Podcasts about Victorian Trades Hall

Industrial updates: Busy on St Kilda Rd, setting up a meeting after Easter for the Hickory site. Reps and delegates working hard on civil sites. Nexgen meeting last Friday in Geelong, well recieved, good attendance, a few potential new delegates amongst the crowd. Future Nexgen meeting to be held at Narre Warren site. Lots of praise and appreciation for newly elected delegates.Delegate report back:Health and Safety Representative meeting on the 16th well recievedMay Day BBQ and march Sunday the 4th of May at Victorian Trades Hall, start time 11am(ish)$12bn of work starting at Melbourne Airport, one rep at Lendlease site, another about to be appointed at CPB. It's the calm before the storm. Four data centres coming up at Tullamarine, billions of dollars of work.

Voice for Palestine here II Sara Dehm is a senior lecturer in the law faculty of UTS in Sydney, speaking at the Sydney 14th Sept Rally for Palestine. Her research addresses questions of international authority, border control, knowledge production and migrant resistance in the context of European empires, settler colonialism and struggles for decolonisation. Her first book, Administering Migration: International Law and the Global Ordering of People, explores how international organisations have regulated human mobility over the course of the 20th century, and is under contract with Cambridge University Press. Recorded by Vivien Langford - 3cr Climate Action ShowVictor Jara Night Snippet here II a beautiful piece of music which was part of the September 16 night honouring Victor Jara's music held at the Victorian Trades Hall.Strings - Rin McArdle here II Naarm/Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer RIN MCARDLE (she/her) joins us to talk music and politics. She shares the new single ‘Strings' - a Bandcamp-exclusive release with all proceeds going to Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA). Listen to ‘Strings' and donate to PARA HERE.Making Revisions here II Winner of the best short film at the recent Melbourne Documentary Film Festival director Matt Deavin talks to us about Making Revisions. The Walpiri community collaborate with British artist Patrick Waterhouse as they look over colonial documents and artworks and how history was written under a European gaze. In this collaboration, they look to revise the story that was told.This is the Week here II Kevin Healy cuts the week into satire bites.Darebin elections here II Gaetano Greco is re-standing for Darebin Council and he talks about why local councils shape lives.

Van Badham and Ben Davison open by looking at the sweeping reforms of paid family and domestic violence leave and enshrining an employers responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace that the union movement in Australia has won and how women leaders make societies, and social movements, better (you can join at australianunions.org.au/wow).  Our hosts contrast this democratic advancement with the repressive regime in Iran and the violence that oppression of women in Iran has created. The killing of Mahsa Amini and the weeks of violent clashes, government suppression, mass arrests and murders has some suggesting that the Iranian people have had enough of the theocratic regime.  Van and Ben explore what's been happening, why it is happening and what might be next. In Australia, disgraced former NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn has resigned as CEO of Essendon football club after 30 hours in the job.  Van and Ben unpack how this multi-millionaire with powerful political connections, who was slammed by the banking royal commission, was engaged to review the club, managed to become CEO and when told he had to choose between his role as chairman of the "City on a hill church" or his paid employment at Essendon football club he chose to quit his job. Warning: The rich, white, male, privileged whining that Thorburn has since embarked on gets thoroughly dismantled and his time as NAB CEO critically examined.  The good news is that Tanya Plibersek has announced the Albanese government's plan to prevent species extinction in Australia! Also The Week on Wednesday LIVE! at Melbourne Fringe is happening on the 12th of October at Victorian Trades Hall and you can get tickets at www.melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-week-on-wednesday-live Plus we give a shout out to all of our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters.

 Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// CONTENT WARNING: this segment includes distressing content - if you need support, you can call Lifeline any time on 13 11 14, or QLife between 3PM and midnight every day on 1800 184 527.We hear audio from the Vigil in memory of Rodri, which was held in Melbourne on September 4th at 11AM. Rodrigo Ventosilla, a Peruvian trans man, activist and Harvard student, died in Indonesian state custody in August, after travelling to Bali on a honeymoon with his husband. He was targeted based on his gender and race, and detained after state authorities found traces of cannabis under Indonesia's draconian drug laws. He later died in hospital after being abused and extorted in police custody. The vigil was part of international solidarity demanding that the Peruvian state conduct an investigation and provide an immediate autopsy. In the last week or so in response to pressure, the Peruvian state has announced an investigation, though Indonesian authorities continue to deny any wrongdoing. Note: The audio includes some passing loud tram noises and background city noise.You can help by spreading the word: stay updated by following @accionporjusticia and @diversidadestm on Instagram.// Kelly Whitworth reports from the Renters and Housing Union's Rent Is Too High! campaign launch, which was held on September 2nd at Victorian Trades Hall in the lead up to the November state election. The campaign draws attention to the injustice of rising rents in the face of stagnant wages, exacerbating Australia's housing crisis and putting even more pressure on renters. You can follow RAHU on Twitter and Facebook to find out more about upcoming events and how to get involved.// Tim Hogan, Principal Librarian at State Library Victoria, speaks with us about the library's 2023 Fellowships program. The program is offering creatives and scholars a share in $190,000 to support bringing fresh perspectives to Victorian life and history. Fifteen places are open for artists, performers, writers, musicians and academics to spend one year delving into the State Collection. Applications are open for the 2023 fellowships program and close Friday the 16th of September 2022. Find out more and apply here.// Nick Rose joins us to speak about food justice, sustainability, and The Oakhill Food Justice Farm, which celebrates its first Birthday Party + Open Day this Saturday 10th September, 12pm- 3pm at 233 Tyler St, Wurundjeri Country, Preston. Nick is the Founder and Executive Director of Sustain: the Australian Food Network, and is a lecturer in sustainable food systems at William Angliss Institute.// Georgie Yovanovic joins us to discuss the importance of addressing housing insecurity for members of the LGBTIQA+ community in light of the Victorian Greens' launch of its Northcote initiative yesterday. The initiative is a plan to establish a dedicated crisis accommodation facility with health services for trans, gender diverse and non-binary people in Northcote. Georgie is an Intersex Femm who proudly shares her story through lived experience and advocacy to campaign for the end of forced medical interventions on intersex people, and the pathologisation of transgender, gender diverse and intersex people. She is currently a board member of the Zoe Belle Gender Collective and an advocate and co-founder of the Transfemme resource, a website supporting healthier relationships between trans women and cis, straight and bi+ men. During the interview, Georgie also speaks about the Darlington Statement, a joint consensus statement by intersex organisations and independent advocates in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand setting out the priorities and calls by the intersex human rights movement in both countries. You can read and affirm the statement here.//

This week we hear the voices of apprentices as the Young Workers Centre gears up for its campaign for better outcomes for apprentices and we catch with Wil Stracke, assistant secretary at Victorian Trades Hall, as she joined other Union women on the streets of Melbourne to talk about the pay gap for women on Unequal Pay Day on Monday 29th August.Pay Gap Calculator here 

Positive outcomes for injured workers is always put against the premiums payed by employers. We go to Injured Workers Day event at Victorian Trades Hall and hear from injured workers and some of the actions by unions to move toward a better future.

Van Badham and Ben Davison dive into Morrison's day out in Melbourne where in between pinching other people's food and getting a haircut he announced an electric vehicles policy.  The man we pay $1,500 a day, who once claimed electric vehicles would kill the weekend, flew to Melbourne to announce a policy that would see 30% of vehicles on Australian roads be electric or hydrogen by 2030 and only reduce emissions by 2% over 14 years.  The Automotive Association of Australia has said it doesn't go far enough, Bill Shorten has said Morrison is staying up at night reading his old policy books and the Liberal NSW Treasurer has said Morrison could be "doing more".  And the NSW government promptly has done more by announcing a policy four times the size of Morrison's and that has been welcomed by stakeholders. Morrison's claim that "Climate change will ultimately be solved by can do capitalism" has sent a shiver up the spine of anyone who has ever known the sharp end of a "profit maximising decision".  Despite coalitions of unions, business groups, environment groups and civil society calling for government intervention, policy certainty and even providing a plan written by consulting firm Accenture to create 395,000 new jobs and $89 billion in export revenue from a clean economy Morrison is giving the "can do capitalists" of carbon capture ANOTHER $500Million for a technology which even mining baron Twiggy Forrest called "an unproven failure" when it comes to emissions reduction. So now that Morrison has put "can do capitalism" in charge of his "technology led" solution to climate change how are we doing?  Well, according to the Climate Change Performance Index we are 59th out of 64 countries overall in progress to meeting our targets and LAST on climate with a zero point score.  Possibly most damming of all, the index says we are "failing to promote new technologies". There is good news in Cameroon where refugees are reforesting and good news in Australia where the Victorian Trades Hall has released a children's book "Sticking Together" and Van is releasing the much anticipated "Qanon and On: A short and shocking history of internet conspiracy cults" 

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.

