Workers & unions

Community members gathered outside Labor MP for Solomon, Luke Gosling鈥檚 office, on May 15 to commemorate the 1948 Nakba and condemn Labor鈥檚 complicity in the Palestinian genocide.

鈥淟uke Gosling has blood on his hands,鈥 said a spokesperson from Palestine Action Group Garramilla.

The Chaser's election night coverage, 鈥淟abor secures bigger majority, excited to do nothing with it鈥 was spot on. Sue Bolton argues that the left has to focus on building the extra-parliamentary movements if it wants real change.

Michael Hiscox, Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union ACT branch secretary, has been sacked by the appointed administrator Mark Irving and the branch placed into administration. Zane Alcorn reports.

Western Australian ambulance workers entered their third week of protected industrial action against St John Ambulance, the principal provider of ambulance transport. Ned Reilly reports.

striking workers marching in Panama

Workers in Panama remain on strike, protesting the government鈥檚 recently passed pension reforms, submission to United States imperialism and plans to reactivate a destructive mining project in the country, reports Ben Radford.

cars at a port

In the second part of our interview, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes spoke to Canadian socialist activist and author Sam Gindin about the impact of United States President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff war on workers, and how they can respond.

May Day protesters with banner

In the United States, hundreds of thousands of people marched and rallied in more than 1000 cities across the country on International Workers鈥 Day, reports Malik Miah.

women workers in Ukraine

Ukrainian workers make up the bulk of frontline soldiers defending the country against Russia鈥檚 war of aggression, but that hasn鈥檛 stopped Volodymyr Zelensky鈥檚 government from attacking trade union rights, reports Federico Fuentes.

First Nations people, unionists and environmental activists took their protest about Santos鈥 coal seam gas plans in the Pilliga Forest to NSW parliament, ahead of a decision by the聽Native Title Tribunal. Jim McIlroy reports.

Thousands of trade unionists went on strike and marched to New South Wales parliament on May Day, International Workers鈥 Day, to remind Labor of its need to provide safe working conditions and better pay. Isaac Nellist reports.

麻豆传媒 has produced this scorecard to indicate where a selection of parties stand on the matters important to us and our readers. We urge you to also do your own research on where parties and independents stand on key issues.

While there is a justifiable focus on wages flatlining, given the rising cost of living and rents, unions must also take action over poor working conditions, as it benefits us all, argues Mary Merkenich.