Workers Power

This week we talk to Robyn from Save Our Bowlo about the campaign to stop the destruction of the East Brisbane Bowls Club, a community and arts centre which the council has deemed "underused and unnattractive". We also talk to Jeff from the Brisbane Labour History Association, about the history of the revoltionary union, the IWW, and the union organising it did in Queensland (starts at 30:40).

This week we talked to Andy, organiser with the CFMEU, about the work he does in the construction industry to fight for workers' rights.

Links to what we talked about

First Nations people with Native Title determination

RMIT employees get backpay

Geelong Library workers win

Teacher shortages due to bad working conditions

Teachers to defy order to scrap strike

Woolies workers in NZ win

This week it's win after win, spit hoods are banned in SA, SEQUR shut down Little Real Estate for the day, Country Road were cowed by the strike, Modi was cowed by the farmers' blockade, and that's not even all of them. Links to what we talked about Spit hoods banned SEQUR pickets real estate agencyBlockade Australia finishes blockading coal portCountry Road strike victoriousFedEx workers on strikeToll warehouse workers victoriousBetter Read Than Dead owners break deal, workers back on strikeEssential Energy workers on strike John Deere workers victoriousIndian farmers victorious

This week it's win after win, spit hoods are banned in SA, SEQUR shut down Little Real Estate for the day, Country Road were cowed by the strike, Modi was cowed by the farmers' blockade, and that's not even all of them.

Links to what we talked about

Spit hoods banned

This week we talk to Shae from Young Workers Hub to talk about the work they do supporting young workers to assert their rights in the workplace. Links to what we talked about Anti-vax counter-protest Qld Rental Crisis Gig - presented by Workers Power Police killing of Stanley Russell Protesters hit Sydney streets on anniversary of Gomeroi man's death in custody SEQUR picket this Friday Toll warehouse strike Gardens of Stone in NSW’s Blue Mountains protected Geelong Regional Libraries staff strike - support them here Health workers strike Portugal bans bosses calling you outside of work hours Kanaky: Independence vote to proceed on December 12

This week we talk to Shae from Young Workers Hub to talk about the work they do supporting young workers to assert their rights in the workplace.

Links to what we talked about

Anti-vax counter-protest

Qld Rental Crisis Gig - presented by Workers Power

Police killing of Stanley Russell

Protesters hit Sydney streets on anniversary of Gomeroi man's death in custody

SEQUR picket this Friday

Toll warehouse strike

Gardens of Stone in NSW’s Blue Mountains protected

Geelong Regional Libraries staff strike - support them here

Health workers strike

Portugal bans bosses calling you outside of work hours

Kanaky: Independence vote to proceed on December 12

This week we talk to Duncan Hart from Socialist Alternative about his research into The Proletarian Review, a communist publication from the 1920s in Melbourne. In our second half Duncan stays on and Iswedd from Anarchist Communists Meanjin joins us to talk about an upcoming counter-protest to the anti-vax movement. Links to what we talked about The Proletarian Review on Reason in Revolt Campagin Against Racism and Fascism Brisbane Police assault First Nations people at Djaki Kundu Federal government proposes voter ID laws

This week we talk to Duncan Hart from Socialist Alternative about his research into The Proletarian Review, a communist publication from the 1920s in Melbourne. In our second half Duncan stays on and Iswedd from Anarchist Communists Meanjin joins us to talk about an upcoming counter-protest to the anti-vax movement.

Links to what we talked about

The Proletarian Review on Reason in Revolt

Campagin Against Racism and Fascism Brisbane

Police assault First Nations people at Djaki Kundu

Federal government proposes voter ID laws

This week we talk to Diane, who is a guardian of Djaki Kundu, about the battle of the Kabi People against the Department of Transport and Main Roads to prevent the destruction of their sacred site. In the second hour we talk to Sian from SEQUR, the South East Queenland Union of Renters, about the organisation and its fight for housing. Links to what we talked about Victory for Toll workersVictory for Saint-Gobain workersVictory for Accolade Wine workersSEQUR meeting eventJohn Deere workers on strike

This week we talk to Diane, who is a guardian of Djaki Kundu, about the battle of the Kabi People against the Department of Transport and Main Roads to prevent the destruction of their sacred site. In the second hour we talk to Sian from SEQUR, the South East Queenland Union of Renters, about the organisation and its fight for housing.

Links to what we talked about

Victory for Toll workers