Podcasts by Stick Together

V-Line Workers and Bangladeshi Garment Workers Strike from 2023-12-13T08:30

On today’s show we bring you news on the V-Line workers proposed strike action commencing on 13 December as well as an update on Bangladesh’s biggest spontaneous uprising of garment workers in over...

Evening up the record - Zelda D'prano Statue Unveiled from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.233361

We go outside Victoria Trades Hall on Tuesday 29th of May with a very large crowd of people gathered for the unveiling of the workers'hero Zelda D’prano. A fighter for women's equality and a mighty...

Port Kembla: Building a Sustainable Future from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.220702

We hear from Arthur Rorris about the Port Kembla's view of being a parking spot for nuclear subs. News items:Hussey workers winCPSU want moreABC restructure means more job lossesEmployers responsib...

Union Jobs in Just Transition from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.208303

We are going down outside the Convention Centre, Melbourne to a rally of Unions called by the MUA, the Maritime Union of Australia, who were targeting Orsted, the Danish company, the world’s bigges...

Transport Workers Fight for Fair from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.203654

The TWU, Drivers&Industry members formed convoys across the country to highlight the need for reform in the transport industry as legislation is introduced into Federal Parliament. We hear from Mic...

Fighting Exploitation from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.190946

Three reports: - UnionsNSW commemorate the Wave Hill Walk-off&call for a Yes Vote in the up-coming Voice to Parliament Referendum.- ITF week of action at NSW ports with more to come further down th...

#Superstrike from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.177590

The first strike action in Australian Supermarket history is set to start by the end of the week. Woolworths and Coles workers represented by RAFFWU are striking for living wages, safer workplaces ...

Solidarity with Palestine Part 2 from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.158599

On today's program's focus is on Palestinian Solidarity amongst workers in Australia. Union Aid Abroad APHEDA - Global SolidarityGaza Emergence AppealStand with the people of GazaWith your support,...

Workers win against Ansell from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.151486

2 reports today. Earlier this month the Union Solidarity organisation Australia Asia Worker Links AAWL reported a victory for sacked Sri Lankan union leaders after eleven years of court action agai...

UWU Early Educators Padlock Warning from 2023-12-12T20:36:32.132820

Two reports today. We go to the steps of Victorian Parliament with the Respect March held on Nov 24th. We hear from Professor Kate Fitz Gibbon from Respect Victoria about how workers, Unionists and...

EnerSys essential workers on strike from 2023-11-29T08:30

 On today's show we bring you an update on the EnerSys dispute between the company, and members of the ETU – based out in Thomastown in Melbourne. Those workers are entering week 19 of their disput...

100 years of the wireless from 2023-11-22T08:30

Stick Together is a half-hour weekly show about workers rights and current affairs. This episode of stick together is looking back at 100 years of radio in Australia. Playing some early audio of co...

Rising Tide from 2023-11-15T08:30

 On this week’s show we are going to hear about The People’s blockade taking place from november 24-29, The People’s Blockade will take place at Horseshoe Beach in the Port of Newcastle/Muloobinba ...

Solidarity with Palestine from 2023-10-25T08:30

In today’s program we will feature Union solidarity with Palestine as Gaza is bombarded by the Israeli army . The word that the world has been applying is genocide with no regard for international ...

AMWU - Stop work actions from 2023-10-18T08:30

Stick together is a half hour weekly show focusing on union news, workers issues and social justice. On this week's show host James Brennan speaks with AMWU Victoria state secretary Tony Mavromatis...

Retail&Higher Education Sectors Fight Back from 2023-10-11T08:30

This week we focus on the  Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, RAFFWU's #Super Strike held on Saturday 8th followed by a look at the National Tertiary Education Union, the NTEU, Melbourne Uni secon...

TWU Qantas Win from 2023-09-27T08:30

Our main feature today is the Transport Workers Union win against Qantas. Qantas was found to have illegally outsourced 1,700 jobs during pandemic. We speak to the Assistant National Secretary of t...

Job code for community workers from 2023-09-20T08:30

In this episode host James Brennan speaks with ASU organiser Kerry Davies about the new fair jobs code for community sector workers and what it will mean for workers in that sector. The union worki...

Same Job, Same Pay from 2023-09-13T08:30

Murdoch media outlets are saying we will all be'rooned'if the legislation for same job, same pay goes ahead. We look at how this is just a big end of town smoke screen.First we look at the gig econ...

BSL Rally : Workers Fight for Fair Pay from 2023-08-30T08:30

In today’s program we go down to Brunswick St in the heart of the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy to the rally held by social service organistion Brotherhood of St Laurence workers calling for a ...

Price Gouging&Low Wages from 2023-08-23T08:30

We look at the ACTU Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices to be headed by Professor Allan Fels, former Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.  Then we speak ...

RAHU: Renters and Housing Union from 2023-08-16T08:30

Stick Together host James Brennan speaks with Oli a delegate from the western branch of the Renters and Housing union about how the union formed, current campaigns and how to get involved in the un...

VU, US Writers Strike&Union Youth from 2023-07-26T08:30

Three reports today. Firstly, we go to Victoria University where the National Tertiary Education Union, the NTEU has been hit with the announcement of 300 full time job losses, in the second restru...

Fighting for Democracy in India from 2023-07-19T08:30

On this week’s show we are going to hear an excerpt from Clifton D’Rozario who is an elected leader of the Communist party Marxist Leninist Liberation in India. He is involved in workers and union ...

#Wesfarmersstrike! from 2023-07-12T08:30

On 22 June United Workers Union (UWU) members at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) in Dandenong Melbourne went on strike. After long hours and wage increases sacrificed during covid they w...

Eco Socialism - Connecting local issues with the broader struggle from 2023-06-28T08:30

Host James Brennan speaks with Sue and Jacob from socialist alliance about the Eco Socialism conference, talking about some of the local topics being covered such as housing and unions as well as l...

Forward defense Australia from 2023-06-21T07:30

On this episode we remember Daniel Ellsberg who passed away and his contribution to the anti-war movement and we go into more detial about the Australian strategic review on defense policy with Jac...

Silicosis the New Asbestos from 2023-06-14T08:30

A focus on silicosis that insidious disease that increasingly is stalking the young in work places as varied as tunnellers, concreters, kitchen bench makers and grave stone carvers. We hear from so...

May Day 2020 from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.413581

May 1st was May Day and workers all over the world stood in solidarity with each other. We hear what people have been up to in Melbourne and some very inspirational words from local workers. 

Workers Survive Covid Together from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.327155

We followed up the experience of the workers at Brisbane's waterfront some of whom have been donating to support kids needing resources for home schooling despite their own insecure work situation,...

Together we're stronger from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.300078

We hear news about the AUWU's #keeptherate campaign, the NTEU fightback, job cuts and news from regional Victoria, including EBA negotiations at Australian Paper and ATO job uncertainty in Geelong....

Unemployed&CFMEU Push Back from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.296928

First up the Australian Unemployed Workers Union pushes back as the Federal Liberal National Government tries to Govern using Gossip by saying employers can't get workers because the jobseeker/jobk...

Rural Media&Tradie suicide prevention from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.222617

Country newspapers&cuts to the ABC - what’s at stake and the MEAA s Our Communities campaign. From the media to HALT a suicide prevention initiative aimed specifically at Tradies. 

Equal Pay Day from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.210379

August 28th was Equal Pay Day or rather the day that brings into focus that there is still a 14% gap between women’s pay for comparative work of men’s and that there is a systemic bias in favour of...

Red Ribbon Rebellion from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.205369

Lots of news and opportunities to take action. We aslo hear the story of the Red Ribbon Rebellion, the beginning of the anti-licence movement and the diggers solidarity on the central goldfields of...

Botany Dispute&Westgate Bridge Disaster marked from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.196938

When the PM calls a normal eba negotiation between the MUA and Patrick's at Botany a national emergency and doesn't rule out calling the army you know politics is the main game with the LNP's indus...

Stories of Australian Communists from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.181349

I speak to Sam the possum who was present at the Djabwurrung Heritage Protection Embassy when the directions tree was cut down. Take action now to support traditional owners protect remaining sacre...

NO to Cashless Debit Card&Gendered Violence from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.173446

On today's program we have a look at one man's experience of the cashless welfare card and follow with a word with Mich-Elle Meyers National Women's Liaison Officer at the Marine time Union of Aust...

The Rebellious Spirit of Eureka from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.170229

This week we'll hear Bernard Collaery's speech upon receiving this year's Spirit of Eureka award. The speech was made at the 166th Eureka Rebellion Commemoration.We also hear about why the Morning ...

Jobseeker: Union Business from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.129019

Today we have an interview with Don Sutherland, former Chief Industrial Officer for the AMWU, and a founding member of LIFE Living Incomes for Everyone about the cuts to Jobseeker and why it has kn...

Labour Shortages in the Bush? from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.113060

We caught up with Bernie Constable a shearer and member of the Shearers and Rural Workers Union. Today we get another perspective on what is happening for an industry affected by apparent labour sh...

High Voltage Women from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.104536

Seattle City Light hired 10 women for the first time in the 1970's and fired them because of rampant sexism.  It ended in a 7 ½ year legal battle for reinstatement of the women workers. We go to th...

Breaking the Poverty Machine from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.089801

The cuts to Jobseeker will throw social security recipients to below poverty payments. The cuts to Jobkeeper imperil a million workers. We report on rallies calling for the breaking of the poverty ...

Workers Memorial Day&May Day from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.022374

Today we cover two events that happened last week:  International workers Memorial Day &May Day celebrations that mark International Workers Day.

CDP - Community Development Program from 2022-05-04T03:56:50.014212

We’ll hear from Lara Watson the National Indigenous Officer at the Australian Council of Trade Unions the ACTU who has been part of a four-year campaign to have the CDP in it’s present form to be s...

Regional Update from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.990122

This week there's heaps of news and then we catch up on some regional news from Dave Fox, Vice-President of Bendigo Trades Hall Council.

Peace is cooperative business from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.979025

Loads of union news and an interview I did with Dave Kerin from Earthworker Cooperative about why they believe we need to move our economy away from militarism.

Govt Missing in Action on Silicosis from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.971396

The National Dust Disease Taskforce’s (NDDT) report - released last week after 2 years has sent shivers down the spine of any one concerned. It recommends a self-regulatory model for industries whe...

Red Ribbon Rebellion - legacy from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.923826

This week is all about the Red Ribbon Rebellion. We hear from Jim Evans from the Bendigo Historical Society about the annual re-enactment and its significance. We then hear a conversation I had wit...

Removalists and the'Rona, Drivers and Disruption; Logistics in 2021 from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.917092

This week on Stick Together, Jackson is joined by TWU delegate and removalist Nick Reich to talk about moving houses during Covid and dealing with public backlash. We also discussed the Toll strike...

The union and the right from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.907802

This week we hear news about the starting of"fake unions"connected to the Liberal and National Parties and their use of strategic use of the fear surrounding Vaccination Mandates for recruitment. T...

