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About: Union Solidarity
Union Solidarity aims to build a mass based united front campaign on the ground to defeat the repressive IR laws. Union Solidarity is a wide network of affiliated community and welfare organisations and unions with the single aim of building a broad people’s movement to beat back attacks on workers, unions and communities.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Community Solidarity Breakfast
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Friday 6.00am - 7.00am
November 3 Opposite Feltex Head Office 35-65 Paramount Road Tottenham Textile Workers Suffer AWA Carpet Burn A group of the 300 textile workers who are being told they must sign AWAs. Godfrey Hirst Australia Pty Ltd intends to require the workers to sign individual contracts (AWAs) as a condition of them maintaining their current jobs with the new company. If they refuse to sign the AWAs they will have no jobs and be paid none of their redundancy entitlements. ....more Labels: Community Assemblies, Feltex |
Monday, October 30, 2006
Plaque to commemorate life of John Cummins
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On Saturday 28 October, at Geelong Trades Hall, a plaque was unveiled to commemorate the life and work of unionist, humanitarian and working class leader, John Cummins.
Labels: John Cummins, Vale |
Friday, October 27, 2006
Latrobe Valley workers keep pressure on Elliot's
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A community assembly took place this morning, Friday 27th October, in Kilsyth to put pressure on Mechanical Engineering Services (also known as Elliot’s) the company currently locking out workers in the Latrobe Valley. Elliot’s locked the workers out on September 12th after union members refused company demands for radical deductions in conditions such as reduction in RDOs (Rostered Days Off) and loss of shift penalties.
The action this morning coincides with an Industrial Relations Commission hearing where it is expected that Mechanical Services Engineering will attempt to make action at the Yallorn Workshop Assembly illegal. Recently Elliot’s was unsuccessful in breaking the solidarity of union members by trying persuade some workers to come back to work under reduced conditions...more background More info: 0428 528 255 | Family Picnic Day | Yallourn Workshop Embassy News | Donation Request Form | Media Release | http://gippslandtlc.com.au/ Labels: Community Assemblies, Lockouts, Yallourn Embassy |
Sunday, October 22, 2006
We need your help on November 30th
 It will be all hands on deck in Melbourne as Union Solidarity aims to make the most at of the National Day of Action on November 30. Hopefully over 150,000 people are expected to fill and overflow the 'G'. We need your help on the day to get the Union Solidarity message across and raise vital funds. The task is huge; we need in excess of 70 activists to help us with the following tasks:
more info: November 30 online volunteer form | Power of the people at the 'G' T-Shirts |
Port Campbell community stand up to IR bully
 All work came to a halt at the Port Campbell Woodside Gas Plant construction site on Friday 20 October 2006, as over 300 members of Union Solidarity and the general local community rallied in a community assembly that stopped all traffic from entering or leaving the site.This action was taken by the community in support of site workers who have been victimized by Colin Milne, an IR consultant and renowned union head kicker, who was hired by the company because the site was behind schedule. Milne's reputation is a cause for concern, as he was the IR consultant on another petro chemical construction site that carried out unsafe work practices, one incident resulting in a number of workers suffering from gas poisoning...read more Labels: Community Assemblies, Port Campbell |
Monday, October 16, 2006
Power of the People at the G: T-Shirts
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The National Day of Action on November 30th promises to be an exicting and history making event. Celebrate the fight against Workchioces by buying a "Power of the People at the G" t-shirt. Price Online Orders prior November 30: $20 On the day and after the event: $25 Proceeds from T-Shirt sales will go towards keeping Union Solidarity on the road and active for another year. Please purchase and wear your "Power of the People at the G" T-Shirts with pride. |
Heinemann Capitulates – ETU Members Win
 Friday, October 13, 2006ETU members at Heinemann Electric in Mulgrave , Australia , whose employer refused pay ordinary weekly wages when the workers weren't available for overtime, have been victorious in reaching an in-principle agreement with the company. In discussions today, the company concluded an agreement with ETU Organiser Shaun Leane and Heinemann Shop Stewards that fulfils the members log of claims. The workers have been on strike for the past 6 weeks following the non-payment of their ordinary hours in the week proceeding the strike. The wages claim of 12% has been satisfied by the company in that they have agreed to 1% of the members annual salary in a cash bonus on top of a base amount of $1100 (this amount will attract 9% super) plus 4% as of now, 3.5% next year and 3.5% the following year...more more info: ETU article |
Friday, October 06, 2006
Unionists and community rally to defend rural post services
 About 100 people rallied today (Friday 10 Oct) in Melbourne outside Australia Post headquarters in defence of rural post services. The rally including a healthly cross section of union movement, ALP members of parliment, rank and file workers, union secretaries, Labor Council secretaries, Sharan Borrows [ACTU] and community activists. Australia post have been transferring rural mail sorting jobs to Melbourne resulting in a loss of jobs and quality of service.    Labels: Australia Post, Community Protest |
Melbourne Protest Against Kevin Andrews
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A noisy protest (Thurs 5 Oct) was organised outside the new headquarters of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission in Melbourne on Thursday. Federal IR Minister Kevin Andrews was attending a function to officially open the new building. Members of UNITE, the AMWU, CWU, MUA, ASU, ANF and the YUN joined community groups like Union Solidarity to give Kevin Andrews a rowdy reception.
About 70 people gathered to hear impromptu speeches and let Andrews, and his big business mates, know that neither he nor his IR laws were welcome. In a typical cowardly fashion Andrews snuck in a back door to avoid having to face the noisy protest. more info: www.unite.org.au Labels: Community Protest |
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Tronics workers fight for a fair deal
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Tronics
85 Northgate Drive Thomastown Planned action - Union members: Wed Oct 4 - 11am-3pm work ban Thurs Oct 5 - 11am-3pm work ban Friday October 6 - 24hour strike Monday October 9 - 24hour strike Planned action - Union Solidarity & supporters: Thurs Oct 5 - 7am-11am Community Assembly 14 workers at Tronics in Thomastown are taking industrial action to ensure they get an enforceable EBA. Workers have nearly bedded down the agreement the sticking point is how is the EBA going to be enforced. Management wants all disputes to be conciliated at the plant; unions want the AIRC to arbitrate on future disagreements. Union members fear that if management gets their way the union negotiated EBA will come under threat. more info: Dave 0412 484 094 | Workers picket factory, Whitlesea Leader, 3 October |