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Poultry workers win

By on November 22, 2011 in Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Right to Strike, Workers Rights

Congratulations to all the NUW members at Baiada in Laverton for your hard work and fearless efforts over the last four months of negotiations and 13 days on the picket line. Your resolve has lead to a new Agreement that you were told you would never have. While many members have said they are grateful [...]

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Nurses fight on

By on November 21, 2011 in Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Public Policy, Right to Strike, Workers Rights

2011 EBA Update: Victorian ANF Members resolve to continue action A statewide mass meeting of public sector ANF members resolved today to continue with the industrial action contained in resolutions of the 4th and 11th November 2011, including ensuring that the bans do not endanger anyone’s health, welfare or safety. Members heard of the various [...]

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Elliott Johnston speaks

By on November 20, 2011 in Aboriginal, Capitalist Financial Crisis, Environmental crisis, Labour Law, Public Policy, Social justice, US politics, WorkChoices, Workers Rights

Elliott Johnston’s title was ‘the rule of law’ but he soon turned to capitalism and politics and cites Don Dunstan and supports self-determination for aboriginal people, the environment and workers rights and more… Public Forum on the 5 October, 2004, to a packed Elder Hall University of Adelaide. Organised by Australian Options with the support [...]

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Burrow ITUC and ILO condemn Fiji Junta

By on November 20, 2011 in Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Public Policy, Workers Rights

ILO Condemns Fiji Junta over Labour Rights 18 November 2011: The UN’s International Labour Organisation has issued a strong condemnation of Fiji’s military Junta over severe violations of labour rights. The ILO’s Committee on Freedom of Association described the situation there as “extremely serious” and requiring urgent attention. The ruling follows the arrests of Daniel [...]

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Pilots legal challenge

By on November 12, 2011 in Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Public Policy, Right to Strike, Workers Rights

The Qantas pilots AIPA quite rightly are aggrieved by Fair Work Australia’s decision to terminate, rather than suspend, their industrial action. The AIPA has applied to the Federal Court in a legal challenge – while negotiations continue. Pilots wearing red ties and mentioning politely to their passengers their concern for job security in line with [...]

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On strikes and their revival

By on October 26, 2011 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission, Book Review, Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Right to Strike, US politics, Workers Rights

Book Review by Chris White of Joe Burns ‘Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America’ (2011 IG Publishing). I urge debate on reviving the strike. Joe Burns has a stimulating analysis and conclusion in his book ‘Reviving the Strike: How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America.’ Australia’s labour [...]

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ACTU inquiry into insecure work

By on October 24, 2011 in Capitalist Financial Crisis, Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Social justice, Workers Rights

Unions launch new inquiry into insecure work as part of push for better future for Australian workers Former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe will chair the independent inquiry into insecure work. 24 October, 2011 ACTU Media Release ‘Workers will have the opportunity to share their stories about the impact of casual and contract employment alongside [...]

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We Built This Country

By on October 12, 2011 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission, Book Review, Collective Bargaining, Labour Law, Right to Strike, Workers Rights

‘We Built This Country – Builders’ Labourers and their Unions’ by Humphrey McQueen Order copies from bookshops or Ginninderra Press, Port Adelaide, 2011. The following are the timelines. 1780s to 1850 Unions 1788 The first BLs are convicts. Some run away from floggings to range the bush. 1829 ‘Free’ workers are controlled by Masters and [...]

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OHS ‘harmonisation’

By on September 25, 2011 in Labour Law, Public Policy, Social justice, Workers Rights

In earlier posts maliciously deleted, I showed that Gillard’s national “harmonisation” of OHS meant in some states a weakening of current workers’ rights. Despite union opposition, State parliaments are considering these harmonised OHS laws, and in some instances a threat of further weakening. Here is an alert from SA from veteran OHS campaigner Andy Alcock. [...]

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