Podcasts about united workers union

Gippsland Forest GuardiansLisa Barrand is a founding member of the Gippsland Forest Guardians, a small team working with community to protect Gippsland's forests for future generations of animals, plants and people. Lisa speaks about the campaign to protect the critically endangered slender tree-fern and why increased pine plantations are contributing to the destruction of native forests. You can follow their work by heading to https://gippslandforestguardians.org.au/ or at @gippslandforestguardiansinc on Instagram. International Workers' Day rallyBrunhilda is a member of the Revolutionary Communist Organisation, the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, and the Australian Unemployed Workers Union. Brun speaks about the upcoming International Workers Day rally on Thursday 1st May at 5:30pm outside the State Library. You can also tune into 3CR on Thursday 1st May and Sunday 4th May for coverage of workers' struggles, union work towards better wages and conditions, and the fight for democratic rights to organise and unionise. Doctors for Environment AustraliaKate Wylie is the CEO of Doctors for Environment Australia. DEA are medical doctors calling for climate action in recognition of the health harms caused by global heating and climate change. They work to protect biodiversity, knowing that the health of humans is inextricably linked with the health of the natural world and advocate for a sustainable healthcare system to reduce the health sectors carbon footprint. Kate speaks about the open letter that has been sent to all political candidates by members of DEA and Médecins Sans Frontières calling for candidates to take climate action this election. To find out more about the organisation, head to dea.org.au End the Raids! actionSanmati and Rory speak at the 'End the Raids' action that took place outside the Department of Home Affairs in Naarm on Thursday 17th April 2025. Sanmati is a migration lawyer from the Human Rights Law Centre and member of the United Workers Union. Sanmati speaks about the exploitative nature of the migrant system and how it impacts not only migrant sex workers, but all migrant and non-migrant workers. Rory is a peer support worker from Vixen, who speaks about the over-policing and surveillance of street-based sex workers and the need for full decriminalisation of sex work. Make sure to follow Vixen, peer organisation based in so-called Victoria, by going to www.vixen.org.au or on Instagram at @vixenworkers. Youth Homelessness in VictoriaDeborah Di Natale, CEO of the Council to Homeless Persons has a career-long commitment to social justice and advocacy for those who are experiencing disadvantage, who seeks to forge better social outcomes for people without a home, while supporting a strong and sustainable homelessness service sector in Victoria. Deborah speaks about the issue of youth homelessness in Victoria and the lack of updated policies to adddress it directly, as well as the landmark Victorian Youth Homelessness Assembly happening this week. To find out more about the work they do, visit chp.org.au SongsHere We Stand - Climate Choir MelbourneAlethea - Colony is a DragRokiah Wanda - Bulan Ditutup Awan

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No doubt you've noticed the empty shelves at Woolworths stores across the Eastern states of Australia, and you've also heard that it's owing to industrial action. On today's program, we speak with Dario Mujkic from the United Workers Union about the strike of 1800 Woolworths warehouse workers across 3 different states. Plus some union news.Support the strike fund here.

