SPONSOR:Highly qualified agri-finance expert Carmen Quade launched AgriFocused to deliver high quality online training courses for farming families across the country, anywhere, anytime. Carmen's courses include videos, templates, and guidance that is first class.Her Farm Budgeting Masterclass will teach you how to effectively set budgets, and manage cash flow. The Excel for Farmers course is great to sharpen up your spreadsheet skills with realistic, farm based examples.Want to know the ins and outs of running an effective farm office in less time? Farm Office Plus, the course for the lovers and haters of farm office work is coming soon.Check them out at www.agrifocused.com.au. Use the code “motherland” to get 10% off.

Van Badham and Ben Davison analyse the final day of Grace Tame's tenure as Australian of the Year, that handshake, that look, that photo, Morrison's failures on policy issues, Morrison entrenchment of unsafe cultural attitudes, the conservative response to Tame doing her duty and what it tells us about the state of politics and the status of women in Australia. Van and Ben also remind people they can get active to support better safety for women at work, and in society, through their union at australianunions.org.au/wow with the We Won't Wait campaign and the demands to implement all the recommendations of the Respect@Work report. COVID deaths in Australia are spiking with daily deaths per million currently higher in Australia than in Brazil. With Morrison prioritising making RAT importer millionaires over providing RATS to NDIS participants and aged care residents Van and Ben look at how people in those sectors are struggling as well as how the Ministers are, not only failing, but hiding out at the cricket! The union movement is holding webinars TOMORROW (Thursday 27th) on your workplace safety rights, hosted by Australian Unions leaders Sally McManus and Liam O'Brien, the webinars are a must for any worker who is concerned about COVID exposure at work, the shortage of RATS and what the rules are about not having to work in an unsafe environment.  The Australian Unions webpage and twitter has all the details. Dylan Alcott is the Australian of the Year for 2022! His first acts were to call for more support for the NDIS, free RATS, a shift in mindset and to take a very cheerful selfie with Grace Tame. Today is the Australia Day public holiday but the desire for a national day that all Australian's can celebrate is gaining momentum.  Van and Ben discuss some of the issues surrounding today, cameo some remarkable social shifts that commemorated Survival Day and suggest people check out Thomas Mayor's article on this topic in the SMH and Age. The good news is about the Yarra River! And we give shout outs to our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters.  You can get a shout out by contributing at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday 

Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. A fair day's pay for a fair day's work was an essential element of the promise of Australia. The last 30 years have seen a dramatic shift of the share of Australia's prosperity going to profit and away from working people. Australians are facing a wages crisis, and Government actions and inactions are making this problem worse. Join ACTU Secretary Sally McManus as she outlines the reasons why, and the way back for working people to once again be at the heart of a strong economy.This episode was recorded live on 14 July 2021 and things may have changed since recording.Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests:Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary // @sallymcmanusJim Stanford, economist and director, Centre for Future Work // @JimboStanfordThe Australia Institute // @theausinstituteProducer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermaceyTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Australia's Unions post through it, it's very very hot, and Hillsong have a big party.   Posting through it Union leader Sally McManus says that Unions are not launching a pay rise blitz. Cool hashtag: #WTFWoolies. Meatworks workers are having to wear hairnets to show their covid status. It's hot! Australia may have hit it's hottest day ever — some places hitting above 50 degree. Time to have fun in the sun! Maybe try wearing bathers and a raincoat? Part of the area that hit 50 degrees was Roebourne Regional Prison, which has no air conditioning. Last year it hit 48 degrees. The area where these temperatures are so hot? A massive area for off-shore fossil fuel extraction. Meanwhile, the government is sending counterterrorism police to raid climate activists for taking photos of someone else writing chalk messages on a bridge. Praise be! Hillsong held a massive festival under the guise of a religious event, while other festivals and venues close are forced to close without government support. Plus attendees were doing shoeys of water, which is incredibly lame. Scott Morrison is a devout Pentecostal, an good friends with Hillsong leader Brian Houston. Shoutouts Fuck australia day. Donate to Pay the Rent and Sisters Inside.