Climate Change, Jobs and Living Incomes from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.891584

Today we look at the importance of placing workers in the centre of a just transition to combat climate change. We hear from Colin Long the Just Transition Organiser at the Victorian Trades Hall an...

Country Road&Star of the South from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.823643

Today we hear  about the successful strike action taken by Country Road Warehouse workers for wage parity and job security earlier this month. We follow with a look at the star of the South Wind Fa...

RMIT casuals win campaign for unpaid wages from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.820765

Today we hear from a worker at RMIT who has been part of a long running campaign to win back over $10 million in unpaid wages to RMIT staff. The NTEU has been working with mostly casual staff to re...

AI value free? from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.804321

Today we are going to hear from Virginia Eubanks from the University of Albany in America as she talks about her book: Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poo...

Waterfront - Patricks EBA Carnage from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.789422

Today we look at the moves by Patricks Stevedoring Company to wipe out the enterprise agreement on their sites across Australia. This is following a corporate trend coming from Svitzer and Qantas. ...

Stick Together - Australian education system: Public vs Private from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.785949

On this week's episode we continue the series on the Australian education system with James Brennan speaking with retired teacher Gerry Beaton. Looking at the changes from the diminished power of t...

Employee or Contractor that is the question from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.779430

Two High Court decisions in early February around the definition of who is an employee and who is a contractor sent shockwaves across the Australian industrial landscape. We discuss the issues with...

Waiting for Gonski: How Australia failed its schools from 2022-05-04T03:56:49.776103

Host James Brennan continues his series on the Australian education system inerviewing the authors of a new book titled Waiting for Gonski: How Australia failed its schools. 

Stick Together 28 April 2013 from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.865148

This episode focuses on visa conditions for foreign technicians filming sports/entertainment events; Live Theatre/Local Work campaign; fate of journalists facing contempt of court; deal with Disney...

Union campaigns against war from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.846909

In light of US threats to attack Syria, Stick Together discusses trade union anti-war campaigns over the last century. Interviews with Shirley Winton, Communication Workers Union in Victoria; Andre...

Yallourn lock-out ends; WA strikers fined; Telstra job cuts from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.826860

Three important news stories for unionists. Firstly, Luke Van Der Muelen (CFMEU) tells how Yallourn power workers reach an agreement with Energy Australia after being locked out for more than 100 d...

Government&employment from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.821642

With the neo liberal mantra of smaller government ringing in its ears the Federal Government has just announced a further 1,200 jobs to be cut from Centrelink before Christmas. We talk to Lisa Newm...

Fighting Fireys and the NTEU in court from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.656751

 A report on what's happening for Fireys in the Sunshine State. We spoke to Shane Malley, executive member of the Fire Fighters Union in Queensland on an update on their Enterprise Bargaining Agree...

Disability and work from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.462418

focus on disability and work with views from the ACTU; the Banskia ambassadors who advocate for their right has disabled workers for paid work; a workers story; and an update of the blind workers u...

Unionism and Democracy underthreat in Australia from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.428031

Ged Kearney, ACTU President, talks at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on November 2013 about the role of unions in Australia and the threat of new laws that target Australian democracy and unions i...

Percy Brookfield and the radical history of Broken Hill (part 1 of 2) from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.424139

(Part 1 of 2) Interview with author Paul Adams about the extraordinary political life of Percy (Jack) Brookfield, unionist, anti-war campaigner and radical parliamentarian from Broken Hill (1875 – ...

The Media Attacks Unions from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.380191

 The past week has seen several front page stories and prominent reports in the media attacking trade unions. We seek out a response from union officials to these attacks. Is there any basis to the...

IWD special protest songs from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.363449

This programme is a special edition to celebrate International Women's Day and features protest songs by women.

National strike in Indonesia from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.343330

A special program on Indonesian unions, covering the national strike of 2.5 to 3 million workers in October 2013, and the reprisal attacks on workers by organised gangs dating back to the Suharto p...

Morwell: Disaster in the Valley from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.335682

The Victorian Government put out the steady message during February&March  that all was fine while the residents of Morwell were choking on noxious smoke coming from the fire from the unrehabiliate...

May Day; UK campaign for 30-hour working week from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.272450

5 interviews from the May Day rally in Melbourne. Interview with Ben Wray, Jimmy Reid Foundation (Scotland) about how reducing working time to 30 hours a day would improve employees'health, reduce ...

Royal Commission into unions; work for the dole from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.175325

Jim Marr talks about the politics of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. And Jeff Borland, Melbourne University, argues that Work for Dole schemes are not effective way...

Tax avoidance causes budget deficit; possible expansion of Centrelink's"income management"scheme from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.158350

Today's show explores about how budget cuts could be avoided by closing tax loopholes for corporations and the wealthy. Interview with Mark Zirnsak from the Uniting Church. Then we discuss the poss...

March for a Fair Australia from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.147756

The Union movement worked with over 80 community groups to rally across the country on the eve of the new Senate to call for a Fair Australia.Program records speeches and attitudes of attendees at ...

Right wing government elected in India; industrial battleground on the WA coast from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.124058

Today we discuss the new Indian government's agenda of labour law reform and privatisation, with Sujata Gothoskar, Forum Against the Oppression of Women. And Christy Cain, Maritime Union secretary ...

Abbott's New WorkChoices from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.065907

Troy Gray (ETU) on Abbott's new Building Code; Emma King (VCOSS) youth unemployment; Meghan Hopper (CAPA) Macquarie University's sordid grap for the Post Graduate Associations funds and role as stu...

Shifting Horizons - 1984 Miners Strike from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.047672

30 years after the Miners Strike in England the lessons learnt from one of the first worker battles against Neo-Liberalism are still being heard. Labour historian Lynne Beaton's book can be found o...

Employers refuse to pass on Equal Pay increases; We Are Union election campaign from 2022-03-07T01:08:46.029709

Employers fail to pass on wage increases won by the Australian Services Union in the Equal Pay campaign; inteview with Mitchell Coe, ASU. Victorian unions mobilise to urge Victorian voters to rejec...

Justice for Workers with Disabilities from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.878055

This week on Stick Together we catch up with Martin Stewart, president of the Blind Workers Union of Victoria to check in on the vision-impaired workers sacked by Vision Australia from their wareho...

Basque Independence Struggle (Repeat) from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.856900

Stick Together producer, Denis Rogatyuk, is back from his trip with an exciting and fresh new topic - the Basque independence struggle, the question of political prisoners and the current negotiati...

Queensland Election, Right2Water in Ireland and Basque state repression from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.833968

Analyzing the results of the Queensland election, reporting on the progress of the Right2Water campaign in Ireland and hearing from the LAB trade union in the Basque country about the recent repres...

Community Organising - Lessons for Australian Unions from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.822856

Community Organizing among trade unions is on the rise again, so what can we learn from the experiences around the world? We will take a look at the Community Membership initiative of Unite the Uni...

Union busting at Swinburne; Centrelink&Medicare industrial action; SDA deal on penalty rates from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.776791

Swinburne settles court case with NTEU, which alleged adverse action when Swinburne tried to move staff into a subsidiary company, with lower pay and conditions. Centrelink and Medicare workers tak...

Civil Rights Struggles in Ireland and USA from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.771960

Marxism Conference 2015 concluded recently in Melbourne. Among a range of prominent international and local speakers, the two that stood out the most were Emory Douglas, the former Minister for Cul...

Fair Work Commission: Profit = Public Interest from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.726131

While Australian workers celebrate May Day Aurizon, Australia's biggest frieght company has been given the go ahead by the Fair Work Commission to get rid of 12 conditions and return to the basic s...

ACTU Congress: Fight for A Better Life from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.675395

ACTU Congress 2015 preparing for the next Federal election with the declaration that the ACTU was wrong to put aside its campaigning tools after the defeat of the Howard Government. Dave Oliver dec...

Visas, Free Trade Deals&Job Quality from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.644253

Senator Janet Rice talks about the ongoing Senate committee investigation of temporary visa which will report in August; Kevin Bracken&Dave Oliver address a MUA demo on the subject of Free Trade De...

A Luta Nafatin (The Struggle Continues) repeat from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.592381

Trade unions have been active in Timor Leste since 2001 when the Timor Leste Confederation of Trade Unions (KSTL) was formed with support from Australian unions. The major employer at the time was ...

Union-busting at Swinburne Uni and public sector workers strike from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.479819

Swinburne University has been taken to court over industrial tactics and lost three times in the last 2 years. Now they're threatening to cut workers wages if they don't have a new agreement before...

Workers Solidarity Vs Corporate Free Trade: Opposing China Free Trade Agreement&TPP from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.442173

News and reports from the workers struggles and union actions! On our program, we will be discussing the latest union rallies and movements against the China Free Trade Agreement. Joining us for th...

Metro&Border Force Shirt Fronted from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.388821

The Rail, Bus&Tram Union (RBTU) were out on Friday over Metro rail refusal to negotiate their EBA. Christine Cummins talks about the difficulties of doing your job ethically as a health professiona...

Bosses Free Lunch? 7/11 RMIT Metro from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.326358

7-eleven wages scandal; Tram&Train strikes diverted when Yarra Trams&Metro negotiate; Vocational teachers to strike at RMIT over insulting offer in wages increase and reduced conditions.

CFMEU&MUA: One Big Union? from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.167865

Several weeks ago, The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) began talks about a possible merger in order to create a militant mega union...

Vic CFMEU arrests&Firefighters Protest from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.150350

Two senior officials of the Victorian CFMEU have been charged with criminal offences taking industrial relations back to the 19th century. UFU are angry that the Daniel Andrews Government refuses t...

Turnbull Turfs Local Jobs&Medicare from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.125993

While the Federal Government begins its first sitting for 2016 the sacked MV Portland Crew and supporters have set up across the road in Canberra. The first order of business for Parliament is anti...

Fair Go 4 Pensioners&VE workers from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.080121

Two groups went out on the streets last week. Nteu members went on strike and picketed RMIT for wages and conditions for Vocational Education teachers on Monday Feb 22; Fair Go for Pensioners were ...

Work Equality&Super for IWD from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.077028

Work Equality isn't just about wage equivalence. Having work places that plan for women to leave to have children and be able to come back within a year is a measure of Australia's global gender ga...

Senator Madigan on ABCC&CSIRO fights cuts from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.060594

Senator John Madigan was at the March 24 rally for Timor Leste's call for Australia to respect Timor Leste's rightful marine boundaries and the resources there in. Senator Madigan talks about the T...

May Day 2016 from 2022-03-07T01:08:45.042969

Stick Together's May Day special broadcast.  Listen to rank and file unionists, environmental activists, socialists, anti-poverty campaigners and many more speak about workers'struggles. Contributo...

