CAPITAL CUTS WORKERS INCOME FURTHER HANDS OFF OUR PENALTY RATES! 11-03-2017- In late February, the grossly misnamed “Fair Work Commission” handed down its decision on the penalty rates of some of Australia’s lowest paid workers. It decided that Public Holiday and Sunday penalty rates be watered down to Saturday rates for workers in the Retail, Fast Food and Hospitality sectors.[1] The decision means some of … Continue reading Hands Off Our Penalty Rates!

DEMAND UNIONS FIGHT FOR: A 30 HOUR WEEK WITH NO LOSS IN PAY PUBLIC HOUSING AS AN OPTION FOR ALL LIVABLE UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY AND PENSION BENEFITS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF THE BANKS PUBLICLY PROVIDED HEALTH CARE PUBLICLY PROVIDED EDUCATION PUBLICLY OWNED ASSETS – ROADS, RAIL, PORTS, ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT   Crisis after crisis besets Australia, and indeed the world. Here, … Continue reading “March in March” must break through “community” mobilisation