December, 2022 You might think a workplace like the Victorian Trades Hall Council would have little need for strong union representation. Not so, says Young Workers Centre lawyer and Australian Services Union delegate Wallace Huang, “It’s really interesting to be a delegate at a workplace that is all about assisting unions but it’s still a…
Helen Mair has been called her fair share of names throughout a decades-long career as an airline worker and union delegate. “There was the time when we were followed through the airport by a manager, who called us a ‘disgrace’,” she recalls. “Oh, and we were called ‘wussy’ on radio over our 1990s campaign for…
PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS EXPERIENCING FDV Further protections from discrimination on the basis of workers experiencing family and domestic violence (‘FDV’) are on the horizon. Already, employers are unable to take ‘adverse action’ against employees who are accessing their workplace rights to manage family and domestic violence, however the Albanese Government is considering further measures to…