Stick Together

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://startsomegood.com/radioskidrow2020

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 fossil fuels and how the pandemic presents us with a unique opportunity for change.

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 anniversary of the West Gate Bridge disaster. We talk with Danny Gardner from the West Gate Bridge Memorial Committee. 3cr will be marking the anniversary with a special broadcast at 2pm Thursday 15th October. To catch up after the broadcast Link

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.