Hart Defeats Coles from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.882236

 SDA/ Coles agreement fails boot test at the Fair Work Commission in the Hart v Coles case. ETU cry foul as Turnbull budget gives millions to employer groups to train Apprentices. The Women's Unit ...

Defending the firefighters, fighting right-wing media smears from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.775077

Trade unionists, socialists and community activists face smears from the corporate right-wing press almost everyday, but these last few weeks have been particularly intense. We will talk with Sue B...

Election Aftermath&CUB Picket from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.684938

This week we go to the Unions for a response to the cliff hanger election Australia had to have at a federal level. Then we move to the CUB dispute where 54 skilled workers were fired and invited t...

Breaking Bad Bosses: Union Edition from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.661171

Coles management was dealt a heavy blow at the hands of the warehousing workers at the massive cold storage facility in Truganina, in Melbourne's West. The 650 employees, backed by the National Uni...

Workers 1 Unemployed 0 from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.636163

Report on Turnbull Government loss at High Court bid to use foreign workers without visas on offshore oil and gas Shipping but wants to cut Newstart to balance its budget.

CUB Dispute Update from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.583196

Today we will feature a CUB picket as the blokes were getting ready for the Grand Final weekend. The Young Workers Centre down at Victorian Trades Hall has been putting runs on the board over the l...

Elections ACT&CFMEU from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.565920

In the recent ACT election the Unions ACT ran a grass roots workers focused campaign similar to We Are Union campaign in Victoria. It proved two things: 1. the ACTU change in direction to being a w...

Bus Driver Safety from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.559242

News that Brisbane Bus Driver Manmeet Sharma had been incinerated while at the wheel of his bus was so shocking that it did not just stun Brisbane but sent waves throughout Australia.  Save Centre ...

Eureka Spirit @ CUB from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.539368

The Victory after 180 days of picket for the CUB 55 maintenance workers is a victory for all working Australia's. We take you to the Spirit of Eureka celebrations at the CUB picket to honour the CU...

Disability Wages Win from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.384533

The work of disabled workers, their laywers from the AED legal centre and pro bono work from barristers delivered back pay for up to 10,000 workers in Australian Disability Enterprises. We have wor...

Solidarity Forever from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.280498

2017 is going to be a year of fighting for our lives. These are words coming from the mouth of writer and union activist Van Badham the occasion the Women's March against Trump on Jan 21 in Melbour...

Fight Back Baker's Delight&WestConnex from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.270791

When Brad Marsh went into bat to fight for his daughter against abysmal pay from her employer Baker's Delight he was just picking the scab off a pucsy sore. We speak to Brad and Retail and Fast Foo...

Penalty Rates Cut from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.168252

Last week the Fair Work Commission finally brought down it's decision on Penalty rates for workers working in Retail, Hospitality and at Pharmacy.For the first time in Australian Industrial arbitra...

International Working Women's Day from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.161953

International Working Women's Day with a focus on #WRAW and #Stopping Gendered Violence At Workplaces.

Stick Together - Spicing up the Rallies! from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.142298

In addition to a weekly wrap of union news, this week we report on NUW members taking rollling strike action in Melbourne at McCormick Foods as they protest adjustments to their working hours, paid...

Justice for the Working Life? from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.125549

In addition to a weekly wrap of union news, this week we report on the International Workers Memorial Service in Melbourne. We also cover the abuse of traineeship wages in the hospitality sector.

Rallies&Rights from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.070273

The Brisbane City Council has"locked out"members of the Electrical Trades Union the ETU for taking legal protected action over roster changes. University Students and Pensioners rallied against the...

Vic Govt Buys Mill - Saves Jobs from 2022-03-07T01:08:44.038986

Heyfield’s mill threatened with closure while Mytleford workers locked out for 10 weeks with the corporate employer refusing to negotiate. The final outcomes very different but both sending shock w...

Frown: A World of Unemployment from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.989411

Outside Crown Casino in Melbourne the ETU and its supporters re-dubbed Jamie Packers cash cow Frown: A World of Unemployment as maintenance workers are fired as a cost cutting exercise.Greedy, the ...

Battlefield Brisbane - bus strikes hit the Sunshine State from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.986738

In addition to a weekly wrap of union news, this week we head to Brisbane where the industrial dispute at the City Council continues to rage. With more unions beginning action, we speak with the QL...

Murdoch University Cuts from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.976683

News round-up with reports on:Murdoch University the first white collar work place threatened with removal of all conditions and wages to basic award settings.Rape&Domestic Violence Services Austra...

StreetFight! The Battle at Streets Icecream from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.943344

In addition to your weekly wrap of union news, this week we explore the industrial dispute at ice cream giant, Streets.  Owned by multinational Unilever, the company is seeking to terminate the agr...

RAIDED! The AFP hit two AWU Offices from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.875871

This week we deliver your wrap of union news and workers'stories. We also delve deeper into the AFP raids at the AWU, exploring their motivation and the fallout after leaks from the Employment mini...

Vic Uni Targets Unionists from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.870563

The establishment at Victoria University has joined with Murdoch University in its anti worker stance. This time instead of cutting the eba like Murdoch Uni Vu has sacked the Union negotiating comm...

Unions and the QLD Election from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.775008

This week in addition to your weekly wrap of union news, we look at how unions were involved in the QLD state election campaign. We speak with the Secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions abou...

Esso Longford UGLy Dispute from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.761265

As maintenance workers at the Victorian site off the Bass Strait gas field sit coming up to 190 days in a protest at the front gates over cuts in wages and conditions Esso is in lock step with Govt...

ON-DEMAND ECONOMY: THE NEED FOR CHANGE from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.669811

Many people take advantage of the On-Demand economy – Uber instead of taxis, food delivery by Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Foodora. Does it matter delivery riders are struggling on low wages, no supera...

International Working Women's Day 2018 from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.657320

We honour the passing of equal pay activist Zelda D’Prano. Alana Dave International Transport Federation’s Public Transport Programme Leader gives us an insight into her journey from grass roots ac...

Big Steps Walk Out from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.648064

After some news we go to the biggest walk off by early childhood educators in Australia held on Tuesday 27th March. The fight for equal pay for the workers started in Victorian with United Voice me...

Hit The Streets to Change The Rules from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.630319

People are ready to take action to change the rules and win more secure jobs and fair pay rises. On today’s show we whip around the country to bring voices and speeches from the May Day celebration...

Fair rights for sex workers from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.542269

On this week's show we talk to Jane Green from Vixen Collective and Elena Jeffereys from Respect Inc about  sex work and how these workers organise in a space which has legal barriers faced by no o...

Penalties&Laverton Cold Store from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.388797

Penalty cuts on July 1 and on Monday June 25 workers at Laverton Cold Storage in Tuginini a suburb of Melbourne started 24-hour rolling stoppages after negotiations for their first workplace agreem...

Politics&Mining from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.362747

This week we have two reports that look at two perspectives on mining in Australia. We hear from Dusty a retired Hunter valley coal miner and ex CFMEU activist Dusty about a major employee privacy ...

Meet Michele O'Neil from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.334268

This week we bring you a special edition of Stick Together.  We spoke with Michele O'Neil, who last month was elected as the new ACTU President. In an extended interview, we ask Michele about her e...

A Tale of Two Strikes - Workers Hit the Streets from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.241902

In addition to your weekly wrap of union news, this week we bring you the story of two large strikes.We speak with Paul McAleer of the MUA about the planned mobilisation in Sydney on Thursday 6 Sep...

Union Action to Change the Rules from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.232187

Today we report on the mass delegates meeting at the Melbourne Convention Centre held last Tuesday Sept 25. This meeting was to endorse the first of the change the rules monster rallies expected ac...

Too Hard, Don't Know, No Hope - What About My Visa? from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.173880

 Migrant workers have always been an important part of our communities and our economy. Last week a report was released with the shocking statistics that roughly half of migrant workers are receivi...

Teachers and Students Both Strike from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.165495

In this edition of Stick Together we look back at a week where both teachers and students went on strike.  Primary and Secondary Teachers in South Australia and Tasmania took strike action last wee...

CFMEU&the Spirit of Eureka from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.160590

At the 2018 Spirit of Eureka Dinner Dave Noonan accepted the Spirit of Eureka Award for the CFMEU

Council&Fresh Food Workers from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.152671

Two reports this week. The first takes us to Queensland where across the State local councils are negotiating enterprise bargaining agreements with Redlands City Council staff taking unprecedent in...

Save Hakeem from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.144331

This week on the show we bring you an update on the story of Hakeem Al-Araibi. The Bahrain born footballer was granted refugee status in Australia but now faces extradition to Bahrain after being d...

Gendered Violence&Western Civilization Centre at QU Union Business from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.133318

A look at what the Geelong Women's Committee at the Geelong Trades Hall are doing to combat Gendered Violence.The NTEU expose the problems with the Ramsay Western Civilization Centre set to open at...

Chemist Warehouse Win from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.078999

National Union of Workers organiser talks about Chemist Warehouse. Jeff Hoy from Victorian branch of the Marinetime Union of Australia talks about a maintenance contract on the Melbourne wharves ca...

International Workers Memorial Day from 2022-03-07T01:08:43.057260

On Monday 29th April an International Workers Memorial Day ceremony was held outside Victoria Trades Hall where there was a call for Federal Industrial Manslaughter Laws.

Workers Organizing&a May Day Snippet from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.987125

Around Australia and the world large gatherings of workers have celebrated May Day the day of workers solidarity. So today we thought we would give you a great story of workers organising together ...

Council Made to Pay Workers from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.977118

The Australia Services Union took Maribyrnong Council (Melb.,Vic.) to Federal Court to get the redundancy payments of around $2.3 million dollars for their members made redundant with the outsourci...

NAIDOC Week Special from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.964220

This week we bring you a special episode for NAIDOC week. We explore the struggles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders for land and economic justice. We speak with two activists across two st...

Decision Time from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.948507

Annie speaks with Dario Mujkic, Assistant Secretary of the NUW Victoria Branch, about the EBA negotiations at IGA Metcash in Laverton and the expectation on workers to give up their rights for a pa...

CDP is modern slavery - Coming to a community near you from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.934363

This week we speak with Aran Mylvaganam from the Tamil Refugee Council about the situation of Priya and Nades and their children facing imminent deportation and the importance of union support for ...

Legacy - Whose integrity are we ensuring? from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.920407

This week we hear from Michele O'Neil about union submissions to the Senate Inquiry into the Ensuring Integrity bill. We also reflect on the legacy of the Great Depression and how little some thing...

Trams&Unions for Refugees from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.876050

Two reports today. Up first is Victoria’s train and tram workers EBA negotiations followed by a fly on the wall report on a recent Unions for Refugee forum.

Woolworths : Wage Theft from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.863675

Woolworths is the latest corporation to hide behind the idea that our industrial system is too complicated to explain their $300 million wage theft bill. We talk to Josh Cullinan from RFFWU for ano...