This episode; a Victorian Aboriginal owned social enterprise that is a dynamic fashion label managed by health professionals and the Federal Government's latest industrial relations bill. More about On The Job podcast Need help with working conditions? Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466 Further reading from this episode Laura Thompson, founder of Clothing The Gap "We're able to take risks, we're able to be bold with our voice" said Laura Laura on LinkedIn "I took a leap of faith to start a health business with co-founder Sarah called Spark Health. It’s been shared mindsets, goals, work ethics and values that has enabled our partnership, business and impact to flourish. "We never imagined that it would end up looking like this. With us managing an Aboriginal street wear label as well, that supports and funds the impact and work we do together with Aboriginal Communities." Felicity Sowerbutts, Director, Young Workers Centre One in five works have had their wages stolen from them by age 30, said Felicity Sowerbutts. She said the new workplace legislation introduced to Federal Parliament by the Morrison Government will make it "so much harder to transfer from casual work to permanent work" while further disadvantaging young workers. Felicity on LinkedIn Felicity started work in the Australian trade union movement after studying Politics in the UK and working and volunteering for MPs and campaign organisations. Before joining the Young Workers Centre, Felicity led the Campaigns Team at Victorian Trades Hall through more elections than she can count. About the hosts Sally Rugg, @sallyrugg Francis Leach, @SaintFranklySupport the show: https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday 28 April is International Workers Memorial Day. Last year outside Victoria Trades Hall I found myself quite overcome by the sadness and individual horror of the death of our working comrades who never returned home from work some fateful day. This year with Covid-19 severely restricting large gatherings of people the memorial went online. These memorials were held all over the country and across the world but the theme is the same – we remember the death and fight like hell for the living. Today we return to the Victorian Trades Hall memorial in the wake of the horrific death of four police officers during a traffic stop on a freeway last week. First up the Union choir followed by Victorian Trades Hall Secretary, Luke Hilikari’s opening remarks

We acknowledge the sacrifice of our fallen heroes, and discuss former PM Malcom Turnbull's testy responses to criticism of his new book. Then chat about the knock-on effects of tumbling oil prices and how to save the Great Barrier Reef.NewsCongrats to the staff of Wired magazine for forming a union.“Private” Zoom messages can be seen by the creator of a meeting.It’s possible for employers to read private slack messages.Former PM Book Tour NewsFormer Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s book was pirated by a staffer working for current PM Scott Morrison’s.Turnbull has responded testily to even light criticism for his policies while in office.He was also responsible for the gutting of Australia’s National Broadband Network.War, huh?It’s Anzac Day in Australia. Australians were encouraged to play the last post at dawn from their driveways.The reverence of Anzac Day was pushed by Prime Minister John Howard in support of the Iraq War.Corporations are known for their awkward tributes to fallen soldiers.Oil prices are badOil prices are bad! How bad? So bad oil producers are paying buyers to take oil off their hands.Australia’s government is stockpiling oil storing it in the US for “emergencies”.The head of Australia’s organisation to post-COVID economic recovery is pushing gas and oil drilling.They’re also pushing for reductions in environmental regulations.Smoking the ReefThe Great Barrier Reef is dying, and quickly.Scientists are trying to use geo-engineering to try to save the reef.…funded by the same government that is pushing for increased coal production.Jobkeeping up with the JonesLawyers and accountants are overrepresented amongst employers applying for the Jobkeeper payments from the government.The Victorian Liberal party are applying for Jobkeeper.Victorian Trades Hall have started a program called Jobscammer, for employees to dob in bosses who are cheating the Jobkeeper program.Conservative politicians are starting to push for the increased Jobseeker rates to be maintained once the Coronavirus disaster is over.In Italy and Mexico, organised crime are taking over the holes in the social support systems left by governments.The Guardian have published a series mini articles by vulnerable people.Nationalise itVirgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration.Perth Airport has put bulldozers in front of Virgin’s planes to try to force payment of debts.The Ararat Advertiser has closed, leaving a 16 year-old student as the city’s only source of local news.ActionsListen to Ararat’s Latest — Ararat’s now only remaining souce of local news.Give us a review in your podcast app!Music credits“Nationalise It!” — Written and performed by Brendan McPherson“Rock Thing” — by Creo

