Workers & unions

No nuclear subs, no war on China: Anti-AUKUS protest

Thousands of people rallied against AUKUS, for forests and housing and rent reforms outside Labor's national conference. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Housing protest outside the Labor national conference, August 19

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's argument that long-term government is counterposed to pro-working class policies contains major flaws, argues聽Alex Bainbridge.

Philip Lowe said he聽is proud聽of the RBA鈥檚 unpopular role in forcing working people to bear the burden of 鈥渇ighting inflation鈥. But don鈥檛 count on聽interest rates stopping rising inflation; unemployment is going up, too. Peter Boyle reports.

Rank-and-file teachers have launched a ticket to contest the NSW Teachers Federation elections which聽runs until September 20.聽Sean Valenzuela 补苍诲听Rachel Evans report.

Time's up Labor: climate protest outside national conference

鈥淧rotect Country and our climate鈥 was the headline message of a protest outside the Labor Party national conference opening. Alex Bainbridge reports.

The Monash University branch of the National Tertiary Education Union took their enterprise bargaining campaign to prospective students, after a year of very little progress.聽Brenna Dempsey reports.

ILWU

Canadian dockworkers in British Columbia voted on August 3鈥4 to accept a new tentative agreement with employers, reports Jeff Shantz.

ILWU

Rank-and-file members of the International聽Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) in British Columbia have voted down an employment agreement foisted on them by a government mediator, reports Jeff Shantz.

Child labour in US

A 16-year-old boy died in a Wisconsin sawmill while states loosen 80-year-old child labour laws, aiming to bring in super exploitable child labour, especially in non-unionised industries, reports Malik Miah.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has welcomed聽Labor鈥檚 plan to give聽casual聽workers聽the option of permanent work rights. Others say聽more needs to be done to resolve the 鈥渃asual problem鈥. Jim McIlroy reports.

BC dockworkers strike

Dockworkers ended their strike in British Columbia, following a controversial ruling by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to declare their strike illegal, reports Jeff Shantz.

Actors' strike, arrests in West Papua & 10 years of offshore detention. July 22, 2023.

Isaac Nellist and Leo Earle go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.聽