New Laws Set to Save Lives from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.846906

This week new laws passed the Victorian parliament making industrial manslaughter a crime. We speak with the head of the VTHC's OHS unit about the new laws - what do they mean for bosses and worker...

Eureka from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.827807

Eureka Rebellion was a formative working class battle against unfair legislation and moneyed interests and the State control of working people and their dreams. We bring you the Eureka story as cel...

Too Little Too Late - The Firey's Lament from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.820588

The fires across NSW were predicted by scientists and fire fighters. We speak to Leighton Drury secretary of the NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union who calls again for planning and funding for the pr...

Community v Business: no part time RBTU from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.675995

In a battle for community versus corporate profit Tram drivers in Melbourne say no to part time contracts.Yarra Trams and the workers are in a battle over such part time contracts that the workers ...

Fire Fighters&Climate from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.662976

Leading up to the recent fires there was an acrimonious fight going on in Victoria around the role of professional fire fighters and the volunteer status of the CFA. It would be fair to say that th...

Staying alfoat during COVID-19 from 2022-03-07T01:08:42.653093

Loads of news about how workers all over the country are standing up for their rights at work and an unemployment crisis.Peter Arndt talks about the work of the Queensland Community Alliance on the...

We're tired and we are angry! from 2022-02-23T08:30

Today on Stick Together we hear from a midwife who has left her profession of more than a decade, no longer willing to work in Covid ravaged hospitals. Plus we cover the RTBU actions in Sydney, Hea...

Union Action For Positive Change from 2022-02-16T08:30

Today we hear from a successful worker lead campaign to maintain conditions and wages at CSR and follow with an insiders view of what is happening for nurses during the covid crisis.  

Health Care Crisis in Omicron Wave from 2022-01-26T08:30

What do rank and file Health Workers think about new policy settings as Omicron runs roughshod over the eastern seaboard, SA and NT? Are health unions, and those of other essential workers, conside...

The Federal Government, Essential Workers&Covid Response from 2022-01-19T08:30

Is the Federal Government's'plan'fit for purpose with the omicron variant of covid spreading like wild fire across Australia? We hear from the ACTU, the Aged Care Sector and the Earlier Educators.

Education Across Australia - Part 1 from 2022-01-12T08:30

This is part one of a series exploring the Australian education system as we hear from educators and others from across the country, in this episode we chat to Ben who has been a teacher in both Vi...

The Future of Public Transport? from 2021-12-29T08:30

In today's episode we chat with Daniel Randall, Union member and transport worker on the Public Transport system in London. I met Daniel during discussions about public tranport's role in the clima...

Education Support - Revealing Invisible Workers from 2021-12-22T08:30

Unlike teachers, whom at the very least receive a lip-service of support for their critical work, education support workers (ES) are chronically undervalued and unrecognised. As the Victorian Branc...

Casualisation : Business Model or a Cancer? from 2021-12-15T08:30

Today we continue the discussion around the rise of casualization which is destroying Australian society.We go to a NTEU rally that was held outside a mansion bought by Melbourne University for the...

Blockade Australia and Unwaged Work in Newcastle from 2021-11-24T08:30

Today we speak with a different type of worker. No one pays Emma or anyone else from Blockade Australia for the work they've put in to shut down the world's largest coal port in Newcastle Australia...

Farm Worker Win from 2021-11-17T08:30

Today we hear about a decision from the Fair Work Commission which may pave the way for fair wages in the agricultural industry.

The AUKUS agreement impact in Australia from 2021-11-10T08:30

AEU and Return to School in Victoria from 2021-10-27T08:30

This week on Stick Together Jackson is joined by Josh Sankey, high school teacher and AEU organiser at Albert Park College. With students returning to face-to-face learning after 200+ days of remot...

AUKUS Bad for Workers from 2021-10-20T08:30

Today we look at the AUKUS deal and how two Unions have voiced their opposition to Australia jumping in bed with the nuclear fanfare of the Federal Liberal National Government.

Stick Together - Building a prisoners union from 2021-10-13T08:30

On this week's episode Jacob Grech interviews Brett Collins from Justice Action on life inside Australian prisons during the covid-19 pandemic and the campaign the build a prisoners union. Presente...

CFMEU Office Attack Melb from 2021-09-29T08:30

We look at last week's attack on the CFMEU offices in Melbourne from the point of view of Union members inside the office and finish with a plea from the mother of a Victorian nurse who sees first ...

COVID Victoria from 2021-09-22T08:30

We hear from Auntie Viv Malo from her talks with protesters at the recent protests in Melbourne. Then we hear about the impacts of COVID lockdowns on workers and their communities in Ballarat.

Health v Profits from 2021-09-15T08:30

We look at Sydney's covid outbreak from a worker's point of view following up with a report on the fracking in the Northern Territory - no jobs there.

Community Health v Business from 2021-08-25T08:30

Workers fight for work life balance at Qube in Fremantle.The United Services Uion  talks about the Union reaction to possible privatisation of water and sewage services at the Central Coast Council...

Trucking, the deadliest industry from 2021-08-18T08:30

Back in April Annie talked with Michael Kaine National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union about the appalling health conditions for truck drivers across the country fuelled by the extreme pre...

Working from home, the new casualisation from 2021-08-11T08:30

 In this episode presenter James Brennan interviews senior economist from the centre for future work Alison Pennington about the issues facing workers who are working from home. While casualisation...

La Trobe Uni cuts from 2021-07-28T08:30

Loads of news and we hear from Nahui from the La Trobe Student Union who are standing with university staff inthe face of hundreds of forced redundancies and the university's union busting activities.

The Broken Bargain Australia's growing wages crisis from 2021-07-21T08:30

The issue of suppressed wages and insecure work is a worm destroying the apple of Australian life. We hear from a former Geelong Svitzer worker about how the company forced redundencies to bring in...

Healthcare and Hospitality; Working conditions during Covid19 from 2021-07-14T08:30

This week on Stick Together two new hosts join the program: James Brennan spoke with hospitality worker Mercedes Zanker about recent changes to the membership model of Hospo Voice, a youth-targeted...

Superannuation on the radar from 2021-06-30T08:30

Changes to Superannuation mean that young workers will be'stapled'to their first fund for life unless they change with the industry they work in later in life. This can have fatal affects for those...

Australia UK Free Trade Agreement from 2021-06-23T08:30

This week we talk with Dr Patricia Ranald from the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network about the recent in principle free trade agreement made between the UK and Australia. We talk about s...

The Amazon Affect from 2021-06-16T08:30

Today Stick Together is going to the recent hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Job Security link.The focus is on Amazon. What happened to the union vote at the Amazon Bessemer Warehouse?What...

Student Climate Strike from 2021-05-26T08:30

On Friday May 21 the School Strike for Climate Change rallies were held in 50 sites across Australia including the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia, NSW, South Australia,...

Members First Campaign&#TheirBudget, OurLives from 2021-05-19T08:30

Members First Campaign is contesting the leadership of the Manufacturing Division of the CFMMEU in contested election - the first in over thirty years.#TheirBudget, Our Lives - the Australian Unemp...

Apprenticeship Campaign from 2021-05-12T08:30

Last week the Young Workers Centre rallied Apprentices and their supporters together to kick off a campaign calling for change to a work-place culture which puts them at risk for their lives and th...

Every Age Counts from 2021-04-28T08:30

We look at ageism and how it affects older workers and the EveryAGE Counts Campaign which is working against negative trends.

Cargo Ships&SA Health Campaign from 2021-04-21T08:30

The regulation of cargo ships came into sharp focus this month when two ships were detained because they lacked fuel and food and amenities for their crews. We speak to Ian Bray from the the ITF ab...

A Long View from the Left from 2021-04-14T08:30

I talk with Max Ogden, author of"A long view from the left"about his role in the union movement and his passion for bringing arts into the workplace and industrial democracy.

Trans Day of (Union) Visibility from 2021-03-31T08:30

The 31st of March is the Transgender Day of Visibility. For this week's episode Tilde will interview a Dani Cotton from the NTEU about the industrial issues trans people face, the particular challe...

Apprenticeships - They aren't what they used to be from 2021-03-24T08:30

News on the Omnibus Bill, Hungry Panda riders and more, and we take a look at how today's apprenticeships don't look anything like they did in 1969. Felicity Sowerbutts from the Young Workers Centr...

McCormick's - anatomy of a strike from 2021-03-17T08:30

A pay cut and conditions gone is the reward for working through Covid at the McCormick factory in Melbourne. McCormick's produces sauces for McDonalds, KFC&Hungry Jacks. The long term, loyal worker...

I've always been a worker from 2021-03-10T08:30

We cover some union news and then we hear from a 94 year old woman about her thoughts on work, being a worker and what she thinks of the aged care system.

RAFFWU says: Hands off the BOOT! from 2021-02-24T08:30

This week we speak to Josh Cullinan, secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, RAFFWU, about casualisation, wage theft and the government's proposed omnibus bill.

Truck Drivers'Health from 2021-02-17T08:30

Have you ever thought about the health of the people driving the trucks that keep the economy moving? This week we look at the first major survey of truck drivers which shows shocking results for A...

Victoria's first workplace fatality in 2021 from 2021-02-10T08:30

This week we cover news about wage theft, the gig-economy, forced labour and as always workers standing up for their rights. I also talk with Dave Fox from Bendigo Trades Hall about Victoria's firs...

First Nations Struggle, Then And Now from 2021-01-27T08:30

We look at the cuture war surrounding Invasion Day, reflect on the First Nations struggle in 2020 and examine two massive strikes of Indigenous workers during the 20th century.

Refugees Who? from 2021-01-20T08:30

In today's program we go to a demonstration outside the Park Hotel in Melbourne in support of refugees being held there.We ask, has the political capital of successive Federal Government’s in Austr...

More Comrades! from 2021-01-13T08:30

We hear more excerpts from the stories of four comrades who were members of the Communist Party of Australia. Noel Counihan, Kath Williams, Brian Manning and Joyce Stevens.Get your copy of Comrades...

2020 in review: AUWU, RAFFWU and CUPUW from 2020-12-30T08:30

We speak with Kristin from the AUWU, Loukas from RAFFWU and Giles from CUPUW about the year that was and the challenges for precarious workers across society in one of the most challenging and biza...

The Pros and Cons of automation from 2020-12-23T08:30

This week we give an update on the sacred trees on Djab Wurrung country and then hear about the launch of Hospo Voice's new app called mobilise. 

IR and You from 2020-12-16T08:30

We speak with Alison Pennington, Economist from the Centre for the Future of Work, about the Industrial Relations Legislation introduced into Parliament during the last week of Parliament before Ch...

Touch One, Touch All, Or Else (CUPUW!) from 2020-11-25T08:30

We cover the true cost of precarity as is relates to the recent South Australian COVID-19 scare, and speakwith Anastasia from CUPUW (Casualised, Unemployed and Precarious University Workers), about...