Van Badham and Ben Davison breakdown the COVID updates in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia while diving into the long rambling list of activities that Scott Morrison's tried to pass off as being Prime Ministerial at his latest press conference. With RATs being stolen, hospitals overwhelmed and death rates spiking Morrison used up an hour of live TV to announce a visa fee waver for international students and backpackers along with a grant for his former employer, Tourism Australia, in what amounts to just another piece of minor tinkering on his failed "workforce" management policies. Supermarket shelves are bare, hundreds of thousands of people are sick and exposed to COVID and the Morrison government is talking about changing the rules that keep workplaces safe and bringing in more temporary visa holders as solutions.  Australian Unions leader Sally McManus, on the back of stopping a corporate meat-works forcing hundreds of COVID infected workers to process meat alongside healthy workers, has said it will "strongly oppose" moves against "worker's health and safety" while the migrant workers centre has said that "temporary visa holders aren't an expendable last resort workforce". You can join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow In aged care the situation has become so desperate that the ACTU, Australian Nurses & Midwives Federation (ANMF), Health Services Union (HSU), United Workers Union (UWU), Australian Workers Union (AWU), Aged and Community Services Australia and Leading Aged Services Australia have requested military support to keep aged care facilities operational.  The rare joint request from workers and employers was effectively dismissed by Morrison during the press conference without direct reference but with a curt "there aren't magic workforces". Australian's living with a disability and on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are being left behind in the race to be vaccinated with the supposed priority group well below nationwide vaccine and booster rates.  The rollout, described by the Disability Royal Commission in October as "seriously deficient", has been called a "roll call of failure by the Morrison government" by NDIS shadow minister Bill Shorten following damning evidence that booster levels are roughly half what has been provided to the general public. Plus there is good news about Australian birds and the release of an ARIA Top 5 album of endangered bird songs called "Songs of Disappearance" which is raising money to support repopulation and conservation. And we give shoutouts to our Extending the Reach and Cadre supporters.  You can check out supporter options here www.buymeacoffee.com/WeekOnWednesday

Van Badham and Ben Davison dive into the mess of Scott Morrison's ideology and the Boy Prince Dom's unenforceable COVID policies as the politics of material reality, that is millions of Australian's having COVID, being exposed to COVID and being too sick to go to work, starts to bite into both NSW based Liberal Party leaders.  Shelves are bare, businesses cannot function, economic activity is collapsing and the truism is being proved: To have a healthy economy you need healthy people. With workers being sick and exposed to COVID Morrison intends to use national cabinet to try and water down workplace safety protections while the Australian Union movement and leader Sally McManus have call on Morrison to abandon his plans and instead focus on more rapid antigen tests, masks and support for workers to stay safe and small businesses to function. Ben takes us through the state by state numbers, the impacts across industries and some of the more "interesting" policy approaches, while Van gets theoretical guns blazing against two political leaders who have chosen ideological blindness just when more Australian's than ever are experiencing the lived reality of COVID. In a late breaking addition Ben and Van look at whether Novak Djokovic was not only lying about his COVID situation but asks the question; Were Djokovic's tests altered?  Information published by German news outlet Spiegel questions the legitimacy of Djokovic's claims through an examination of public information, timelines and testing records.  https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/novak-djokovic-were-the-results-of-his-positive-pcr-test-manipulated-a-cf3e7344-e98f-4fc3-8bb3-7727d4795e97  Good news out of Germany, where rapid antigen tests can be bought from vending machines and despite KFC running out of some chicken products there is good news in the form of plant based alternatives! Plus we give shout outs to our first wave of Cadre and Extending the Reach supporters from our supporter page: www.buymeacoffee.com/WeekOnWednesday 

Deputy Editor Dustin Graham talks with Sally McManus and co-authors of a Comment piece about ethical review committees and who gets to decide which questions are too risky for research.

Van Badham and Ben Davison examine the Qanon manipulations that are driving the protests in Victoria as more and more Liberal MPs are enticed to support the far right, mock lynching, reporter chasing extremist minority that continues to make threats against the democratic representatives of Victoria and wave Trump flags. Morrison has tried "who do you trust", "The Australia Way", and pretending that being paid $1,500 a day to have haircuts and hangout cooking BBQs was governing and is now going back to the 2004 Howard era playbook of "Interest Rates and Petrol Prices" in his ongoing attempt to find a winning strategy.  After eight years of Liberal/National government it is a pathetic and sad thing for the Australian people to watch. The word "Strollout" coined by Australian Unions leader Sally McManus about the failures of the Morrison government vaccine program has been named the Australian word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary.  Given it seems to apply to the Morrison government approach to economic support, climate action, job security, disaster relief and the NBN, as well as the vaccine roll out, maybe it is the word of the Morrison "era"? Finally, there is some good news about solar, self propelling caravans and mangroves.

