Successful Campaigns

We won! We did it! We saved Homelessness Services. The Federal Government have announced they will continue this important funding to housing and homelessness services! Because of you, they listened and together we won!

NRMA Sydney Harbour Workers won a deal with NRMA on Fast Ferries securing a 100% permanence deal for existing crew (from 98% casual) and a 27% pay increase.

Members have been contacting us with their stories: "I have only recently started at Monash and do not have the leave balance or personal wealth to cover this requirement. I have no choice but to let my kid’s education suffer as I cannot assist them and fulfil the full requirements of my role." "I have two children in lower to middle secondary school. Their schooling has shifted online, which requires me to monitor their schooling from 8.30am to 3.15pm each week day, and react to technical and learning issues throughout the day. In a non-COVID19 environment, I acquit my fractional hours by working uninterrupted during school hours from Monday to Friday (8.30am to 3.30pm). I am no longer able to get the uninterrupted school hours, so I am working much later into the evenings and on weekends, and this is impacting on my ability to look after my children outside of school hours and to assist my mother with the care of my father, who has Alzheimers." "I am the parent of a 5 and 6 year old. The 6 year old is in the process of being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and needs close and constant supervision. It is not possible to do any work at the same time as home-schooling. I am seeking carers leave to cover two days a week and my partner would be undertaking the other three days. I will spend the three work days fulfilling my teaching and engagement obligations, and will forego my research during this time. Clearly this is likely to impact on my track record for ARC grant applications and my next promotion application, but I feel I have no other choice due to pressures from my department." "I have a secondary school-age child. She has some significant health problems including anxiety, I have to spend a considerable amount of time keeping her on track with her learning. I also have an elderly mother (78) who lives on her own. I therefore need to regularly do her shopping, something she would normally do for herself, but should not at the moment because of the health risks of her leaving the house. Now when there is the prospect of me actually being able to take COVID-19 related leave, it has suddenly been withdrawn. This feels like a slap in the face, especially given the generosity of the university toward students. By contrast, for academics the so-called generosity has been swiftly removed, making a farce of the entire "thanks for being so incredible working overtime" statements that have been made routinely during the crisis. Personally, I worked more than 12 hours a day for 3 weeks, with no days off, and received nothing in recognition, except hollow words."

Although the Turnbull or Morrison government passed wage theft laws, the Albanese government has passed Federal laws to protect workers from wage theft and punish bosses who steal from their employees through the 'Closing the Loopholes' bill.

BREAKING: GENERAL MILLS MEMBERS WIN! ✊✊✊ Workers today endorsed a deal that will see ALL conditions maintained, a wage increase of almost 9% over three years, a $1500 bonus and protection for all labour hire casuals and contractors who participated in the strike!

YOU DID THIS 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 We've been campaigning for months to cancel Sam Newman and Pauline Hanson from Channel 9 and kick them off the air, and our movement has WON!!! Now we're coming after NewsCorp. Take the #HateIsNotNews pledge with us ---> https://buff.ly/2NW1ACj For too long Rupert Murdoch has used his media platforms like The Australian and Sky News to spread racism and hate speech. Andrew Bolt, get ready to be cancelled next. ❌

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Without proper access to fast and reliable internet, our community suffers. We cannot work as part of a connected country and world if our internet access prevents us from connecting with each other. No community should be left behind in this technological age. Residents and ratepayers of the Meander Valley refuse to be forgotten.

We took Grill'd on and we won! Almost 5,000 petition signatures, hundreds of messages of support, protests and TV coverage - it all made a difference. Grill'd have committed to ensuring that every single worker, whether part-time, full-time or casual, completes their training within a reasonable time frame. No more dodgy tactics to underpay workers, no more delaying accreditation.

Thanks to your support in signing our petition to reinstate Henare, a Lite n’ Easy union delegate stood down during bargaining, the company have backed down. Henare is now back at work, and is able to keep speaking up for union rights and a fair deal. We work so we can plan a life for ourselves and our families, and make contributions to our communities. We all need a job we can count on to do this. Thank you for standing up for jobs we can count on at Lite n’ Easy, so we can work in our union for a fair deal for every worker. We win when we work together. Like our Facebook page so you can stay up-to-date with campaigns. We’re in continuing discussions with the company about the conditions on Henare’s return to work. We’ll let you know if we need help to fix it.