Hundreds of National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Melbourne went on strike to demand paid sick leave for casuals and safer workloads for academic staff. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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The Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s eight-year investigation into the United Firefighters Union (UFU) and its secretary has found no corruption. However, as Chris Slee reports, there are calls to remove the long-standing UFU secretary.
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Karen Fletcher, executive officer at Flat Out, joined Green Left Radio to discuss the Victorian government’s proposed bill attacking prisoners’ human rights.
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Loukas Kakogioannis, from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, joined Green Left Radio to talk about the recent attempt by the Victorian Labor government to deregister the union.
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More than 150 people joined a community-initiated anti-racism rally in Dandenong, where speakers with lived experience addressed the dangerous policy failures of both major parties. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Abby Martin joins the Green Left Show to speak about the US military’s climate record.
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Izzy from Fight the Crisis, activists organising for a better deal inside the Australian Education Union, joined Green Left Radio to discuss Victorian Labor’s poor offer to teachers.
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Hot on the heels of the successful student strike against Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, community organisations will rally in Dandenong to migrants are welcome and racism is not. Kerry Smith reports.
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Sue Bolton writes that new Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is using a bill to close down the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, which has a good record on organising workers to win real gains and is a political threat to his base in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association.
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A Refugee Action Collective forum discussed how to push back against politicians and the media’s scapegoating of refugees for the cost-of-living and housing crises. Chris Slee reports.
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Thousands of allied health professionals working in Victoria’s public hospitals took part in a 24-hour strike demanding better pay and working conditions. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Bob’s life principles were based on solidarity, opposition to oppression and exploitation and support for working-class struggles, recalls Sue Bolton.