Headlines:  - updates on the 'MOU' between Vic Govt & Elbit Systems.- United Worker Union strike on woolies, picket in Dandenong today.- 3 anti-immigration laws passed in ParliamentITEM 1 || Replay from Raising Our Voices, excerpt from Ableism and Gender Based Violence earlier in the year with Lisa, Mel and Sarah talking about their experiences of ableism and gendered violence, as part of our 16-days Breakfast segments and in the lead up to 3CR's Disability Day 2024, 7am-7pm tomorrow.ITEM 2 || Why We Stand With the CFMEU II Emily Foley (NTEU delegate), talks to Annie on Solidarity Breakfast this Saturday about her successful push to have the NTEU National Committee's statement of support for the CFMEU and against administration of the Union passed. Emily is talking about the importance of union membership to stand up for the rights of workers in this space as we lead up to the community meeting at Coburg Townhall scheduled for Thursday Dec 5th at 6.30pm.ITEM 3 || Interview with Tim Kennedy, National Secretary of the United Workers Union about the strike against Woolworths for fair pay and equal and better conditions, and what's happening at today's picket in Dandenong South, scab labour and Woolworths attitudes to the strike.ITEM 4 || Interview with Ilo Diaz from the Centre Against Racial Profiling about new proposed legislation aiming to tackle knife crime, increasing police powers. Designated areas being able to be implemented in 12 hours rather than 10 days based on intelligence. The effects this will have on marginalised communities and exuberating police biases is discussed.racialprofilingresearch.orghttps://www.premier.vic.gov.au/getting-knives-victorian-streetsITEM 5 || Interview with Su Hanfling, a masters-qualified art therapist talking about the NDIA removing art therapy from their funding, the effects this has on clients, health professionals in the field, hospitals and community services, and the future of education on art therapy.Community event announcements:- Stand with the CFMEU public meeting on the 5th of December at the Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell st.- Woolworths Dispatch Picket today, 2nd December at 2 Portlink Drive, Dandenong South- Disability Day at 3CR tomorrow, 3rd December 7am to 7pm- Palestine Sunday Rally 12pm State Library Songs played:'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' - Gil Scott-Heron'Capitalism has no commitment to humanity' by Michael Parenti. Excerpt of this speech features on the beautiful and powerful EP 'Who But US' by DTA. [https://dtala.bandcamp.com/track/capitalism-has-no-commitment-to-humanity-by-michael-parenti]'Créme de Cassis' by Alesia Miller & Precious Tucker, as featured on 'A New Tomorrow' by Zulu. [https://flatspotrecords.bandcamp.com/track/cr-me-de-cassis-by-alesia-miller-precious-tucker]

Christmas cheer could be in supply this year if a bargaining dispute between Woolworths and United Workers Union goes south. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian's app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News headlines // 7:15AM // Carolyn Mogharbel, Manager of 1800 My Options at Women's Health Victoria, on a new report ‘Realising Access' released last week by Women's Health Victoria, which revealed that there remain major ongoing inequities in abortion and contraception access across Victoria. For more information, you can go to 1800myoptions.org.au or call the confidential free phone line at 1800 696 784. 7:30AM // A speech by Caterina Cinanni, National Executive Director of the United Workers Union, at this Sunday's Free Palestine Rally in Naarm, on 27 October, on upcoming union action and the importance of worker solidarity across the globe. 7:45AM // An excerpt of this week's episode of Women on the Line, where Kannagi speaks with producer Manjusha and Bharatnatyam dancer Anya about Temple of Desire, a Karma Dance production exploring themes of gender, feminism, rage, queerness and spirituality through the traditional dance form of Bharatnatyam, and featuring queer South Asian artists. For the full episode you can head to www.3cr.org.au./womenontheline 8:00AM // An organising member of Teachers and School Staff for Palestine, on the Public Sector Workers Rally taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 30th October at 5:30pm, outside Parliament House, and the importance of workers coming together to demand the Victorian government take action against Israel. The rally is organised by Teachers and School Staff for Palestine, Healthcare Workers for Palestine, ANMF (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation) Victoria for Palestine, Community and Public Sector Union for Palestine and Health and Community Services Union for Peace, and you can find more details by going to @teachers4palestine_vic on Instagram. 8:15AM // Upcoming events and fundraisers Songs:Girlie Bits - Ali Barter Old Body, New Mind - NemahsisGhar - KinariBaby - Aya Nakamura

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Director of Allied Industries at the United Workers Union, Godfrey Moase, has joined Ray to discuss concerns about RSPCA culture, including alleged complaints of workplace bullying. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Since the violent military coup on February 1, 2021, the people of Myanmar have staunchly rejected military rule, demonstrating resilience through the widespread Civil Disobedience Movement.  Over the past three years, the country has continued to reject military governance and has mobilised an effective alternative - the civilian government, known as the National Unity Government (NUG), which continues to consolidate its rightful claim to leadership.In opposition to, and alongside the ASEAN summit, the Myanmar People's Summit, convened by civil society, took place on March 4, 2024, at the United Workers Union offices in Melbourne. This summit represents a unified stance in support of a civilian and democratic government in Myanmar and aims to amplify the strongest support for civilian rule to ASEAN leaders attending the ASEAN Special Summit in Melbourne, hosted by the Australian Prime Minister.A special thank you to Tasneem Roc at APHEDA for providing the audio for this week's show, and if you'd like to get involved in any solidarity work with Myanmar, contact Tasneem on troc@apheda.org.au.