On this edition of the Radioactive Show we speak with Dr.Jim Green, national Anti-nuclear Campaigner with Friends of the Earth about the recently announced nuclear inquiries in Victoria, NSW and federally.  Shirley Winton,  Victorian Convenor of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN), shares their response to the announcement on Wednesday 21 August by the Morrison Government that Australia would be sending a warship, surveillance aircraft and Australian Defence Force personnel to the Strait of Hormuz in Iran.  Upcoming events:  Wednesday 28 August:  Is Nuclear Power the solution to Climate Change?  6.30pm Upstairs, Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith St, Collingwood.Thursday 29 August:   IPAN Conference Debrief and planning for September 21 International Day of Peace activities: 6pm Level 4, Victorian Trades Hall, Cnr Lygon and Victoria Streets, CarltonSeptember 20-27: Global Climate Strike. To find your local event on September 20 visit the SS4C website: www.schoolstrike4climate.com/sept20.

Friday 16 August 2019with Jacob Andrewartha & Meghan Street 7:00am acknowledgement of country, introduction to the show.7:03am current situation on the Djab Wurrung tent embassy focusing on the recent arrest of Zellanach  and how it's likely to be politically motivated. 7:07am a discussion of Green Left Weekly article one rule for some, jail for the rest 7:15am interview with Asha a kashmiri woman about the current situation in Kashmir in light of the recent revoking of Article 370 which strips away any rights to independence for Kashmir.7:34am Jacob reviews two films from the Melbourne International Film Festival Bacurau and the Nightingale which are both films that deal with themes of oppression and the importance of active resistance against oppressors.7:45am interview with Reem from XR Moreland about the upcoming ride-in to die in this Saturday 7:56am a plug for Green Left Weekly's supporter campaign which is offering a free month for new supporters until Sunday 8:00am activist calendar8:10am news from Green Left Weekly focusing on the articles "Australia must end it's support for more US Wars"  and "Ireland: British collusion with loyalist paramilitaries not forgotten" 8:22am update on the Hong Kong situation including the upcoming protest and Why school strikers are demanding a just transition  and the establishment of a climate union working group at Victorian Trades Hall. 8:28am closing of program. 

Edie Shepherd, activist and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Organiser at the Victorian Trades Hall Council, talks to me about growing up as an Aboriginal kid in a predominantly white school system, racism, gender, sexuality and queerness, dating as a queer Indigenous millennial, politics, and using social media to connect young Indigenous people with their cultures. Phew! It’s a PACKED episode! Edie is also chairing at panel for NAIDOC week 2019, at Victorian Trades Hall, called FIGHTING FOR BLACK ISSUES IN A WHITE DEMOCRACY. Find out about her event at http://www.weareunion.org.au/black_issues_white_democracy. Follow Edie on Twitter @ediesheps.

On the show with Eiddwen, Rob and Will [Segment times in brackets] ||3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations. We recognise their Elders, past, present, and emerging, as well as Elders of other First Nations who may be listening. We acknowledge the First Nations' continuing struggle and survival in the face of colonisation, that they have never ceded their sovereignty and that treaties have yet to have been signed || [27:22] Marion and Hanna are organisers at the Migrant Workers Centre and they come on the show to talk about the particular issues migrant workers face in knowing their rights and how to speak up. Find out more about the centre by heading to www.migrantworkers.org.au or by searching for them on Facebook ||[39:48] Negotiated by the "ASEAN Plus Six" network of Asia-Pacific countries, the RCEP Free Trade agreement seeks to limit the rights of nations to regulate in the people's interests. Dr Patricia Kavanagh of the Fair Trade and Investment Network comes on the show to tell us why we might want to resist this agreement. Find out more at the free public forum, 1 July at 6:30pm, the Victorian Trades Hall (cnr Lygon and Victoria Streets, Carlton) ||[54:19] How does First Nations' self-determination work in digital and online spaces? To help us navigate this wide-ranging topic, we have Meriam and Wuthathi woman and computer engineering student Tamina Pitt on the program. Tamina recommends reading First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries for more on how to manage First Nations information in collections ||[1:07:33] (T/W conversation about homelessness, violence, sexual violence) The intersections of Youth Homelessness and violence are many. Dr Jess Heerde from the University of Melbourne comes on the show to share her research. The following services are available if this interview raises any questions or concerns for you: Lifeline 13 11 44 (24hrs); QLife 1800 184 527 (LGBTQIA+ run, 3pm to 12am); 1800 RESPECT 1800 737 732 (focus on people experiencing family violence, 24hrs) ||