It’s our 50th episode!To celebrate, we’re joined by ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus, to discuss the lessons of the pandemic, what it has meant for working Australians and what the future at work might look like.Oh, and also why the Superb Fairywren was a controversial choice for The Guardian’s “Bird of the Year” award. ______________________________________________________* You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - otjpodcast@protonmail.com *On the Job is made by Australian Unions. More about On The Job podcast Need help with working conditions? Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466 About the hosts Sally Rugg - @sallyrugg Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFranklySupport the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet the Melbourne teenager who's trying to join the board of Australia's largest greenhouse gas emitter, electricity company AGL. Despite the IPCC's stark calls for urgent action on climate change, Victoria has approved a gas project near the Twelve Apostles. NSW has set another record today with 633 new COVID-19 cases, and experts say workplace transmission is driving the numbers. Live guests: Sally McManus, The Australian Council of Trade Unions Ashjayeen Sharif, climate activist

Sally McManus, Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), joins Alan Kohler on this week's episode of The Money Café to talk all things unions, and answers a number of questions on the BNPL space and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The debate over mandatory vaccinations intensifies as business groups say governments should be willing to mandate vaccines for some workers. But Union groups say mandating the vaccines is the wrong conversation to be having.

In an age of economic uncertainty, there is one thing that has remained - flat wage growth.ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus, recently addressed the issue of Australia's desperate need for a pay rise as part of the Australia Institute's webinar series.On today's episode of 'On the Job', Sally shares her thoughts on the broken wages bargain, and is joined in conversation by the Director of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, Dr Jim Stanford.* On the Job is made by Australian Unions More about On The Job podcast Need help with working conditions? Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466 About the hosts Sally Rugg, Executive director at Change.org Australia - @sallyrugg Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFranklySupport the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACTU chief Sally McManus has written to Scott Morrison pleading for him to introduce JobKeeper 2.0 and warning against allowing people to withdraw a third portion of money from their super.  As thousands breach Sydney's strict lockdown to attend a “Freedom Day” protest in on Saturday, Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty laid out a brutal truth about those who are hesitant about Covid vaccines. Under the agreement, which will include any updated versions designed to deal with emerging variants, 60 million doses will arrive in Australia from the first quarter of 2022 with another 25 million doses in 2023.  Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas Markle has claimed he wants to take his daughter and her husband Prince Harry, to court to gain access to his grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sally McManus is the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Union. She spends each day talking to and advocating for workers across the country. In this episode, Sally and I discuss imposter syndrome, protecting workers in the gig economy, Jobseeker and the type of society we should be trying to construct together. Plus the fact that you should be moving through life with the confidence of an average bloke. Please rate, review and subscribe to In the House and In the Senate to help us grow and reach more people!Find out more about the ACTU - https://www.actu.org.au/Are you a young worker who wants to learn more about your rights at work, check out the Young Workers Centre here - https://www.youngworkers.org.au/Join your union hereGet in touch with In the House and In the Senate:Instagram: @inthehouseinthesenate / @alisha.aitkenradburnEmail: inthehouseinthesenate@gmail.comIn the House and In the Senate is recorded on the lands of the Whadjuk people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The issue of suppressed wages and insecure work is a worm destroying the apple of Australian life. We hear from a former Geelong Svitzer worker about how the company forced redundencies to bring in labour hire workers to do their jobs. We hear from Sally McManus you talks about The Broken Bargain Australia's growing wages crisis.

All aged care workers must get their first dose of vaccine by mid-September. ACTU secretary Sally McManus supports the move to mandate vaccination for aged care workers, but says workers need more support. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Ai Group's Innes Willox and hears from the ACTU's Sally McManus to find out what both sides think about the rise in the minimum wage

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Ai Group's Innes Willox and hears from the ACTU's Sally McManus to find out what both sides think about the rise in the minimum wage

Australia's lowest-paid workers will get a 2.5% pay rise, following Wednesday's Fair Work Commission ruling on the minimum wage. It's less than the 3.5% unions had been asking for, but substantially more than the 1.1% increase that employer groups wanted.

Julia talks to Sally McManus, the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions in its 90-year history. Sally discusses trying to gain acceptance in a male-dominated environment, leading the fight against unequal pay for women and learning to be herself, whether others like it or not. If you enjoyed this episode or any others, please rate and review us on your preferred podcast provider. It really helps us reach more listeners with our message of a more gender-equal world. Any earnings from the podcast go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, furthering the work we do to create a world in which being a woman is not a barrier to becoming a leader. Sign up to receive updates and event invitations from the Global Institute for Women's Leadership. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.