Two reports today. We go to the steps of Victorian Parliament with the Respect March held on Nov 24th. We hear from Professor Kate Fitz Gibbon from Respect Victoria about how workers, Unionists and society members in general can turn the tide of gender based violence marking the beginning of the global 16 days of activism campaign.   Bec Stiles, Early Childhood Educator and United Workers Union member, talks to about the padlocks on childcare centres action held on the 29th November across the country, to push the stalled Federal Government into fulfilling their pre-election promise for better pay and conditions for the sector.

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Ben Davison takes a look at some of the stories form this week that Insiders missed given their focus on the Middle East.  While the situation in Israel and Gaza is horrendous, Ben gives a brief synopsis, there is lots happening in Australia. The new National Skills Agreement is a win for the Australian Education Union, workers and employers who will benefit from the $30 billion investment in TAFE including another 300,000 fee free places in 2024. 1,400 United Workers Union diary workers took a 48 hour strike this week, AMWU members in Tasmania took action, NTEU workers took actions in Victoria and Queensland while AWU and MUA members stood up against a multinational gas giant and won! Join your union at australianunions.org.au.wow The Albanese government has introduced laws to increase paid parental leave from 20 weeks to 26 weeks between now and 2026.  Ben discusses why this isn't just good for new mothers but for all Australians. This week also saw the most important High Court judgement about state and federal tax powers in over 50 years as two EV owners managed to get a Victorian road user tax ruled unconstitutional and opened the door for billions in state revenues to be struck down.  Ben discusses what might happen next and why we need to engage with the potential reforms that will emerge.  

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Van Badham and Ben Davison look at the context of the first farm strike in decades as United Workers Union member's stand firm against employer threats and take action for a decent pay rise, same job, same pay rules and the right to pick salads for Coles and Aldi under decent conditions. There's a union for everyone and if you've got a boss you should be a member of your union, join at australianunions.org.au/wow Van and Ben look at the latest in delusional thinking from the Greens political party on housing and their desire to mimic the failed policies of San Francisco, which has among the worst homelessness issue of any wealthy western city and rents almost EIGHTY PERCENT HIGHER than SYDNEY! Good economic news today saw inflation fall.  Ben and Van briefly discuss what this means and why Labor's intersectional economic policies are helping tame inflation after a decade of Morrisonism. A clayton's coup is the coup you have when you don't have a coup because your country is a gangster state not a nation state.  Van and Ben explore what happened and a little bit about why Putin is still President but no one is really sure of what. And the good news is about record wind energy production in Victoria driving prices DOWN! Van gives a shoutout to our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters, who you can join at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday to get episodes emailed to you and extra content!

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"Stories from inside a warehouse strike", Emma Hearne from the National Justice Project, Diaspora Blues May Day Special replay, and George Kanjere from Save The Preston Market Action Group.  Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//  Today, we bring you "Stories from inside a warehouse strike”. National Union of Workers* delegates and strike leaders Curtly Tuala spoke about the dramatic three-day Polar Fresh warehouse strike that crippled the Coles supply chain in July 2016 and bought workers together in a win for fair work and conditions. (From the Archives: Highlights from the Union Activism and History Conference Oct 2016) Thanks to Annie from Stick together for the audio. *Note in November 2019, the National Union of Workers and United Voice merged to become the United Workers Union https://unitedworkers.org.au/ https://redflag.org.au/node/5554 https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode-201610190830/union-activism-history//  Emma Hearne, Associate Legal Director of the National Justice Project, joins us to discuss the New South Wales supreme court's decision in early April to uphold the validity of fines issued against protest organisers under Covid restrictions, raising serious questions about freedom of political expression and the right to protest.//   We replay a segment of this week's episode of Diaspora Blues, a May Day special with former 3CR presenter Hope Mathumbu. Hope speaks with Ayan about issues of gender, work and parenting from her perspective as a community nurse working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization who is returning to work after parental leave. Catch Diaspora Blues on 3CR on Mondays from 2:30-3PM.// George Kanjere from the Save The Preston Market Action Group joins us to talk about a recent report from the Victorian Planning Authority recommending significant protection of the Preston Market precinct and what this means for the fight against private developers. George has been involved with the campaign since its inception in 2021, and lives in Reservoir with his partner and two daughters.// ​Have your say about the ​new Medically Supervised Injecting ​R​oom ​here. The survey ​closes 16th of May// 

