Stick Together

Chris Spindler from the AMWU gives us an update about the situation facing workers at the Alstom rail workshop in Ballarat. After the launch of the "Respect the rule" campaign and the recent reports of sexual harrasment and abuse in the hospitality industry I chat with Pia Cerveri from Feminism in the Pub about the upcoming event they are having during the 16 days of activism against gender based violence on November 28th. A panel of union women and non-binary feminists will discuss their experiences of sexism in the workplace and what to do about it.

The issue of jobs and climate change is the topic of a new report released jointly by the AMWU the ETU the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council, the MUA and the Victorian Trades Hall Council. The report is called Putting the ‘Justice’ in ‘Just Transition’. We were there.

Woolworths is the latest corporation to hide behind the idea that our industrial system is too complicated to explain their $300 million wage theft bill. We talk to Josh Cullinan from RFFWU for another view of the situation.Follow-up report on the eba negoiations between RBTU Victoria and Metro.

This week we hear from Liam Ward, an NTEU member at RMIT university and what his group has been up to, including participating in the blockade at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne.Then we hear from workers at the Rockpool Rally as they continue to fight for their wages.

This week on the show, we bring you reports of two union disputes in the transport sector. The Transport workers union's fight continues with supermarket giant Aldi, who refuse to sign on to a charter of safe rates for drivers in their supply chain. We bring you reports from the TWU's national day of action.Then we bring you an update on the RTBU's fight against Metro Trains in Victoria. Stick Together joined the rally under the clocks at Flinders St station, where those assembled heard from RTBU delegates and leaders.

It’s 10 to 12, October 15th 1970. The time and date the Westgate Bridge, being built to lead Melbourne traffic to and from Geelong, comes down, killing 35, seriously injuring 18 and leaving an indelible mark on Australian industrial history. The 49th commemoration was held below the bridge on Tuesday. In today’s program Tom Watson gives a first hand account of that dreadful day.

Two reports today. Up first is Victoria’s train and tram workers EBA negotiations followed by a fly on the wall report on a recent Unions for Refugee forum.

This week we hear from Michele O'Neil about union submissions to the Senate Inquiry into the Ensuring Integrity bill. We also reflect on the legacy of the Great Depression and how little some things have changed.

This week we take you into the Melbourne component of the global students strike for climate. Trade Unions organised a contingent to support the students, marching alongside them in their fight to arrest the looming climate catastrophe. Hear from students and workers about the importance of the fight and why unity from all sectors is required to win. It's been a big week for action around the world, so as usual, we have your weekly wrap of union news.

We look at Government policy when it comes to the unemployed: the cashless welfare card and drug testing of New start recipients under the age of 35. We ask Simone Casey from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union for an insight. We follow t his with a look at inequality and some of the structural inequalities that affect workers internationally and locally.