Congratulations to the AEA and members, who just before this went to air have reached an agreement with Ambulance Victoria. This story looks at their march to the ...
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Congratulations to the AEA and members, who just before this went to air have reached an agreement with Ambulance Victoria. This story looks at their march to the offices of the Premier last week.
We follow up with Dave Kerin and worker Mick Tratford, from the CFMEU Mining & Energy div, about the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions for emergency responce crews working at Australia's dirtiest power plant - Hazelwood.
And finally, dinosaurs were spotted roaming around Canberra last week. (Well, it was time for Parliament to resume sitting) The Southern Cross Climate Coalition launched their Climate Change Dinosaurs campaign. (Who knew that dinosaurs had so much dexterity with their middle finger, too?)
On tonights Union Show we look at the ambo’s campaign for longer rest breaks and better pay, which
we covered a year ago and we look back over the campaign to find...
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On tonights Union Show we look at the ambo’s campaign for longer rest breaks and better pay, which
we covered a year ago and we look back over the campaign to find that the state government and
Amublance Victoria have not moved forward.
This is even after a leaked email last week from management states that their position is not sustainable.
We also take a look at one of Melbourne’s most progressive radio stations – 3CR and we drop in on the
Solidarity Breakfast team of Lisa Farrance and Dan Archer.
Lisa and Dan have a chat about the 3CR, the program and the importance of supporting a true alternative and independant media voice in the face of unrelenting conservative media bias.
Jacob Grech talks us through the history of May Day, and we visit the Trades Hall's celebrations and rally.
We speak to the Asbestos Disease Support society (ADS...
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Jacob Grech talks us through the history of May Day, and we visit the Trades Hall's celebrations and rally.
We speak to the Asbestos Disease Support society (ADSVIC) about the ruling against James Hardie directors.
Steve Roach fromt he CFMEU Brick & Tile division tells us about the 'modern' management from Austral Bricks clinging to Howards AWA's, and how they have segregated their employees on their conditions.
And finally we meet with the Ambulance Emloyees Association's Steve McGhie at the steps of the IRC, as they prepare to take a ballot on industrial action
This week we bring you the opening of the new Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC). The brainchild of the Plumbing Trades Employees Union, to showcase a...
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This week we bring you the opening of the new Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC). The brainchild of the Plumbing Trades Employees Union, to showcase and train plumbers in new green technologies. Apprentice Tim Doughney talks to us about the plan for keeping apprentices in work during the economic crisis. Victec's Skills Enhancement Program. And we have an interview with M. Saraswathi, a Malaysian union organiser, about issues facing the Malay people, as well as the world.
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Forest Firefighters, youth workers in fast food and retail, CFMEU and John Holland, and farewell Dave Kerin.
31st March 09 The I...
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We hear from Dean Mighell, ETU Victorian State Secretary, Geoff Borenstein, ETU in-house lawyer, Adam Bandt, Barrister, and University of Melbourne associate law p...
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We hear from Dean Mighell, ETU Victorian State Secretary, Geoff Borenstein, ETU in-house lawyer, Adam Bandt, Barrister, and University of Melbourne associate law professor John Howe, about the International Labour Organisation and the ETU's petition to the ILO about the Fair Work Act.
17th March 2009
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Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary of the MUA tells us about the importance of coastal shipping, and their submission to the Fair Work Bill inquiry.
We go to the...
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Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary of the MUA tells us about the importance of coastal shipping, and their submission to the Fair Work Bill inquiry.
We go to the ETU-CUB abbotsford protest, CFMEU-Westgate Bridge site and the TCFUA Pacific Brands rally in Bourke Street.
Finally, Michelle Mackay tells us more about what the MUA is doing for women in seafaring and dockworkers.
Union Show 3rd Marc...
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The first episode for 2009. We follow the Young Union summer interns for a day. We hear about the plight of the West Saharis, and what the AWU is doing to help the...
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The first episode for 2009. We follow the Young Union summer interns for a day. We hear about the plight of the West Saharis, and what the AWU is doing to help their cause. And we get some responses from union leaders on the Fair Work Bill.
More spin than a top from the media queen of telecommunications, Telstra have been planning an employer lead non-union collective since February - for bargaining w...
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More spin than a top from the media queen of telecommunications, Telstra have been planning an employer lead non-union collective since February - for bargaining with themselves? Presumably. Meet the Special People. The paramedics shine in any light as extraordinary human beings among us - so why do they have to work on 5 hours sleep a night? And how come so little pay for so much responsibility? How is it again that the corporate execs get paid how much? TAFE teachers could go out on the tools for $80-120K/annum. What the hell are they doing teaching TAFE for $11/hr? Go to the stopwork meeting 10am August 20 (tomorrow) at the Athenaeum Theatre cnr Collins and Swanston Streets Melbourne City to find out why. There's also the news. Rio Tinto, Cochlear, Blue Glue, Sth Korean Trade Union leaders jailed.
The Union Show - 29...
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This week we cover VTHC's launch of the Fix Workcover campaign. We visit AMWU workers on strike at National Foods in Chelsea Heights, and hear from Dave Kerin from...
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This week we cover VTHC's launch of the Fix Workcover campaign. We visit AMWU workers on strike at National Foods in Chelsea Heights, and hear from Dave Kerin from Union Solidarity about the situation at CSR Gyprock in Yarraville. Also, the CEPU's Len Cooper talks to us about Telstra'santi-union HR management and their refusal to negotiate an EBA