This week, we speak with Sanmati Verma, a Managing Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre and a Law Institute of Victoria accredited specialist in immigration law. Sanmati is also currently an advisor to the United Workers Union, a board member of the Migrant Worker Centre and Deputy Chair of the national Visa Cancellation Working Group.  In this episode, Sanmati talks to us about the exploitation of migrant workers and the lack of protection currently offered to visa holders and undocumented workers, especially when trying to take action against wage theft or unfair treatment. We also discuss the report, 'Breaking the silence: A proposal for whistleblower protections to enable migrant workers to address exploitation', put together by the Migrant Justice Institute in collaboration with the Human Rights Law Centre.

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Van Badham and Ben Davison deliver The Week on Wednesday LIVE! from the Adelaide Fringe!  Live from the Yurt Van and Ben expose that "broccolini" is a trademarked term and that some of the agri-corp businesses, many around Adelaide, may not be all they seem.  The United Workers Union are encouraging people to contact Coles and Woolworths to demand that exploitation doesn't make it on Australian tables.  Don't forget you can join your union at australianunions.org.au/wow The Murdoch organisation has boycotted the Adelaide Fringe, Australia's largest arts festival, after a dispute about advertising.  Van and Ben look at what Australia's NINTH largest newspaper boycotting Australia's largest arts event has to do with Trump, Fox News, Sky News and the cultural war that has turned news audiences into market segments. With The Statement from the Heart YES campaign launching and the Unions for YES campaign underway Van and Ben open the show with a traditional acknowledgement of country and discuss how Murdoch's NO campaign is as much about about subscription and advertising sales as it is trying to stop the referendum. Albo spoke at the National Press Club about the concepts that underpin national security and Ben and Van explore how a broader understanding of security, security of employment, of pay, of opportunity and community participation comes together as the counter to the Murdoch organisation's project and Dutton's "Noalition". Plus there is good news about renewable energy batteries. You can get tickets to the next Week on Wednesday LIVE in Adelaide here: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/the-week-on-wednesday-live-with-van-badham-ben-davison-live-podcast-af2023 And Van acknowledges our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters who have helped make these live events possible and reach an ever bigger audience, you can become a supporter at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday  

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// For the last month, members of the Homes Not Prisons Campaign have joined us on the 3CR airwaves to share their stories and encourage community alternatives to incarceration. Today we heard from Nina. You can catch previous episodes at Acting Up!, and a final Summer Special Episode of the series will air on Thursday December 22 at 12PM AEDT.// Dr Jon Day, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the ARC Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, caught up with Priya to discuss a recently-published Reactive Monitoring Mission Report by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature based on a March 2022 investigation into the health of the Great Barrier Reef. The report included a recommendation that the Great Barrier Reef be put on the World Heritage in Danger list based on a significant decline in the reef's health over the past few decades. Jon recently authored an article in The Conversation on the current status of the Great Barrier Reef, and some of the urgent actions required to protect it: read it here.// Tim Benfatto, an organiser with the United Workers Union, joined us to speak about the strike action being taken by food manufacturing workers at Pampas in Melbourne. Workers have been rallying outside Bakers Delight to highlight the company's unwillingness to provide fair and secure working conditions. Support striking Pampas workers here.// The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) is a newly established, independent, not-for-profit and specialist legal centre working to develop Australia's capacity to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes. Executive Director Fiona Nelson spoke with us today about ACIJ's recent report ‘Assessing Australia's response to the Afghanistan Inquiry'. The report, released on November 29, found that Australia has failed to action recommendations on redress for victims of war crimes by Australian special forces. Fiona Nelson has previously worked as a researcher in international law at the University of Potsdam. She has spent time as legal advisor in the International Crimes and Accountability Program for the Berlin-based NGO European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, taking part in legal actions concerning states' complicity in unlawful drone strikes in Yemen, torture in Guantanamo and CIA blacksites, as well as the abuse of detainees during the Iraq War.// Songs//Do It Again - A.GIRL// Real Nice (H.C.T.F.) - Young Franco and Tkay Maidza feat. Nerve//Being Human - Jen Cloher//

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News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We interview with Carla Chung, East Timorese activist and organiser for the United Workers Union.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. 

