Workers & unions

UAW strikers

While the United Auto Workers (UAW) "Stand Up Strike" in the US has received global attention, in Canada, unionists ratified a three-year deal with Ford on September 24 — the first target in their pattern bargaining with the Big Three, reports Jeff Shantz.

The 2019 School Strike 4 Climate

Activists, authors and unionists sent messages of support for Âé¶¹´«Ã½ as part of its 2023 supporter campaign.Ìý

Fourteen members of the Electrical Trades Union, employed at EnerSys’ Thomastown, are now in the ninth week of a strike. Sue Bolton reports.

Striking workers, many of whom earn around $25 an hour, are demanding a 6% pay rise or $1.50 an hour as a result of cost-of-living rises. Inghams’ current offer is 3.5%.ÌýNova Sobieralski reports.

Chile coup 50 years on, the fight to save koalas & Canada’s deadly wildfires

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ journalist’s Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.

Members of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) are striking against major US-owned car manufacturers, as they negotiate for lost wages and conditions and job security in a radically changing industry, reports Malik Miah.

Housing activists criticised the first Labor budget for failing to act on housing shortages affecting hundreds of thousands of people across New South Wales. Jim McIlroy reports.

The campaign for accessible tram stops in the Merri-Bek area is growing, with theÌýRail Tram and Bus Union being the latest to throw its support behind the push for equity. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

The Transport Workers Union wantsÌýQantas chair and the wholeÌýboard sacked for its anti-worker decisions, after the High Court unanimously upheld two Federal Court rulings. Jim McIlroy reports.

soldiers factory

In the first part of our interview, Austrian Marxist Michael Pröbsting, author of The Great Robbery of the South and Anti-Imperialism in the Age of Great Power Rivalry, discusses his views on imperialism in the 21st century with Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Federico Fuentes.

People in poverty end up paying more for basic goods and services

Anglicare Australia’s new report says people on low incomes often end up paying more for basic goods. Isaac Nellist reports.

Climate activists joined Gomeroi First Nations, farmers, unions, Knitting Nannas and the Country Women’s AssociationÌýÌýto protestÌýSantos’ expanded plans to mine coal seam gasÌý in the Pilliga. Jim McIlroy reports.

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