Workers & unions

Pike River and two women's 15-year fight for justice and accountability

Pike River, depicting the events surrounding one of Aotearoa’s worst industrial tragedies, is an inspiring portrait of two ordinary women’s fight for justice, writes Zara Lomas.

Unions, parties continue to press NSW Labor over workers’ compensation

NSW Labor’s controversial amendments to severely limit workers’ right to access compensation for psychological injuries suffered at work has been sent to a second parliamentary inquiry. Jim McIlroy reports.

United States: Resistance grows to Trump terrorising migrant communities

Mass protests have broken out in response to United States mass arrests of migrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Malik Miah ��Ի��Barry Sheppard report.

Voice for Members calls for a member-led public sector union

A Voice for Members, a rank and file ticket contesting the Community and Public Sector Union elections, is the first in 32 years to challenge the incumbent union leadership and has activists running for every position. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Trinity College Dublin breaks ties with Israel

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement won an important victory when Trinity College Dublin cut institutional ties with Israeli universities. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Vic teachers ready to fight for public school funding

The Australian Education Union Victoria told its members in the first week of June it was ready to fight Jacinta Allan’s Labor government for the full funding that it promised public schools. Adam Bremner reports.

a group of people at a community assembly in Colombia

Colombia: Workers strike in support of Petro’s labour reforms

Workers across Colombia went on strike to defend President Gustavo Petro’s proposed labour reforms against right-wing opposition obstruction in Congress, reports Ben Radford.

Public sector workers protest Victorian Labor’s job cuts

A Voice for Members, a rank-and-file ticket contesting the Community and Public Sector Union elections, organised a protest against Labor’s proposed job cuts. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Allied Pinnacle Altona workers back on strike for new agreement

Workers at the Allied Pinnacle Altona, who produce baked goods for supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths, took their third consecutive weekly strike action. Adam Bremner reports.

Unionists protest NSW Labor’s cuts to workers’ compensation

Several hundred unionists rallied outside the NSW Treasury to demand NSW Labor drop its proposed cuts to workers’ compensation laws. Jim McIlroy and Peter Boyle report.