 Grace spoke to Helen Gibbons, the Director of Early Childhood Education at the United Workers Union chatting about the recent Early Childhood Educators' rally called Big Steps. You can head on to bigsteps.org.au   The floods in Pakistan have washed away entire villages and destroyed two million acres of crops. Thousands of people have lost their lives, and millions more have been affected. Yet Australia has only pledged 2 million in aid, a number that 3CR guest Aliya Ahmed (via @MahwariJustice)thinks is appalling. Aliya, a Pakistani-Australian, identifies the groups doing important work on the ground. She also explains why Australia needs to do more. Aliya was interviewed by Ayan from Diaspora Blues. (Originally broadcast 12//9/22) Kevin from City Limits speaking to Dr John Stone, Researcher at University of Melbourne and Elyse Cunningham of Sustainable Cities campaign from Friends of the Earth talking about better buses in Melbourne's west. To find more about the Sustainable Cities' weekly meetings, you can head on to Melbournefoe.org.au/transport or you can email directly to Elyse.Cunningham@foe.org.au A report from James Barry from Asia Pacific Current on the political situation in Iraq, talking to Firas Naji, an Iraqi scholar specialising in Iraqi and Middle East affairs, speaking about the current political unrest in Iraq. Jacob speaks about disability access to public transport. The 'Transport for All' campaign run by a coalition of organisations including the Disability Resources Centre is pushing the Victorian government to upgrade the transport network and allow people with disabilities to commute independently and reliably. If you want to get involved in the Transport for All campaign, head to the Disability Resource Centre website https://drc.org.au/disability-advocacy/join-transport-for-all/ and sign up.   SONGS: 1. Hush Now Babies by Archie Roach ft. Emma Donovan 2. This is Life by Kobie Dee ft. Bea Moon 3. They Don't Care (Yoruba Mix) by Izy & DJ Osunlade   

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The United Workers Union has officially rejected the McGowan Government's revised wages offer to health support workers, raising the prospect of strikes that would threaten to shut down major hospitals. The West's State politics reporter Josh Zimmerman joins host Ben O'Shea to explain the situation.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early educators, members of the United Workers Union, joined rallies around the country demanding better pay, lower workloads and respect. "We're educators not babysitters" was one of the chants. Solidarity spoke to early educators and parents at the rally in Naarm or Melbourne.

 7:00am Acknowledgement of Country7:04am Grace outlines the childcare worker rallies taking place around the country today. This action has been called through Big Steps—the early learning campaign of the United Workers Union. Union members are calling on the government to value early learning by raising educators' wages. 7:14am Ella speaks with Ella Shi from Migrant Workers Centre about labour exploitation of migrant workers and an online training they're holding later, First line of defence: recognising and responding to labour exploitation of migrant workers. The session provides skills in identifying and responding to labour exploitation.7: 33am James McKenzie speaks with Matto Lucas about the Impossible Dance photo exhibition featuring Queer Communities in a pre-COVID World. Currently showing at the Victorian Pride Centre in St Kilda, Melbourne until October. (First broadcast 19/08/22, In Ya Face)7: 54am Content warning: The following segment contains discussion of suicide and mental health struggles. If you need help call Lifeline anytime on 13 11 14, or SuicideLine Victoria anytime on 1300 651 251. In an emergency call 000.On the eve of R U OK? Day (Thursday 8 September), Claudia speaks with mental health worker Michael Simmons about his new venture - Mental Health Safety Net - a local charity offering suicide prevention education on the Mornington Peninsula. http://:https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthsafetynet 8:14am Claudia speaks with CEO of the Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights, Diana Sayed about the importance of centring Afghan voices in narratives about Afghanistan and its people. Diana is hosting a panel discussion at "Art, War, and Another Afghanistan", an event celebrating the resilience, art and creativity of Afghanistan being held at The Wheeler Centre, Tuesday 13th September @ 6.30pm. Tickets are "Pay What You Can" and bookings can be made online at https://www.wheelercentre.com/events/art-war-another-afghanistan/Music This Is Not The Way Home- The Cruel SeaKutjeri Lady - Ruby Hunter  

