Stick Together

Today we look at the importance of placing workers in the centre of a just transition to combat climate change. We hear from Colin Long the Just Transition Organiser at the Victorian Trades Hall and Luke Skinner from the Climate Justice Union and an organiser for the United Workers Union in Western Australia.

This week on Stick Together Jackson is joined by Josh Sankey, high school teacher and AEU organiser at Albert Park College. With students returning to face-to-face learning after 200+ days of remote education, Josh describes how school staff are feeling about returning to the classroom. Also discussed in the ongoing AEU VGSA dispute, with school staff taking protected industrial action from October 18th.

Today we look at the AUKUS deal and how two Unions have voiced their opposition to Australia jumping in bed with the nuclear fanfare of the Federal Liberal National Government.

On this week's episode Jacob Grech interviews Brett Collins from Justice Action on life inside Australian prisons during the covid-19 pandemic and the campaign the build a prisoners union. Presented by host James Brennan

This week we hear news about the starting of "fake unions" connected to the Liberal and National Parties and their use of strategic use of the fear surrounding Vaccination Mandates for recruitment. Then we hear an interview Jackson did with Tom Tanuki about how the union movement got caught up with the anti-vax movement and the influence of far right activists at the recent protests.

We look at last week's attack on the CFMEU offices in Melbourne from the point of view of Union members inside the office and finish with a plea from the mother of a Victorian nurse who sees first hand the daily trauma the covid pandemic on the workers who are tasked with keeping the health system going.

We hear from Auntie Viv Malo from her talks with protesters at the recent protests in Melbourne. Then we hear about the impacts of COVID lockdowns on workers and their communities in Ballarat.

We look at Sydney's covid outbreak from a worker's point of view following up with a report on the fracking in the Northern Territory - no jobs there.

This week on Stick Together, Jackson is joined by TWU delegate and removalist Nick Reich to talk about moving houses during Covid and dealing with public backlash. We also discussed the Toll strikes for safe working environs as the Amazon Flex, Uber and Deliveroo models threaten conditions across the industry. Finally we touch on the bewildering #standwithtruckies event and how it undermines workers' solidarity.

This week is all about the Red Ribbon Rebellion. We hear from Jim Evans from the Bendigo Historical Society about the annual re-enactment and its significance. We then hear a conversation I had with Luke Martin and Dave Fox from Bendigo Trades Hall Council about the legacy of the rebellion in the labour movement and democracy in Australia.