Email workers' victory a test caseMELBOURNE — On ABC-TV's Lateline program on May 28, Metal Trades Industry Association spokesperson Bert Evans said the Martin Bright workers' victory here was an example of the weakness of
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Victorian workers demonstrate over industrial safetyMELBOURNE — The front page of the Age on May 13 reported on a life-threatening industrial accident in which a young construction worker was buried up to his mouth in heavy
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Email workers on indefinite strikeMELBOURNE — Since April 11, 880 workers at two of the Email group of companies — Email-Lockwood and Martin Bright Steel — have been on an indefinite strike in their campaign for a new
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MELBOURNE — A survey of 78 local governments conducted by the Victorian state parliamentary Labor Party, results of which were made public on April 9, revealed a massive drop in the number of food inspectors. This follows the
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Frontline in trouble?MELBOURNE — The non-appearance of progressive newspaper Frontline for four months has been accompanied by rumours in union and left circles that the paper has collapsed. Frontline was a free newspaper
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Labour Hire employees win union protectionMELBOURNE — The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union's (AMWU) Victorian branch has won a major breakthrough by getting the Labour Hire group of companies to sign an agreement
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MELBOURNE — After eight days on strike, lift workers in Victoria forced two of the three biggest lift companies, Otis and Kono, to reimburse workers for losses as a result of the federal government's new tax on travel allowances.
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MELBOURNE — One hundred and thirty-six maintenance workers at the ACI glassworks plant at Spotswood have been locked out for 13 weeks. The dispute began on June 3, when BTR-ACI ignored existing workplace agreements and announced 59
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Victorian union leaders defend membersMELBOURNE — A Victorian branch meeting of the construction division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union on September 5 unanimously endorsed a state
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MELBOURNE — On July 3, the Victorian Trades Hall Council called a second delegates rally to discuss the campaign to protect award pay and conditions, and to discuss attacks on apprentice and trainee wages. Some 1500 workers and
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MELBOURNE — Workers at the ACI glass plant AGM Spotswood are continuing the fight for their jobs. The dispute could become a test case for the Howard government's industrial relations laws. On June 3, ACI's parent
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MELBOURNE — A broad range of trade unionists met on June 19 to discuss Howard's industrial relations bill and how to fight it. The meeting was organised by the Democratic Socialist Party and Militant. Luke Van der Muelen, from the