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Childcare centres across Perth may be forced to close today when early childhood workers take industrial action. United Workers Union early education director Helen Gibbons told Gareth Parker on 6PR Breakfast that parents had been informed of the nationwide action, with dozens of centres in Perth registering to take part. "Everyone's really passionate about this and there's going to be a lot of support across Western Australia," she said. "There'll be no nasty surprises for parents ... any parents who are going to be impacted by this will already know about it."  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Headlines -Coronial Inquest in to Kumanjayi Walkers death commences yesterday-Announced yesterday (05/09) Youpla Funeral Fund: Compensation scheme to begin for Aboriginal victims of predatory insurer -Santos withdraws applications for NT gas pipeline approval over legal challenge risk -One-in-eight women working in emergency services experienced sexual harassment, Victorian report says - Gender equality in Australia's top public CEO roles 100 years away on current trends, report finds We revisit a discussion that Phuong has with Professor Sara Charlesworth, Director of RMIT's Centre for People, Organisation and Work and Professor of Gender, Work and Regulation in the School of Management, about gender-based violence in the workplace. Phuong speaks with Liz Walsh from the Vic Socialists to talk about the Vic Socialists campaign to save the old Footscray hospital site from privatisation. You can learn more visiting the Vic Socialists' website or keep an eye out for their 'Footscray for People Not Profit' campaign. Kannagi speaks with Ruby Healer, a childcare teacher and trade union activist, and Liz Walsh from Vic Socialists on the early childhood educators  taking to the streets today to demand change. This action has been called through Big Steps — the early learning campaign of the United Workers Union. To register your support for educators and to find a rally near you, go to bigsteps.org.au/shut-down-the-sector-landing. We listen to the introduction of new GetUp CEO – Larissa Baldwin, a proud Widjabul Wia-bul woman from the Bundjalung Nations.GetUp is a movement of over one million members, fighting for First Nations justice, climate justice and political integrity. You can get involved at Getup.org.au SongsNever Did I Stop Loving You - Alice ClarkLosing You - SolangeKeep Growing - Camp CopeChange - Big ThiefLet Go - Frou Frou

Beqa dairy workers at WA's Bentley facility have gone on strike today, calling on their employers for a pay rise above the current 2.75% on offer. Louise Dillon, Allied coordinator, United Workers Union told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that 40 workers walked off the job today, which is the total amount of employees in the facility. "We are striking until Friday unless we settle something before that. We will not go back to work until we get a fair pay offer from the company," she told Oly. "Our members are payed almost $10 less per hour than their colleagues on the Eastern board. The cost of living in Perth is extraordinarily high and workers are fighting for $3.00 an hour pay rise but the company is only offering $1.50." The strikers are planning on staying out all night, with Beqa reaching out once today however there was no offer of a pay rise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians love to talk about how we need to give our children the best possible start in life.Yet when it comes to providing those kids with accessible, affordable, early childhood education, things get sketchy.And it really falls away when we examine the pay, conditions, and career prospects of the people entrusted with educating children at that crucial early stage of their lives - early childhood educators.These educators are grossly underpaid and equally undervalued. They love their work and the children they nurture, but as our guest on the pod today tells us - you can't pay the bills with love.Early Childhood Educators have had enough. This week across Australia, they are taking industrial action to highlight their plight.We're joined by Helen Gibbons, Executive Director - Early Education, with The United Workers Union, and Talie Mengell an early childhood educator who has been working in the field for 20 years. _____________________________________________________________ * 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, ACTU - @SaintFranklySupport the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland Councils Go Anti-Nuclear here II Absolutely fascinating account of how Valerie Joy and friends from WILPF turned Queensland Local Councils from none to some behind the anti-nuclear message.Permanent Visas Now here II Voices from the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) rally outside the Home Affairs Department on Wednesday 25th August. We hear from a lawyer from the United Workers Union, a heart stopping account from a refugee who is thrown into turmoil every six months after nine years of incarceration in Australian refugee prisons, and then Sue Bolton, Moreland Councillor, who calls for permanent visas now.Sri Lanka here II An over view of the recent arrests of activists by the Sri Lanka President as well as has the card of cards that the President is sitting on.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy takes a razor to white entitlement this week. Impsossible not to cheer.Job Summit here II Don Sutherland, our resident kitchen table economist and very experienced Union organiser and educator in another life, runs his eye over the Job Summit construct and its meaning.

