Workers & unions

Industrial manslaughter ‘must be made a crime’ – Victorian unions
Transforming the Health Services Union: A lesson in rank and file organising
CPSU slams Centrelink call centre outsourcing
Why I join the May Day march
Unions say its time to care for aged care
First fast food union wins national recognition in the United States
Melbourne's Barry cafe accused of wage theft
May Day’s origins remind us of the power of organised workers
Brazil: Unionists around the world unite to demand ‘Free Lula’

Trade unions across the globe mobilised on April 23 to demand the immediate release from prison of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Bangladesh: Five years after Rana Plaza, garment workers fight for justice

The Rana Plaza collapse claimed more than 1000 lives — and showed management’s contempt for the safety of workers. Marienna Pope-Weidemann reports on the struggle for better conditions for garment workers in Bangladesh.
What would the right to strike look like?
Arizona teachers' struggle frightens governor