TWU victory over QANTAS in High Court
You may have seen and heard in the news recently that after a lengthy legal battle, workers and the union movement won a historic victory in the High Court against Qantas. In November 2020, as the height of the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, Qantas took the decision to outsource its ground handling operations to third-party providers. This decision resulted in the unemployment of over 1,700 Qantas employees. At the time of Qantas making...
The Voice: From a Member
I’ve been away from the Australian media for many weeks. I really don’t want to write about how upsetting the noise about the voice is. It feels like there is constant invitation to fight and hate and blame. And, I think that is what works for the no campaign. This should have been pretty simple. Aboriginal people were the first peoples on this land. They were displaced, excluded, prepared for extinction, killed and lost their young....
Public Health better served with Public Pathology
The Union has long held the position that our Public Health Service, especially our Public Hospitals are best served by having in-house Public Pathology laboratories to deliver the testing need for the Hospital’s services. One need only be reminded of the role some private pathology providers played in the collapse of PCR testing around Christmas 2021 when the number of samples they were running in each test caused the system to...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Need a Voice. Say Yes on 14 October!
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The Crossing – Union led rehabilitation service
The Crossing is a proposal for a new addiction rehabilitation service because we know that one in five Australians will struggle with addiction in their lifetime, with an estimated 3,600 Victorians are on public waiting lists every day. Unfortunately, we also know that working Victorians are mostly unable to access treatment services due to the cost or time required to be admitted. With approximately 98% of rehabilitation offered in...
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