Acknowledgement of CountryShantha Rau Barriga, founding director of the disability rights division at Human Rights Watch, discusses the disproportionate rates of violence and imprisonment experienced by people with disability in Australia, and the importance of accountability and allyship. Shantha will be speaking at the Wheeler Centre next Friday 5th AprilExcerpts from the Melbourne solidarity rally to show support for Muslim communities on Tuesday 21 March. Speakers included Roj Amedi from Colourcode, Mohd Halmy from the Islamic Council of Victoria and Husain Al Qatari, union delegate for the Preston Chemist Warehouse StrikeCarolyn Graydon, manager of human rights law program at ASRC, discusses fast track asylum seeker process for people living in community and changes to SSRS payments. Recent updates from the Djab Wurrung embassy: Victorian Trades Hall has come on board and VicRoads has given an undertaking that no work will start until 22 April - however support is still urgently needed! Merret joins us to talk about youth detention in the Northern Territory and new laws that go against Royal Commission recommendations.The original 855am and 3CR Digital versions of this program featured the following music tracks: (Lady Lash, Yadu - new track, check it out!) (Removed from the podcast due to license restrictions) 

Weekly update from the CFMEU Construction & General Division (Vic/Tas). Reminder of the We Need a Pay Rise mass rally Tuesday, 10.30 am outside the Victorian Trades Hall, work site news and the defeat of anti union bills in parliment. Lots of scallywags.

Tuesday Breakfast May 087.15am Lauren chats to Jane Green , Media Liaison, from Vixen Collective about the Victorian Liberal Party's proposal to introduce the 'Nordic model' for sex work7.35am Ayan plays a Vox Pop she did for a May Day family event on May 6th outside the Victorian Trades Hall.7.45am  Alternative News: what happens when your favorite author is accused of sexual harassment? Can you separate the artist from the accusations?7.50am George speaks with  Gabrielle Stroud, a freelance writer, novelist and former teacher . Gabrielle discusses the Gonski 2.0 – a report that has sparked widespread debate about the future of Australia teaching and education.8.00am Anya chats to Hella from Djed Press joins Tuesday Breakfast to chat about why it is important to feature works by people of colour more prominently in the Australian literary landscape and how we can go about acheiving that sort of representation. 8.10am Meg Butler is the PBS: Marketing and Events Manager and Shio is the first graduate from the Access and Diversity project and they discuss their upcoming radiothon and working at PBS.

As we move in to rallies across the country to Change the Rules and celebrate Labour Day workers took a moment to remember their fallen comrades who left for work one day but never returned. We go outside Victorian Trades Hall to the ceremony held on 27th of April. We then go to Queensland where Stick together reporter Craig Gaerett talks with Beth Mohle, secretary of the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union (QNMU) as they prepare for their rally on May the 7th.

Weekly update from the CFMEU Construction Division (Vic/Tas). The boys chat about the change the rules campaign and the mass delegates meeting. Remember May 9th 10am outside Victorian Trades Hall is the mass rally.

Many people take advantage of the On-Demand economy – Uber instead of taxis, food delivery by Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Foodora. Does it matter delivery riders are struggling on low wages, no superannuation, no sick pay, no annual leave, no insurance and no right to challenge being sacked? We give you some highlights from the launch of a new campaign launched on Feb 3 by the Transport Workers Union, the TWU the Australian Council of Trade Unions the ACTU and the Victorian Trades Hall. ON-DEMAND ECONOMY: THE NEED FOR CHANGE 

A discussion on Gendered Violence at work, which took place at the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC),  as part of the Working Women Get Organised conference (November 2017)Jodi Peskett, Women’s Safety and Rights organiser (We Are Union Women Campaign, Victorian Trades Hall) facilitated the discussed on Gendered violence as an OH&S issue.Thanks to the organisers, The Geelong Women Unionists Network and the We are Union Women Campaign (Victorian Trades Hall) for having us and to all the participants for allowing us to record. Thanks also to Hope Mathumbu, Ayaan Shirwa and MV for the recordings.If any of the content in this segment raises questions or causes distress to you, please call 1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732

This week Wil Stracke industrial and campaigns officer at Victorian Trades Hall answers all your questions on the marriage equality campaign, the safe schools program and updates us on the campaign to protect penalty rates.