Bendigo Dairy workers and Public Housing from 2020-11-18T08:30

Hear from the Bendigo Lactalis picket line and what the Renters and Housing Union think about Victoria's social housing announcement.

Australia Post Workers&International Seafarers from 2020-11-11T08:30

Australian Post workers don't get Cartier watches and international seafarers collateral damage during covid depend on the ITF.

Queer Unionism, Donut Day and the Directions Tree from 2020-10-28T08:30

As the lockdown in so-called Melbourne was declared over the Andrews government destroys sacred Djab Wurrung women's country to save a couple of minutes on the freeway.Later we talk to Ash from the...

Jobmaker from 2020-10-21T08:30

 The Morrison Government followed its usual tactic of using commercial advertising spin to push a new slogan jobmaker targeting youth unemployment. Today we hear some reactions to the jobmaker anno...

Opportunities for Change from 2020-10-14T08:30

This week I spoke with Chris Spindler an AMWU organizer to follow up on the workers at the Alstom rail workshop in Ballarat and the hundreds of Yarra Trams maintenance workers who have been affecte...

Poverty Day and the Smell of an Arrowroot Biscuit from 2020-09-30T08:30

We hear from RAFFWU secretary Josh Cullinan about the situation for retail workers as the Morrison government makes drastic cuts to unemployment payments and wage guarantees, leaving at least 1.5 m...

Enough is enough from 2020-09-23T08:30

We hear from RMIT university workers after this week's announcement of further job cuts, and casual workers tell their stories of exploitation and discrimination in the hospitality industry.

Covid, Visa Worker&Cooperatives from 2020-09-16T08:30

We catch up with what is happening for temporary visa holders during covid and finish with a word on a move to increase knowledge of worker owned cooperatives from Earthworker Education.

Organising to Protect Each Other from 2020-08-26T08:30

This week we hear from Adam, an organiser with the Housing Defence Coalition in Warrang (so-called Sydney) about a sucessful eviction defense campaign.Later we have someone from the brand new Psych...

Patrick's Dispute - Then&Now from 2020-08-19T08:30

Patricks have given wharfies a non-negotiable offering which will set the clock back for their conditions. We revisit the 1998 dispute and the move to protected action on our Ports. We ask the ques...

Is this the end? : Newspapers and Apprenticeships during the pandemic from 2020-08-12T08:30

This week we've got plenty of news to update you on some of what's been happening for workers during the pandemic. We also hear from Brett Edgington, Secretary of the Ballarat Regional Trades and L...

Grassroots Organising - LIFE and NTEU Fightback from 2020-07-29T08:30

This week we're bringing you highlights from public meetings demonstrating the wealth of grassroots activism taking place across the continent.First we have UWU secretary Tim Kennedy speaking at th...

Jobs&the Curse of Casualization from 2020-07-22T08:30

ACTU President Michele O'Neil launches the ACTU's National-Economic-Reconstruction-Plan and we will hear from Walid, the security guard who blew the whistle on the subcontractor involved in the Qua...

Bread and Butter from 2020-07-15T08:30

First we hear from Kacie Duncan, a Community Projects Officer at Gippsland Trades and Labour Council, about her work with disadvantaged people entering the workforce. Then we hear a chat with Dave ...

Our Power On The Streets from 2020-06-24T08:30

Over the course of this pandemic almost every aspect of public life has ground to a halt - public protests and street movements are no exception. This week we talk to workers who have been organisi...

An Alternative Plan from 2020-06-17T08:30

Is big infrastructure and fossil fuel project really the future for Australian employment? Adam Bandt from the Greens outlines an alternative that mops up youth unemployment and provides a positive...

A Tipping Point from 2020-06-10T08:30

We hear from Aboriginal people at the Black Lives Matter/Stop Deaths in Custody rallies in Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane and then we hear from the Earthworker Cooperative about how workers coope...

Surplus to Requirements, Care Passionately and Clever Clever Deals from 2020-05-27T08:30

This week we interview Linda and Austin from the ASU about the situation for laid off workers at the Geelong Regional Library. You can support laid off casuals at the Geelong Library by contributin...

Our legacy and keeping it alive from 2020-05-20T08:30

Tim Sullivan talks about the launching of the new library at Bendigo Trades Hall and Tilde Joy interviews JB Hifi workers and RAFFWU members about their fight to stay safe during the COVID-19 pande...

Higher Education Battle Ground from 2020-05-13T08:30

We follow a tribute to Jack Mundey with a win for part time workers at McDonalds and a feature on the #NoConcessionsNTEU campaign against proposals by the NTEU national executive negotiated behind ...

Covid-19 Workers Update from 2020-04-22T08:30

We follow up disputes on the wharves, how migrant workers are faring and how RAFFWU workers are demanding a safe work place at JB Hi Fi

The Wage Subsidy from 2020-04-15T08:30

Last week we heard from the voices of workers and refugees trying to keep their head above water during the covid-19 pandemic. Over the past week the Federal Government has put to parliament the $1...

Infectious Diseases Leave for Casuals from 2020-03-25T08:30

The ACTU is calling for a two week payment for all workers, what ever their status, if they are unable to go to work during the Covid-19 virus.What about the issues of climate&inequality. Can we af...

The Boot&the Virus from 2020-03-18T08:30

Australia is in lock down, Deserted streets, empty supermarket shelves, stage&picture theatres shut down, concert&festivals cancelled, galleries and libraries closed. Workers are facing the prospec...

Safe Respect Equal from 2020-03-11T08:30

This has been an important week for workers internationally and locally. In Victoria and Tasmania we celebrate the first eight hour day victory as our Labour Day on Monday March 9th. This was a wor...

Integrity&Cashless Welfare from 2020-02-26T08:30

The Ensuring Integrity Bill aiming to put Unions on the chopping block and the universal introduction of the cashless welfare card including for old age pensioners. 

Closing the Gap? from 2020-02-19T08:30

The Federal Government defunding Aboriginal Organisations while giving WesFarmers $15.6 million for an employment scheme they probably should be doing anyway. Is this a legitimate use of the funds ...

Visa Privatisation&Grill’d workers Action from 2020-02-12T08:30

Today we go to the murky machinations of the Federal Governments move to privatise our Visa system and hear from Grill’d workers standing up against the use of trainee-ships to screw young workers ...

AI&the future of work from 2020-01-29T08:30

The CEO of Siemens Australia talks about smart cities and what the'4th industrial'is about.

Co-operatives from 2020-01-22T08:30

Dave Kerin talks about his work in building the local co-operative model of business for a better future.Peter from Red Gum Cleaning Co-operative talks about his lived experience within a workers'c...

Regional Jobs from 2020-01-15T08:30

This program looks at regional jobs.  Jobs that pay properly with conditions and Sound like a pipe dream?Actually it is serious business and there has been a Senate inquiry into the issue especiall...

Julian Assange&Press Freedom from 2019-12-25T08:30

Hero or criminal? The Julian Assange case has become a clear case of press freedom as he waits in the Belmarsh jail in England detained while the Americans to apply for his extradition for espionag...

Robodebt from 2019-12-18T08:30

Today we bring an extended interview with Lyndsey Jackson director of the campaign Not My Debt following the landmark challenge and win by Deanna Amato with assistance from Victorian Legal Aid agai...

Public Service Cuts from 2019-12-11T08:30

Today we talk to Melissa Donnelly from the CPSU the Community and Public Sector Union about the shock announcement by the Federal Liberal National Party Government to cut the number of Federal Depa...

Ensuring Integrity Bill from 2019-11-27T08:30

We spoke to Renee Burns Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Employment Rights about why the Ensure Integrity Bill is a bad piece of legislation particularly for the most vulnerable wo...

Feminism in the Pub and Activism in the streets from 2019-11-20T08:30

Chris Spindler from the AMWU gives us an update about the situation facing workers at the Alstom rail workshop in Ballarat. After the launch of the"Respect the rule"campaign and the recent reports ...

Putting'Justice'in'Just Transition' from 2019-11-13T08:30

The issue of jobs and climate change is the topic of a new report released jointly by the AMWU the ETU the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council, the MUA and the Victorian Trades Hall Council. The re...

Stand up fight back from 2019-10-30T08:30

This week we hear from Liam Ward, an NTEU member at RMIT university and what his group has been up to, including participating in the blockade at the International Mining and Resources Conference i...

RTBU&TWU Fight for Safety&Fair Wages from 2019-10-23T08:30

This week on the show, we bring you reports of two union disputes in the transport sector. The Transport workers union's fight continues with supermarket giant Aldi, who refuse to sign on to a char...

West Gate Bridge Disaster Remembered from 2019-10-16T08:30

It’s 10 to 12, October 15th 1970. The time and date the Westgate Bridge, being built to lead Melbourne traffic to and from Geelong, comes down, killing 35, seriously injuring 18 and leaving an inde...

Students out for the Climate from 2019-09-25T08:30

This week we take you into the Melbourne component of the global students strike for climate. Trade Unions organised a contingent to support the students, marching alongside them in their fight to ...

The Rich v The Rest from 2019-09-18T08:30

We look at Government policy when it comes to the unemployed: the cashless welfare card and drug testing of New start recipients under the age of 35. We ask Simone Casey from the Australian Unemplo...

Climate Emergency&Workers from 2019-09-11T08:30

In today’s program we feature the voices of workers and Union organisers who will be going to the September 20th Global Day for Climate Action Rallies being held around the country and  indeed arou...

Casino Workers take on Crown Casino from 2019-08-28T08:30

This week on the show we bring you the stories from two protests in two different countries. We take you to Crown Casino in Melbourne, where hundreds of workers marched the full length of the prome...

The Star of the South from 2019-08-21T08:30

Two reports for you today. The first is about the Star of the South Energy Project the first offshore wind farm in  Australia. Will Tracey the Deputy National Secretary of the MUA and Cam Walker fr...

The Education Squeeze from 2019-08-14T08:30

Today we are looking at education. As the Morrison Government is fumbling around in the dark when it comes to it’s support of Australian workers and their education needs the Liberal party one tric...

Supermarkets Failing Farm-Workers from 2019-07-31T08:30

This week on the show we examine the recent report released by the NUW. It includes survey responses from more than 600 farm workers, many of whom are in the supply chain for the major supermarkets...

Fighting for Wages&Conditions from 2019-07-24T08:30

We hear from Steve Dodd Secretary of the Gippsland Trades and Labour Coucil about the wind up of the two year picket outside Esso’s Longford facility in Victoria and we hear from a Newstart recipie...

Solidarity on the docks from 2019-07-17T08:30

Loads of news and local wharfies send a loud and clear message to big business that they will not be bullied and intimidated into surrendering workplace rights and conditions.

Deaths in the coal mines Queensland from 2019-07-10T08:30

The return of the Liberal National Party Government is supposed have been balanced on the decisions of people who were worried about their jobs in mining in Queensland. This may or may not be true....