Helen Gibbons, the United Workers Union's director of early education, told Tom Elliott it would be "really inconvenient for parents" but called for understanding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The leaders of the United Workers Union and the Australian Nursing Federation have rejected the findings of a State Government report which showed household spending in Perth is the lowest across the country. The government-commissioned report by Deloitte found the average Perth household spent around $1630 a week on goods and services as well as housing costs. Carolyn Smith, UWU WA State Secretary, told 6PR Mornings that 'the government doesn't seem to be in tune with what's happening for workers in the public sector'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The union representing Queensland's ambulance workers admits there's no quick fix to the ramping crisis gripping Queensland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Price speaks to United Workers Union national aged care director Carolyn Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Around 3,500 aged care workers have voted for change and are taking strike action amidst widespread anger over low pay and inadequate staffing conditions.  With the federal campaign in full swing, Carolyn Smith, National Aged Care Director from United Workers Union has said "there is a really strong mood for change and action and I think in the next couple of weeks we could see it happen."  Across Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia "Over 90% of the largest providers all resoundingly voted for action" she told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings  Union officials have declared that it is almost certain  hundreds of thousands of aged care workers could walkout in the final weeks of the federal election campaign. "Aged care workers have been ignored for far too long and unfortunately we did not see any change to the work force which the Royal Commission said was the key issue - more staff, train them better, pay them better" said Ms Smith.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We all remember the chaos and uncertainty at the start of the pandemic, when panic buying made it near impossible to buy toilet paper and all sorts of other essential products. Now after two years of living with Covid-19, supermarket shelves are suddenly bare once again, but why? The Quicky speaks to two men who represent the workers who are doing everything they can from the field to the supermarkets to try and fill those empty shelves about why our supply chains have broken down, and what we can and should be doing to fix them. CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Mick Power - Logistics Coordinator for the United Workers Union, which represents over 150,000 members across 45 different industries, including farm, dairy and poultry Michael Kaine - National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au  Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we continue the discussion around the rise of casualization which is destroying Australian society.We go to a NTEU rally that was held outside a mansion bought by Melbourne University for their Vice Chancellor to live in at the cost of $7.1 million dollars while the University persists in paying academics at casual rates on insecure contracts with the depressing move to cut the rates of pay of phd graduates and pay outs for wage theft. An interesting element at the rally was the inclusion of speakers from the blue collar union the United Workers Union fresh from a victory at Toll kmart Warehouses who were facing the same issues of insecure work and below inflation wage increases and conditions cuts - a situation which in real terms equals a pay cut at the same time that the employers have received win fall profits coming out of the pandemic. 

