Workers & unions

Greece: Striking teachers tear gassed
France: Growing numbers at new round of Yellow Vest protests
India: Huge general strike takes on anti-worker attacks
Bangladesh: Protesting garment workers win wage rise, but demand more
Union to challenge unfair decision on work at Alcoa

The Australian Workers Union (AWU) condemned the Australian Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision at the end of last year in favour of US multinational Alcoa, saying on January 4 it would fight it.
ALP National Conference a sham
Yellow Vests movement spreads as Macron, pushed onto back foot, tries concessions
Ferry workers take strike action

Ferry workers went on strike on December 6 in a bid to secure a fair wage and job security which, until now, their employer Transdev has refused to guarantee in enterprise negotiations.
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Letter from the US: Midterms offer distorted picture of political state of play
Retail and fast food workers get organised

The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) was formed in late 2016 as a response to growing dissatisfaction among retail workers with the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). The Labor right-controlled SDA is notorious for negotiating enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs) that contain below award wages and eroding the rights and conditions of workers.