Taking it global from 2019-06-26T08:30

Interview with Trevor Torrens about the new Queensland Silicosis Support Network. Summary of the International Trade Union Confederations Global Rights Index report.

Building Union Density from 2019-06-19T08:30

Union density in Australia is around 14% at arguably the most perilous time for Australian workers - job insecurity, wages flat lining, conditions under attack. How can Unions change this scenario?

I'll fight for my union til I die from 2019-06-12T08:30

This week Annie interviewed Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Worker’s Union about their ongoing dispute with McDonalds. Then we’ll go back in time with some old wharfies and hear stories...

Climate, Jobs, the Election from 2019-05-29T08:30

Mark from Earth Worker Workers Cooperative in Morwell. located in the Latrobe Valley the past capital of coal fired electricity generation in Australia, now in the throes of change talks about why ...

Remembering Clarrie O'Shea from 2019-05-22T08:30

This week we take you to the event organised by the RTBU and Spirit of Eureka, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the general strike in 1969 in defence of imprisoned union leader Clarrie O'Shea.

Save Australian Shipping from 2019-05-15T08:30

Coverage of the"Save Australian Shipping"rally in Melbourne. We hear from workers and union representatives about the current situation of Australian shipping.Information from the CFMEU about PFAS ...

Pharmacists&Tas Public Sector Take Action from 2019-04-24T08:30

This week on the program, we bring you the story of the hospital pharmacists who are dispensing free drugs as part of their campaign to secure their wages and conditions. We speak with Gianni Sotti...

Change the Rules from 2019-04-17T08:30

We hear from workers and union representatives from the Melbourne Change the Rules rally on April 10.

Treating Workers Like Rubbish? from 2019-04-10T08:30

Another major industrial fire hit the working class Northern suburbs of Melbourne on April 6. It is the fourth in three years. 175 fire fighters were used to subdue the fire and 8 schools were shut...

We're all in this together from 2019-03-27T08:30

Interview with Brett Edgington, Secretary of the Ballarat Trades and Labour Council. Brett took me on a tour of Ballarat Trades Hall and told me about the history of the labour movement in Ballarat...

STRIKE! Chemist Warehouse workers hit the grass from 2019-03-20T08:30

This week we take you to the picket lines, where Chemist Warehouse workers are taking indefinte action in support of fair wages, secure employment and an end to sexual harassment in the workplace. ...

Women's Strike? from 2019-03-13T08:30

As the young people of the World are gearing up for a Climate Action Strike on March 15 and the Working people of Australia are rallying on April 10th to Change the Rules this years WRAW festival, ...

The Real Cost of $1 Milk. from 2019-02-27T08:30

Australian supermarkets have pushed the price of milk down to the point where it is now cheaper than bottled water. This has caused pressure through the supply chain. While we hear a lot about the ...

Banks&Wharfies from 2019-02-20T08:30

The Financial Sector Union gives us the reasons for why the look into Banks is unfinished business.  We follow that with the attack on wharfies by Australia’s biggest stevedore company DP World.

On Fairness from 2019-02-13T08:30

We hear from Sally McManus about the launching of her new book"On Fairness".We speak with Hayden from the Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU) about the impact of the Cashless Welfare Card in...

Internships: Retail&Fast Food from 2019-01-30T08:30

The Federal Government policy of internships for young workers at Fast Food outlets came under fire over the Christmas period when it was found a job search agency was fielding young workers under ...

Wongawilli Win from 2019-01-23T08:30

Wongawilli Colliery mineworkers have won a spectacular win against Wollongong Coal after taking strike action. CFMEU's tTony Maher emphasises the importance of this win. “The conversion of permanen...

Fast Food&Ferry Workers - Fighting for Their Rights from 2019-01-16T08:30

In addition to your weekly wrap of union news, this week we bring you two stories of workers fighting to receive their basic legal rights. In Brisbane, young workers at a MacDonalds franchise stage...

Education&Industrial Manslaughter from 2018-12-19T08:30

Two features today one about what is happening at our Universities with the latest figures showing that less than half the jobs at universities are permanent. We follow this with a look at why indu...

Public Service v Privatization from 2018-12-12T08:30

The effect of the privatization of public services and what that means for workers and users of those services. A recent report commissioned by the Community and Public Sector Union the CPSU ) is s...

Liberals on the Run from 2018-11-28T08:30

In this edition of Stick Together we get taste of the mass Change the Rules Campaign rally held in Brisbane on November the 20th the last in the rallies held across the country to bring workers tog...

The Gig Economy worker breakthrough from 2018-11-21T08:30

Last week ex-Foodora food delivery worker Josh Klooger won his case for unfair dismissal in the Fair Work Commission. This should signal the fight back against the gig economy that takes from worke...

Women's Work from 2018-11-14T08:30

Today we go to the regional Victorian City of Geelong for a report on the Working Women Get Organised – The Fight for Equal Pay conference run by the Women Unionist Network held at the Geelong Tra...

RAFFWU Delegate experience from 2018-10-31T08:30

First up a word with a delegate for the newest Union the Retail and Fast Food Workers'Union and then we go to Adelaide to an Anti-Poverty Week event, where Council candidates from 11 Councils – inc...

Change the Rules Mass Rally - Melbourne from 2018-10-24T08:30

The mass rallies to Change the Rules kicked off in Perth on Oct 18 followed by rallies in Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong, Cairns, Mackay, Darwin, Rockhampton and Townsville on Oct 23. In this progra...

The Young and the Restless - Workers Strike for Higher Pay from 2018-10-17T08:30

In addition to your weekly wrap of union news, this week we bring you two stories out of the fast food and hospitality industries. In the UK, workers at TGIFridays and Weatherspoons joined McDonald...

Unemployed Fight Back from 2018-10-10T08:30

The launch of a new report Working it out: a look at employment services in Australia which brings the unemployed person's voice to the policy table. AUWU. Per Capita and Monash University worked t...

Stop the TPP - Labor's Capitulation from 2018-09-26T08:30

This week we speak with Allen Hicks, the National Secretary of the ETU about the Labor party's decision to join with the Liberals and pass the legislation required to enable the TPP. Allen talks ab...

Silica - the new asbestos from 2018-09-19T08:30

A couple of Fridays ago I was down at the CFMEU offices on Elizabeth St in Melbourne at a special presentation to Delegates in the construction industry about silicosis a lung disease that is claim...

Big Steps&Queensland Wage Theft from 2018-09-12T08:30

Early Childhood Educators increase the pressure for professional pay rates with 7,000 workers, lead by United Voice, staging a nation wide walk out.Queensland Parliamentary Enquiry into wage theft ...

Public Dentists, Death Leave&Nuclear Waste from 2018-08-29T08:30

Three reports. Community Dentists in Victoria took protected industrial action on Wednesday August 22 for more State and Federal funding for this essential health service. We turn to the call for b...

State of the Union from 2018-08-22T08:30

Last Thursday ACT Unions called a rally in support of the Secure Local Jobs Package being put forward by the ACT Labor Government. What’s it all about? Alex White secretary of ACT Union says Canber...

Downer EDI Strike&Jobs in Renewables from 2018-08-15T08:30

Today we go to the Downer EDI dispute in Queensland where workers at the unanimously voted to take industrial action over personal leave entitlements and cost of living wage increases. We then spea...

ACTU Congress&Direct Sales Workers from 2018-07-25T08:30

This week we feature a report by Stick Together’s Queensland reporter Craig Garrett on ACTU Congress 2018 held at the Brisbane Convention Centre. We follow up with a look at the National Union of W...

STRIKE! - Bus Drivers Demand a Fair Deal from 2018-07-18T08:30

This week on the show we bring you the story of the first Victorian bus strikes in more than 20 years. We take you to the picket, where 600 drivers are taking action for better pay. You'll hear fro...

Longford Anniversary from 2018-07-11T08:30

The Esso/ Ugly dispute down in Longford, Gippsland Victoria has reached over the 374 day mark making it the longest industrial dispute in Australian history overtaking the Wonthaggi coal dispute in...

Govt, Jobs&Renewables from 2018-06-27T08:30

Government funding for solar projects does not mean local jobs. The ETU and others want to know why Federal Government policy is stopping local people getting secure employment.News items:-Coles La...

Rights for Riders - The Fight At Foodora from 2018-06-20T08:30

This week on the show we speak with TWU national secretary Tony Sheldon about the Fair Work Ombudsman's legal action against Foodora for alleged wage theft and sham contracting. We also speak with ...

Basic Wage Decision from 2018-06-13T08:30

On Friday June 1, the first day of Winter the Fair Commission handed down the annual Minuim Wages Case. We hear from workers why it isn’t enough and more about the big end of towns guzzling ways.Me...

CDP&the War Industries from 2018-05-30T08:30

Indigenous workers are fighting CDP - Kara Keyes from the ACTU explains.The closing of factories, unemployment and lack of investment in manufacturing in Australia has been turned around apparently...

UK Workers looking to"change the rules"for a"New Deal" from 2018-05-23T08:30

This week on the show, we head to the UK and speak with union organiser Hazel Nolan about Britain's Trades Union Congress'campaign for a"New Deal for Workers". We discuss the recent mobilisation in...

Mass Worker Rally May 9 - Change the Rules from 2018-05-16T08:30

The mass rally of workers in Melbourne on May 9th  - the last event in the Australian Council of Trade Unions 12 days of action to rally Australian workers to the Change the Rules campaign was a cr...

Standing Up - Fighting Back from 2018-04-25T08:30

This week on the show, in addition to your wrap of union news, we take you to the all-delegates meeting, held at Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday 17 April. This meeting launched the ACTU's 12 days of...

West Virginia Teachers'Strike from 2018-04-18T08:30

Stick Together in step with the ACTU call for 12 Days of Action to change the rules we have a special feature on a monumental strike action recently carried out in West Virginia by teachers who too...

Spotlight on Industrial Manslaughter Laws from 2018-04-11T08:30

With the Victorian State election looming the state’s trade union movement is escalating their campaign on the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws in Victoria. Queensland and the ACT have ...

A tale of two tactics - Strikes vs the Commission from 2018-03-28T08:30

In addition to a weekly wrap of union news, this week we look at two avenues that are used to lift the wages of workers. We first speak with Don Sutherland about the annual minimum wage case, where...

Strife on the Waterfront from 2018-03-21T08:30

There is strife on the waterfront and the rumblings are being heard right across the country. Today we speak to Will Tracey, National Deputy Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia (the MUA) b...

Women Hold Up Half The Sky – IWD 2018 from 2018-03-14T08:30

This week Stick Together brings you working women's voices from the International Women's Day March in Melbourne and the Women's Rights at Work Festival event, Feminism in the Pub. 

STOLEN! - Wage Theft as a Crime from 2018-02-28T08:30

This week on the show we look at wage theft. In the throes of an election, the SA Premier Jay Weatherill has announced that if re-elected, his government will introduce a new criminal offence for b...