Van Badham and Ben Davison take a deep dive into the problem of insecure work.  Featuring interviews with: ACTU President Michele O'Neil about the macro economic issues and economy wide impacts, particularly on women and carers, of insecure work, National Assistant Secretary of the SDA, Julia Fox, on their groundbreaking "who cares?" campaign looking at the destructive impact of insecure work on retail workers who have caring responsibilities, often of both young children and ageing parents, and Tim Petersen from the United Workers Union, which helps power HospoVoice, on how insecure work is smashing the mental and physical health of hospitality workers. This special episode looks at the problems of insecure work, the impact on how we care for one another and the things that workers are doing, in workplaces, the community and parliaments, to try and restore the balance between work, life and care.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Mick Power, Logistics Coordinator at United Workers Union, spoke with Rosie earlier this week about Country Road workers' strike action and win at the Truganina warehouse. Workers were fighting for union rights, fair pay and better working conditions.// Julia Cockram, Victorian State Director of Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds, joins us to speak about concerns with the Melbourne cup greyhound racing season, which is now underway. Julia is also a lead volunteer for the rescue group Gumtree Greys.// Tishiko King and Jacynta Fa'amau join Thursday Breakfast to speak about COP26, First Nations and Pacific leadership and solidarity in the fight for climate justice.//Tishiko King is a proud Torres Strait Islander with strong connections to Masig and Badu Islands and is the Campaigns Director at Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network. Tish believes in working towards sustainable futures for First Nations communities, as a Torres Strait Islander, Tishiko understands the intrinsic value of country and the spiritual connection to the islands.//Jacynta Fa'amau is a member of Pacific Climate Warriors and a Regional Pacific Campaign Specialist at 350.// Songs//Weakness - Alice Ivy, Sycco//No Longer There - Spinifex Gum, Marliya Choir//

Today on the show, Director of United Workers Union, Caterina Cinanni, joins Friends of the Earth Act on Climate Coordinator, Anna Langford, to talk through what green capitalism is, and how we can smash it through solidarity. We also hear the story of the victorious striking women who took action at Melbourne Fashion Week.Find out more about Cooperative Power.Get involved with Freinds of the Earth's climate collective.

Toll warehouse workers are striking indefinitely, with Kmart most affected. Five weeks before Christmas… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we look at the importance of placing workers in the centre of a just transition to combat climate change. We hear from Colin Long the Just Transition Organiser at the Victorian Trades Hall and Luke Skinner from the Climate Justice Union and an organiser for the United Workers Union in Western Australia.

Vaccinations are Australia’s pathway out of lockdowns - Australianunions.org.au/getvaxxed As Australia finds itself in an arm wrestle to halt the march of COVID19 infections that are ravages communities across the country, cleaners are putting themselves at risk on a daily basis to help stop the spread.It's tough, relentless, demanding and vital work. On todays pod, we meet one such cleaner, Arou Akot.Arou cleans schools in Sydney's western suburbs where the virus is running rampant. His work has had a major impact on his health.We also meet Alex Morales, an organiser with the United Workers Union. Alex represents thousands of cleaners across Sydney who are vital to the fight against COVID19, but who are also putting themselves on the line every time they go to work. More - www.onthejobpodcast.com.au Vaccinations are Australia’s pathway out of lockdowns - Australianunions.org.au/getvaxxed 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 - @SaintFrankly *On the Job is made by Australian Unions.Support the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Stick Together two new hosts join the program: James Brennan spoke with hospitality worker Mercedes Zanker about recent changes to the membership model of Hospo Voice, a youth-targeted subsidiary of the United Workers Union. Afterwards, Jackson McInerney interviews Renuka (name withheld), who has been casually employed to roll out the vaccine in aged care. 

During summer last year, Penrith was the hottest place on earth. Among the asphalt and the concrete, the sun's heat was amplified with the mercury soaring to almost 50 degrees in several locations. The concrete jungle of western Sydney has been sweltering thanks to the urban heat island effect. Urban heat islands occur when artificial surfaces absorb and radiate heat, such as pavements and buildings. Urban heat islands will only be made worse with more hot days caused by climate change. However, there is a lot we can do to mitigate heat islands. Live in Parramatta, we took a deep dive into our sizzling city and what we can do to cool it down. We spoke to Thuy Nguyen and Ian Epondulan of the Voices for Power Campaign, and Stephanie Cunio from the United Workers Union.

Our gumshoe reporters Evan and Charlie spent the day with Woolies employees in Wyong while they have been locked out by Woolworths after demanding better pay and conditions. We speak to the United Workers Union delegates Al and Bob about their fight for better pay and working conditions.EMAIL THE WOOLIES CEO IN SUPPORT OF THE WORKERS HERE: http://www.unitedworkers.org.au/woolies-wyong-strike/CONTRIBUTE TO STRIKE FUND HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/wyong-strike-fund