Stick Together

We hear from Mike Treen from Unite New Zealand and workers from RAFFWU about their Christmas action at Coles and Woolworths for a living wage, safe work conditions and job security.

Today's show brings you news about trade unionists in the Philippines that are being targetted by the Marcos Jnr administration and are being extra judicially executed in order to prevent their organising attempts. The guest today is Elmer Labog, General Secretary of the Kilusang Mayo Uno, the militant union federation in the Philippines And news updates about:- Emergency Service Workers (range of unions)- Serco Mobile Speed Camera Operators (CPSU)- NSW Paramedics (HSU)- Virgin Cabin Crew (TWU)- Engineered stone ban (CFMEU)- Global union support for Palestine

Today we go down to the docks in Melbourne to a rally organised by Unions for Palestine. We hear an account from an MUA veteran, an AEU member as teachers step up in support of educators in Palestine who are losing their lives and from a Uni student taking on the might of the establishment at University of Melbourne (Students for Palestine - MelbUni) who have failed to respond to the destruction of the Islamic University in Gaza.

On this week's episode of stick together host James Brennan brings voices from the Melbourne laucnh of a new book 'Knocking the top off' a people's history of alcohol in Australia. We are from editors Alex Ettling and Iain McIntyre and congributing writer Jeff Sparrow live from the John Curtain hotel across the road from Trades Hall.

On today’s show we bring you news on the V-Line workers proposed strike action commencing on 13 December as well as an update on Bangladesh’s biggest spontaneous uprising of garment workers in over 10 yearsUnion News:- CFA vehicle maintenance workers in Victoria (ASU)- Utilita Water Solutions workers in QLD (AMWU & ETU)- BAE systems workers in WA (ETU)- APA Gasnet workers in Victoria (ETU & AMWU)- New Zealand nurses on strike- Palestinian workers stranded in Israel, tortured and unlawfully detained- Anganwadi workers in India go on strike

Two reports today. We go to the steps of Victorian Parliament with the Respect March held on Nov 24th. We hear from Professor Kate Fitz Gibbon from Respect Victoria about how workers, Unionists and society members in general can turn the tide of gender based violence marking the beginning of the global 16 days of activism campaign.   Bec Stiles, Early Childhood Educator and United Workers Union member, talks to about the padlocks on childcare centres action held on the 29th November across the country, to push the stalled Federal Government into fulfilling their pre-election promise for better pay and conditions for the sector.

On today's show we bring you an update on the EnerSys dispute between the company, and members of the ETU – based out in Thomastown in Melbourne. Those workers are entering week 19 of their dispute.We also bring you union news from the following disputes:- BHP train drivers in the Pilbara (MEU)- NSW Paramedics (HSU)- DP World workers (MUA)- Virgin airlines ground and cabin crew (TWU)- Workers in Palestine- Arrested union leader in Myanmar

Stick Together is a half-hour weekly show about workers rights and current affairs. This episode of stick together is looking back at 100 years of radio in Australia. Playing some early audio of community radio and looking at the ways that radio has impacted the country.

On this week’s show we are going to hear about The People’s blockade taking place from november 24-29, The People’s Blockade will take place at Horseshoe Beach in the Port of Newcastle/Muloobinba the biggest coal port in the world.This national action, organised by Rising Tide, aims to help build a strong, socialmovement of people engaging in direct action to achieve their goals.

2 reports today. Earlier this month the Union Solidarity organisation Australia Asia Worker Links AAWL reported a victory for sacked Sri Lankan union leaders after eleven years of court action against Australian based multinational Ansell.  We follow this with a look at Australia's broken temporary work visa system and how if immigration policy was at the right setting there could be a win for both employers, workers, and society.