Australian Paper - Change the Rules from 2018-02-21T08:30

News items including Port Kembla Coal Terminal Lock-out.The Fair Work Act is allowing bosses to kick workers off their agreements without geniune negotiations.In today’s program we go down to the p...

Stick Together - Solidarity Without Borders from 2018-02-14T08:30

South Korea is in the global spotlight opening the Winter Olympic games, but behind the celebrations there is another story to hear. One about the ongoing imprisonment of two Korean confederation o...

The Right to Strike from 2018-01-31T08:30

The Fair Work Commission's decision to stop strike action on Sydney trains. What does it mean for these workers and workers in general. We get an over view from Sally McManus the Secretary of the A...

Strike! RTBU set to shut down Sydney rail network from 2018-01-24T08:30

Faced with a recalcitrant government and management failure to negotiate, NSW rail Workers have called the first network-wide strike in almost 20 years. We speak with NSW State Secretary of the Rai...

Stick Together - Unions2000 from 2018-01-17T08:30

This week we pop back in time to the year 2000. On this summer special of Stick Together we catch up with Max Ogden to talk about Unions 2000, a temporary super union which organised, negotiated an...

PAYG Taxpayers v Social Security Recipients from 2018-01-10T08:30

Revenue problems for Turnbull Government. Their answer- attack Social Security. We investigate this failing Federal Government.

Workers of the World Unite (Revisited) from 2017-12-27T08:30

This week on the show we return to our feature from July about international stevedoring company ICTSI. Their international record of poor industrial relations and union busting has continued - thi...

Win @ Webb Dock from 2017-12-20T08:30

Will Tracey assistant secretary of the MUA speaks about the Web Dock Melbourne dispute: what happened and finally a victory in a dispute that looks like many of the anti union anti worker behaviour...

Here To Stay from 2017-12-13T08:30

This week Stick Together brings news from The Melbourne Docks. A peaceful community assembly has taken residence outside the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) at Webb Dock in Port Me...

Union Brings Woolworths to the Party from 2017-11-29T08:30

Today we are featuring the ground breaking grass-roots work being done by the National Union of Workers. The NUW had two enormous wins this week – not only did Woolworths warehouse workers win a 4%...

Yes Vote Solidarity Special from 2017-11-22T08:30

Melbourne rally for the announcement of the Yes Vote for Marriage Equality. Unionist Support citzen's rights with solidarity.

The End of The Hobbit Law? from 2017-11-15T08:30

On this week’s episode of Stick Together we go across the ditch to speak with Melissa Ansell-Bridges from New Zealand Equity about the Hobbit Law and the rules of collective bargaining on film prod...

Domestic Violence Leave - Won't Wait from 2017-10-25T08:30

The We Won’t Wait Campaign being run by Australian Unions is calling for 20 days paid Domestic Violence Leave. Paid family and domestic violence leave in the National Employment Standards will save...

The BOM Turns Up The Heat from 2017-10-18T08:30

Workers from the Bureau of Meteorology have gone 4 years without a pay rise as they negotiate their new agreement. Union members from the CSPU at the BOM have launched another round of rolling stri...

Poverty&Policy from 2017-10-11T08:30

Anti Poverty Network SA conference Oct 20 - 21 a focus on the connection between attacks on Social Security, Poverty and the Employed.Alex White from Unions ACT focus on the underperforming WorkSaf...

Peace is Union Business from 2017-09-27T08:30

The Maritime Union of Australia opened it’s doors to the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network IPAN  conference and we hear from MUA Assistant National Warren Smith and others about why Peace ...

The Screen Industry Stands Together from 2017-09-20T08:30

On this weeks show we hear from Zoe Angus at the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) to talk about the Union’s latest campaign which sees performers, producers, writer, directors and crew ...

STRIKE! Childcare Educators Fight for Equal Pay from 2017-09-13T08:30

In addition to your weekly wrap of union news, our feature report this week is the recent nationwide strike of early childhood educators. This strike is the largest of its kind in the sector's hist...

Longford Dispute from 2017-08-30T08:30

News round-up plus we take you on-site to the Longford dispute down in Gippsland where Esso/ UGL have slashed wages and conditions of skilled maintenance workers using the same methods Carlton Unit...

Equality Is Union Business from 2017-08-23T08:30

On this weeks show, along with our regular wrap of union news, we hear from Will Stracke about the same sex marriage postal survey and why Equality Is Union Business. Also, in light of the proposed...

Strike! 1917 from 2017-08-16T08:30

August 1917 saw one of the biggest industrial actions in Australian history. It began at the  tram and rail workshops in Sydney and spread across Australia as more and more sections of the communit...

The Gig Economy from 2017-07-26T08:30

As well as the regular wrap of News, this weeks show focuses on the Gig Economy and the issues this presents for workers. How does it work? Is there a role for government to protect these workers? ...

The Law Is Broken from 2017-07-19T08:30

Some Labor heavy weights turned up to support the workers in Sale over Longford dispute. Bill Shorten says what he has to offer.Jim Stanford director of the Centre for Future Work gives a clear pic...

Workers of the World Unite! from 2017-07-12T08:30

In addition to your weekly wrap of union news, this week we bring you a story of international solidarity that stretches across the Indian Ocean, and beyond. Unionists from Indonesia, Madagascar, A...

How to Keep on Trucking from 2017-06-28T08:30

In addition to a weekly wrap of union news, this week we report on the War Against Workers Rally in Melbourne. We also speak with Tony Sheldon about the Senate inquiry into trucking.

No Dignity in Cashless Welfare from 2017-06-21T08:30

The Healthy Welfare Card is a Coalition Government policy that will forcibly restrict 80% of unemployed Australian’s Newstart entitlement to a VISA-style debit card under the pretext of preventing ...

The Importance of Penalty Rates from 2017-06-14T08:30

In addition to your weekly wrap of national union news, this week we feature highlights of a recent forum, held by the SEARCH Foundation about the importance of penalty rates and the union movement...

Towards a Happily Ever After from 2017-05-31T08:30

In addition to a weekly wrap of union news, this week we report on the Walk with Educators Rally in Melbourne.  We also speak with Denis Rogatyuk about the upcoming UK elections.

Certainty for Disability from 2017-05-24T08:30

On this week's show, along with the weekly news wrap, we're back out the front of the ALP state conference to hear from HACSU about their ongoing fight with the Victorian Labor government over the ...

More Dumb Cuts - Higher Education Funding from 2017-05-17T08:30

This week in addition to the weekly wrap of union news, we examine the cuts to higher education included in last week's Federal Budget. We talk with both staff and student representatives about wha...

Profit, Pain&the 457 Ploy from 2017-05-10T08:30

News from Loy Yang, FairFax and Queensland MUA.Privatising of community services is a recipe for putting profit before people. We speak to Simone White from the NSW  Rape and Domestic Violence Serv...

On the PaTH to $4 an hour from 2017-04-26T08:30

On this week's show we look at the Federal Government's Prepare, Trial and Hire Program, PaTH. First announced in the 2016 Budget and recently launched, despite legislation for it's full implementa...

9 Week Strike at Fletcher Insulation from 2017-04-19T08:30

In addition to our weekly wrap of union news, this week we head to the picket line at Fletcher Insulation. Almost 90 members of the AWU are in their ninth week of indefinite strike action. They are...

Stick Together: Workers Unions&the Big End of Town from 2017-04-12T08:30

Attacks on the Boot Test and attacks on workers taking cases to the Fair Work Commission. Accused by business lobby of causing chaos industrially. We talk to Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast ...

Stick Together - Public Sector Up In Arms! from 2017-03-29T08:30

In addition to a weekly wrap of union news, this week we report on CPSU members working in Medicare, Centerlink and Child support who have been taking strike action as they try and resolve their lo...

What's wrong with the Energy System? from 2017-03-22T08:30

This week on the show, we report on the emergency meeting of young workers held at the Victorian Trades Hall about the proposed cuts to penalty rates. We also speak with the ETU's Dave McKinley to ...

Enough's Enough Rallies from 2017-03-15T08:30

Enough’s Enough Stop the Attack on Workers rallies across the nation against penalty rate cuts and the ABCC legislation. Despite rallies as big as 15,000 in Melbourne and Sydney the rallies were un...

Parmalat Lockout from 2017-02-22T08:30

On 18 January 2016, multinational dairy company Parmalat, locked out around 70 workers from their plan in Echuca. We cross to the picket line to hear the latest in the dispute.  We also speak with ...

Fight Backs: Unemployed&RTBU from 2017-02-15T08:30

An extended report on the Unemployed Workers Rally Dignity Not Debt End Centelink Debt Debacle held in Melbourne 31st of January.Across the country in fact across the world public assets, those own...

Timor Sea Justice and The"State of the Unions" from 2017-01-25T08:30

This week on Stick Together we speak with ACTU President, Ged Kearney about the year that was and look forward to what 2017 holds for the trade union movement.We also speak with Ella Fabry from the...

Modern Award: AGL Crushing Workers from 2017-01-18T08:30

Modern Award replaces EBA at Loy Yang more on the way.On Friday 14th of January the Fair Work Commission ordered the EBA between AGL and workers at  Loy Yang in Gippsland's La Trobe Valley, be scra...

Social Security v Welfarism from 2017-01-11T08:30

Today with focus on Pensions and Penalty rates.David Thompson CEO of Jobs Australia lifts the curtain on some other scandals at the heart of our Centrelink system. Lou Wheeler from Fair Go for Pens...

The MV Portland Dispute - 12 Months On from 2016-12-28T08:30

We are drawing near to the 12 month anniversary of the dramatic midnight raid which bought an end to the longest sit-in occupation of a vessel in Australian history.This week we look back at the MV...

Super Union from 2016-12-21T08:30

 The issue dominating the last week was the formal stages of the creation of a Super Union.The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the CFMEU and the MUA went ahead on Wednesday 14 o...

CUB 55 Win from 2016-12-14T08:30

The big news is that the CUB 55 have been reinstated. The workers were given a guard of honour on Monday 12th at 6.30 in the morning as they returned to work. We give you sounds of the morning than...

Two Challenges to Quality Disability Services Under the NDIS from 2016-11-30T08:30

The NDIS has been hailed as a great leap forward for people with disability. This week we explore the industrial relations impacts of the new NDIS funding model and what they mean for quality of ca...

New Union Takes on SDA from 2016-11-23T08:30

The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union established itself this week in direct opposition to the SDA which has shown itself unable to defend members'rights to penalties and a fair deal.Taxi Owner/dr...

Domestic Violence Leave Fight from 2016-11-16T08:30

Two different rallies bound by violence: the rally honouring the National Day of Respect for Public Transport Workers&the second rally we visit was held outside the Fair Work Commission offices in ...

The No Vote - 1916 Revisited from 2016-10-26T08:30

This year marks the centenary of Australia's first non-binding plebiscite. In 1916, during the height of WWI, Australians were sent to the polls to vote on whether the government should extend cons...

