“Essential workers” or just “essential work”? The cruel risks of automation in a pandemic
As big companies move towards automation for profit, we must ensure essential workers are not treated as expendable, writes Lauren Piko
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Events on the streets of Melbourne last week shocked everyone.
As big companies move towards automation for profit, we must ensure essential workers are not treated as expendable, writes Lauren Piko
Workers with insecure jobs have fewer rights, lower pay and limited ability to plan for the future. Read the report into insecure work in FNQ
Unions are about coming together to build fairer and safer future for all, not the ugly scenes witnessed in Melbourne this week, writes Francis Leach
Australians are facing an organised campaign by far-right activists to undermine confidence in our life saving public health response, writes Sally McManus
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city of Shepparton in late August, unions rallied to help a community in need, writes Francis Leach