The Doin Time show recorded an event at the Victorian Trades Hall entitled:  How Can We Break the Bipartisan Support for Offshore Processing?Hosted by Refugee Action Collective.

This week on the show, we report on the emergency meeting of young workers held at the Victorian Trades Hall about the proposed cuts to penalty rates. We also speak with the ETU's Dave McKinley to delve deeper into some of the issues surrounding the current debate on energy policy.

Anne Summers gave a call to action speech during WRAW (Women's Rights at Work) at Victorian Trades Hall on International Working Women's Day.March 3 outside Melbourne Town Hall people spoke to us about the #Nohomelessban campaign and Dr David Giles talkes about a seminar March 17, 6-8pm at the Multicultural Hub in Elizabeth St, City.Kevin rounded up the week with This is the Week that Was.Humphrey McQueen reminds us that the 150 anniversary of Das Capital is coming in Sept. Get reading because in Sept Humphry has commited himself to a talk back on the subject.

 The issue dominating the last week was the formal stages of the creation of a Super Union.The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the CFMEU and the MUA went ahead on Wednesday 14 of December at Victorian Trades Hall witnessed by a plethora of other Union officials, delegates and rank and file members. We were there will bring you a report from the mouths of those present.We also have a word from Nadine Flood (CPSU) re: eba negotiations for the Public Service & Angela McCarthy reports on a win at McCain's in Ballarat

The big news is that the CUB 55 have been reinstated. The workers were given a guard of honour on Monday 12th at 6.30 in the morning as they returned to work. We give you sounds of the morning thanks to the Victorian Trades Hall media.Teachers and their T-shirts are making the news this week. Teachers for Refugees have provoked the Turnbull Government into attack position because of T-shirts calling for Refugees to be welcomed.The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union launched in Melbourne earlier this month.

Today we will feature a CUB picket as the blokes were getting ready for the Grand Final weekend. The Young Workers Centre down at Victorian Trades Hall has been putting runs on the board over the last year and on Friday Oct 7th it runs its first Young Workers Conference.We will finish with Ben Davis from the AWU reflecting on the recent decision of the Andrews Labour Government in Victoria's to boost local jobs with the new contract to build the rolling stock for the railways.

Hosts Jim and Christian, along with AP Thierry, discuss Abigail/1702, the sequel to Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Boutique Theatre's production of Abigail/1702, is being performed at the Victorian Trades Hall, 54 Victoria Street Carlton from 14th July to 30th July. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 SDA/ Coles agreement fails boot test at the Fair Work Commission in the Hart v Coles case. ETU cry foul as Turnbull budget gives millions to employer groups to train Apprentices. The Women's Unit at the Victorian Trades Hall are running a Women's Conference on June 7.  

First, we cover the distressing story of Australia's first death at a "Work For The Dole" site. Josh Park Fing's family is crowdfunding for the burial of their son and brother and you can sign the Unemployed Workers Union's petition here.Next, we go to the International Memorial for Workers held at the Victorian Trades Hall on April 28th.Lastly, we attend the final hearing of the Hart v Coles dispute in the Fair work Commission.

Dr Deborah Gleeson from Latrobe University talks about research done around Heatlh outcomes for Australians with the Trans Pacific Partnership; we hear from people at the Melbourne May Day event at Victorian Trades Hall; This is the Week that Was; Dr Noah Bassil talks about the importance of Public Education.

We discuss the situation of political prisoners in Peru over the last 20 years, particularly in the context of  the fierce anti-communism of the Fujimori regime, and the recent changes to the incarceration system.We talk about how political prisoners have used art as a therapeutic tool and a way to share their stories.Viviana Salas is a Peruvian photographer living in Melbourne and the curator of Art Inside, an exhibition presented at the Victorian Trades Hall suering May this year.The exhibition presented artwork produced by political prisoners around the world, including West Papua, Chile and Peru. The interview was recorded ruing the time of the exhibition.

We discuss the situation of political prisoners in Peru over the last 20 years, particularly in the context of  the fierce anti-communism of the Fujimori regime, and the recent changes to the incarceration system.We talk about how political prisoners have used art as a therapeutic tool and a way to share their stories.Viviana Salas is a Peruvian photographer living in Melbourne and the curator of Art Inside, an exhibition currently displaying Melbourne at the Victorian Trades Hall (crn Victoria and Lygon St) The exhibition presents artwork produced by political prisoners around the world, including West Papua, Chile and Peru. The exhibition closes on May 15.