Stick Together

Hear from the Bendigo Lactalis picket line and what the Renters and Housing Union think about Victoria's social housing announcement.

Australian Post workers don't get Cartier watches and international seafarers collateral damage during covid depend on the ITF.

I speak to Sam the possum who was present at the Djabwurrung Heritage Protection Embassy when the directions tree was cut down. Take action now to support traditional owners protect remaining sacred trees on their country. We also hear inspiring stories from the newly launched book Comrades! Lives of Australian Communists.

As the lockdown in so-called Melbourne was declared over the Andrews government destroys sacred Djab Wurrung women's country to save a couple of minutes on the freeway. Later we talk to Ash from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union about their workers' caucuses and the struggle for queer rights in the workplace. To donate to Skid Row Radio and keep them on the air please follow this link: https:...

 The Morrison Government followed its usual tactic of using commercial advertising spin to push a new slogan jobmaker targeting youth unemployment. Today we hear some reactions to the jobmaker announcements following a look at why TAFE which missed out on budget night is critical for Australia's jobs future.

This week I spoke with Chris Spindler an AMWU organizer to follow up on the workers at the Alstom rail workshop in Ballarat and the hundreds of Yarra Trams maintenance workers who have been affected by payroll discrepancies since July. We’ll also hear from Colin Long, the Just Transitions organizer with the Victorian Trades Hall Council about the challenges involved in transitioning away from foss...

When the PM calls a normal eba negotiation between the MUA and Patrick's at Botany a national emergency and doesn't rule out calling the army you know politics is the main game with the LNP's industrial relations agenda at the forefront with workers being sacrificed. We talk to Paul Garrett from the Sydney Branch of the MUA about the Botany dispute without the political spin. It is the 5oth annive...

We hear from RAFFWU secretary Josh Cullinan about the situation for retail workers as the Morrison government makes drastic cuts to unemployment payments and wage guarantees, leaving at least 1.5 million workers in poverty.

We hear from RMIT university workers after this week's announcement of further job cuts, and casual workers tell their stories of exploitation and discrimination in the hospitality industry.

We catch up with what is happening for temporary visa holders during covid and finish with a word on a move to increase knowledge of worker owned cooperatives from Earthworker Education.

Lots of news and opportunities to take action. We aslo hear the story of the Red Ribbon Rebellion, the beginning of the anti-licence movement and the diggers solidarity on the central goldfields of Victoria.

August 28th was Equal Pay Day or rather the day that brings into focus that there is still a 14% gap between women’s pay for comparative work of men’s and that there is a systemic bias in favour of men that leaves women carrying the weigh of social cohesion but in poverty in old age. Today’s program follows part of the panel discussion hosted by Victorian Trades Hall Council and will be facilitate...

This week we hear from Adam, an organiser with the Housing Defence Coalition in Warrang (so-called Sydney) about a sucessful eviction defense campaign. Later we have someone from the brand new Psych Patients' Union, learning about issues with psychiatry and how patient's are organising to defend themselves. Get in touch with the Psych Patient's union on discord (https://discord.gg/jCrrTZv) or Twit...

Patricks have given wharfies a non-negotiable offering which will set the clock back for their conditions. We revisit the 1998 dispute and the move to protected action on our Ports. We ask the question why do employers attack conditions despite the importance of Port workers during covid? 

This week we've got plenty of news to update you on some of what's been happening for workers during the pandemic. We also hear from Brett Edgington, Secretary of the Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council about ACM's announcement that it will close their printing factory in Wendouree with over 130 jobs lost. We continue the discussion Annie started last week about the huge impact COVID-19 is...

Country newspapers & cuts to the ABC - what’s at stake and the MEAA s Our Communities campaign. From the media to HALT a suicide prevention initiative aimed specifically at Tradies. 

This week we're bringing you highlights from public meetings demonstrating the wealth of grassroots activism taking place across the continent. First we have UWU secretary Tim Kennedy speaking at the Living Incomes For Everyone campaign launch, which aims to fight against the austerity measures and poverty-level welfare arrangements being proposed currently by the federal government. Then we liste...

ACTU President Michele O'Neil launches the ACTU's National-Economic-Reconstruction-Plan and we will hear from Walid, the security guard who blew the whistle on the subcontractor involved in the Quarantine hotel security breakdown in Victoria. 

First we hear from Kacie Duncan, a Community Projects Officer at Gippsland Trades and Labour Council, about her work with disadvantaged people entering the workforce. Then we hear a chat with Dave Fox, AMWU organiser and history buff, about the state of the movement and where to from here. 

First up the Australian Unemployed Workers Union pushes back as the Federal Liberal National Government tries to Govern using Gossip by saying employers can't get workers because the jobseeker/jobkeeper payments are too high - people are too comfortable and aren't interested in taking jobs.  We follow this with a report about the alleged bashing of CFMEU officials on a construction site in the sal...

We hear news about the AUWU's #keeptherate campaign, the NTEU fightback, job cuts and news from regional Victoria, including EBA negotiations at Australian Paper and ATO job uncertainty in Geelong. The First Nations Workers Alliance launched their new advocacy course called "Voice Treaty Truth" this week, we hear from members who developed the training about the content and what they're excited ab...

Over the course of this pandemic almost every aspect of public life has ground to a halt - public protests and street movements are no exception. This week we talk to workers who have been organising to keep our ability to take action in the streets alive, achieving incredible things along the way. Tilde talks with Rose from the Community Union Defence League about their mutual aid programmes, int...

Is big infrastructure and fossil fuel project really the future for Australian employment? Adam Bandt from the Greens outlines an alternative that mops up youth unemployment and provides a positive future for Australian jobs.

We hear from Aboriginal people at the Black Lives Matter/Stop Deaths in Custody rallies in Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane and then we hear from the Earthworker Cooperative about how workers cooperatives could help build a new economy after COVID-19. 

We followed up the experience of the workers at Brisbane's waterfront some of whom have been donating to support kids needing resources for home schooling despite their own insecure work situation, we speak to Felicity Sowerbutts from the Young Worker's Centre as they fight for young workers to keep jobs and get jobkeeper payments and we speak to Dean Lim a member of a sex workers’ collective abou...