Next Meeting
7pm Monday
4 August
Fitzroy Town Hall
Meeting Room
cnr Napier & Moor Streets Fitzroy
Refreshments will be available.

Local Union Solidarity Meeting - For the City of Yarra

Union Solidarity invites all interested people to attend a meeting to discuss the formation of a ‘grass roots’, autonomous group in the City of Yarra to pursue local industrial, social justice and environmental interests.

Union Solidarity local groups are an important part of defending workers and their communities. Whilst the Howard Government is no longer in power, employers are still actively using the Workchoices legislation and other anti-union laws against workers and their unions. Welfare recipients are still struggling to survive on miniscule incomes. We believe that as a united community, we can effectively defend our communities against corporate attacks and these anti-democratic laws.

Join us to discuss how our community can organise and defend ourselves.

more info & RSVP: 0413 597 315 | yarra@unionsolidarity.org

Labels: Community Meeting, Yarra group

Hosted by The Victorian Young Unionists Network
12-13 September 2008
Victorian Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton South
Melbourne
www.yun.org.au

Registration for Maintain The Rage is now open. Registration is FREE

The Young Unionists Network is hosting the 2008 national young workers conference. We invite young workers, activists, students, organisers and those interested in issues for young people to join us this September for discussions, actions, workshops and celebrations under the theme "Maintain the Rage" .

Last year's conference in Adelaide, themed "Fight for the Future" encouraged young people to take a stand against industrial relations reforms under John Howard. "Maintain the Rage" reminds people that the fight for the future has not yet been won.

Workchoices is largely still intact and we must maintain national efforts to win fair rights for all workers. The conference will run over two days with Day One being set aside specifically for high school students and new workers, covering topics such as legal rights, access and equity, financial freedom, staying safe at work and more

Finally, just because it' s great to get together for a celebration rather than a confrontation, there will be an after-party in Bella Union Bar at Trades Hall on the evening of Saturday 13th September. Bands to be announced. Free for conference attendees, $5 for others.

To register for the conference go to: www.yun.org.au

more info: Danielle Archer > Young Unionists Network [03] 9659 3578 | darcher@vthc.org.au

Labels: Young Unionist Network

11.00am Saturday
Starbucks
295 Swanston St
Melbourne

On the 24th of april 2008, our comrade Mónica, barista at the multinational Starbucks, was fired. The district manager itself, Tomas Pinto, recognized the unfairness of the dismissal, and declared that her "profile was not suitable for what they were looking for". The surprising thing is that he drew that conclusion after a year and a half working for the company.

It is not the first time that Starbucks puts down workers. In the United Status of America this company has a great history of dismissals and union busting against the workers of the revolutionary union IWW (Industrial Workers of the World). From the Union of Commerce
of the CNT of Sevilla we are not going to allow union busting against our comrade, and we are going to fight against her reinstatement. The CNT declared war against Starbucks, and we are starting an international campaign with the solidarity of the International Workers
Association and other grassroots unions such as the IWW.

Renewable Energy, not coal power
1pm Saturday
5 July
City Square
Melbourne

• Public tranport, not new freeways
• No desalination plant

Followed by march to Alexandra Gardens to form Human Sign

Urgent action needed to stop global warming !
We are calling for Victorians to join the Climate Emergency Rally on July 5. We want to send a wake-up call to state and federal governments that they are heading in the wrong direction. New coal, new freeways and desalination plants increase our use of and reliance on fossil fuels dramatically at a time when we must be cutting our use even more dramatically. We are calling on governments to implement sustainable alternatives to these irresponsible and expensive projects.

We call on all community groups and individuals to join us to send this important message to the government. We are going to form a 140-metre-long human sign to spell the words "Climate Emergency". Please organise your group to send endorsement, tell everyone you know, and come on the day wearing something red to symbolise emergency.

more info: http://climaterally.blogspot.com/