Union Activism&History from 2016-10-19T08:30

 At the annual Union Activism and History Conference workers came together to talk about work place actions from the past and the present. The 1970's Rosella Strike that ran for 26 weeks, the victo...

Stop the TPP from 2016-10-12T08:30

In this episode we will be focusing on the Trans Pacific Partnership as it makes its way through Parliament or not. We give you the answer to why it bad for workers. After that we will talk to some...

Longford&Coates Hire from 2016-09-28T08:30

In today's programme we are going to look at what is happening at one of Australia's oldest oil and gas fields Longford 20 kilometres from Sale in South Gippsland, Victoria. After more than 50 year...

Strikes, EBAs&Outsourcing from 2016-09-21T08:30

 This episode we are featuring the fight for a fair outcome in the South Australian Nurses EBA negotiations and the consequences for Australian jobs with the Federal Government's decision to outsou...

CSIRO&Hazelwood from 2016-09-14T08:30

This week we will be featuring the CSIRO. Staff are being asked to vote on a new EBA which reduces conditions and has salaries falling behind inflation. We follow that with calls for jobs in the gr...

Public Service Strike? from 2016-08-31T08:30

A 1,000 days is long enough says the membership of the CPSU. 1,000 days is how long it has taken the Federal Government to not negiotate a new eba for our Federal Public Service. We report on upcom...

Pollies, CFA&Employment from 2016-08-24T08:30

This edition of Stick Together looks at the fire storm created by the Liberals and their help mate the Murdoch press over the issue of the CFA eba. We will then look at the latest employment figure...

Clean Jobs&Fair Pay from 2016-08-17T08:30

A call for clean energy jobs in NSW after the defeat of the BHP Billion Caroona Coal Plan for Liverpool Plains, then we go to a dispute that is brewing down by the Yarra at Crown Casino and then to...

Wave Hill&Build a Better Future from 2016-08-10T08:30

In today's program we will be revisiting the Wave Hill Walk Off which was the beginning of the modern Aboriginal Land rights movement. Celebrations of the 50th Anniversary on August 19-21 called Fr...

MUA, Chevron&Quad Bike Safety from 2016-07-27T08:30

Federal Court ruling against the MUA in the Chevron Gorgon LNG Project dispute over safety issues, Quad bikes the most dangerous killer on farms investigated by the UNSW TARS.

When we fought Hanson and won... from 2016-07-20T08:30

In the 90s and 2000s, we fought against Pauline Hanson and One Nation and won! The  unions have always been at the vanguard of the struggle against fascism and racism -  from workers'militias in Sp...

CFA&CUB Update from 2016-07-13T08:30

Two things have popped up that put a big question mark over the Liberal Party's capacity to understand fairness, transparency and the meaning of justice. The first happened during the election conc...

Brexit aftermath&union campaign for equal marriage from 2016-06-29T08:30

In the UK, Brexit has shattered the relative stability of ruling Conservative Party and led to the freefall in both the value of the pound and the stock market, while fascists and racists have been...

Coles, Newstart&Older Workers from 2016-06-22T08:30

We will be covering three issues in this program. The aftermath of decision against the Coles agreement with SDA the retail union which put thousands of Coles workers out of pocket and a conditions...

Union Victories&a Watching Brief from 2016-06-15T08:30

La Trobe University academic Roz Ward was suspended with pay recently for allegely bringing the safe schools program she worked on into disrepute because of a personal message on facebook. Although...

Restoring Trades Hall, Fighting Wage Theft At McDonalds from 2016-05-25T08:30

In the last few weeks, stories of worker exploitation in fast-food and retail workers have been widespread. McDonalds and 7/11 workers are faced with wage-theft and rotten EBAs.  Josh Cullian, who ...

The Sham in Charity I Fair Pay Rally from 2016-05-18T08:30

NUW is uncovering the sham contractors who are collecting for big Charities.The Big Steps Case for equal pay for early childhood educators took to the streets on Saturday May 14 to let the public k...

Work for the Dole Death from 2016-05-11T08:30

First, we cover the distressing story of Australia's first death at a"Work For The Dole"site. Josh Park Fing's family is crowdfunding for the burial of their son and brother and you can sign the Un...

TPP, Safety&8 hr day from 2016-04-27T08:30

 In this program we will look at some of the reasons the TPP the trans pacific partnership is a problem for workers, we look at two issues of work place safety the recent decision by the Turnbull G...

From #FeelTheBurn in the US, to organising interns in Victoria from 2016-04-20T08:30

As the Senate blocks turnbull's ABCC bill, the stage is now set for an early election for July 2nd. Together with Jerome Small,  we will be looking at the Bernie Sanders phenomenon and the new labo...

NUW&Agricultural Workers from 2016-04-13T08:30

The National Union of Workers (NUW) is carving out a membership from the notoriously exploitatiove workplaces in the Agricultural Industries. This episode of Stick Together gives an insight into ho...

Easter Rising 1916-2016: The significance of the Centenary from 2016-03-30T08:30

This Easter marks the beginning of the celebrations of the centenary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, when the Irish patriots under the command of James Connolly, Patrick Pearse, T.J. Clarke and oth...

Labor Day, #FightFor30 and Latin America from 2016-03-16T08:30

Denis Rogatyuk, the Stick Together producer, has returned from his 3-month trip in Latin America and is ready to hsare the expiriences of social movements confronting the resurgent right wing and n...

Safety&Fairness at Work from 2016-02-24T08:30

The death of two construction workers within a week of each other recently highlights the tension that has been created by giving more power to the employers than the workers when it comes to OH&S....

Coles v Hart&AMIEU from 2016-02-17T08:30

Duncan Hart and the AMIEU have had their first day in court in an effort to overturn the SDA brokered Coles deal that means some workers will see a $15,000 a year decrease in wages. The Fair Work C...

Victorian Insecure Work Inquiry from 2016-02-10T08:30

The Victorian Inquiry into the Hire Industry&Insecure Work is the first in the country. The Victorian Trades Hall Council celebrated the beiginning of public hearings by bringing together Labour Pa...

Basic Card&Invasion Day from 2016-01-27T08:30

The Turnbull Government wants to go to an election on a new Basics Card. It will be called the Healthy Welfare Etpos card and will quarantine welfare money from all people receiving any form of wel...

MV Portland&Tugboat disputes from 2016-01-20T08:30

The waterfronts of Australia are a stir with industrial unrest as big business flexes its muscles. Not since the 1990's Patrick dispute has there been such a concerted effort by business and govern...

West Coast Tasmania Mining Disputes from 2015-12-30T08:30

At the 2015 SALT conference Ian Jameson recalls his days as an union organiser in the remote West Coast of Tasmania mining area.

Stick Together - The Unorganised Majority from 2015-12-16T08:30

Today's young workers are likely to be the first generation in modern history to be worse off than their parents generation. Only around 8% of Australian workers under 25 are union members. How the...

Disability Day Edition 2015 from 2015-11-25T08:30

To celebrate the International Day of People with Disability we talk to Dr Nikki Henningham who has researched Australian women Disability Activists for the Australian online encyclopedia of Women&...

Steel Deals&Wages Exploitation Inquiry from 2015-11-18T08:30

Today's program catches up with the senate inquiry into the exploitation of workers in Australia on work visas. The inquiry has been travelling the continent collecting information about the 7/11 w...

Stick Together - Rebuilding Workers'Political Power from 2015-11-11T08:30

Hundreds of thousands were inspired by Jeremy Corbyn's socialist insurgency in UK Labor. Yet more are excited by Bernie Sanders'call for a"political revolution against the Billionaire Class"in his ...

Chafta, Grill'd&fighting sexism from 2015-10-28T08:30

Chafta has made its way through Parliament and is on its way to the Senate. The ETU are still fighting for workers jobs and public safety. Kahlani Pyrah who fought the bosses at Grill'd with her fe...

Fluro Fightback, SDA Queensland, MLDC 3 and NTEU Victoria from 2015-10-21T08:30

A jam-packed episode full of stories of workers'struggle, unity and fight for social justice. We will cover the National Union of Workers'Fluro Fightback, featuring Van Badham, Father Bob McGuire a...

Environment, Refugees&Unions from 2015-10-14T08:30

Mega resources corporation Glencore is sacking workers and reducing production at its zinc mine at the McArthur River in the Gulf of Carpentaria and leaving an environmental mess. Is this the futur...

Union battles across Victoria: From Penalty Rates to Transfield from 2015-09-30T08:30

We will be covering the latest stories of workers'struggles from around Australia and the world. We'll highlight the recent action by United Voice Victoria to defend penalty rates. Also joining us ...

No Change in IR with Change in PM from 2015-09-23T08:30

Comments on Malclom Turnbull as new PM and the affect on IR policy by Ged Kearney; Build a Better Future door knocking campaign; Hands off Australia Post protest 12 Sept; CPSU strike at internation...

Ding-Dong, Abbott's Gone! from 2015-09-16T08:30

Together with Godfrey Moase, the Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Workers, we will be discussing the aftermath of Tony Abbot's demise and the way forward for the union movement ...

Commissioner&anti union bills on the nose from 2015-08-26T08:30

The question of Commission Dyson Heydon's'accidental'acceptance of speaking engagement at a Liberal Party fundraiser is inspected by Humphrey McQueen and Ged Kearney from the ACTU has something to ...

Strikes! Wildcats at Laverton, Wharfies in Syndey&Brisbane and RTBU in Melbourne! from 2015-08-19T08:30

The last few weeks have been sizzling with industrial disputes, strikes and workers'struggles right across Australia. We will be discussing the struggle and the outcome of the MLDC warehouse worker...

Workers'Rights Under Attack from 2015-08-12T08:30

In a month of Attacks on Workers we look at the charging of ACT CFMEU organiser Johnnie Lomax with Black mail with Loss by the Federal Police for negotiating an EBA with an employer; the Productivi...

Fightback at Grilld, Fleurieu Cooprative and EarthWorker developments from 2015-07-29T08:30

Discussing the fight for dignity and fair treatment of hospitality workers with Kahlani Pyrah (United Voice, Socialist Alternative) and her case against the corporate management of Grilld. Also, ta...

MUA struggle in Queensland and anti-racism rallies from 2015-07-22T08:30

A talk with a long-time revolutionary socialist and trade unionist, Bob Carnegie, recently elected as state secretary of the Queensland branch of the Maritime Union of Australia. We will discuss th...

Aust Seafarers Ship Builders Axed; NTEU win @ SCU from 2015-07-15T08:30

Alexander Spirit crew refuse to budge after Caltex say they will be replaced in Singapore; Anthony Albanese talks about the latest Government attacks on cabotage; Kate Mitchell from Southern Cross ...

Cleaners’ dispute, Unemployed Workers action and industrial struggle in Ireland from 2015-06-24T08:30

The campaign for the rights of cleaners has been gaining momentum, with the recent 24-hour strike of the workers in Federal Parliament, and a rally and march organised by the United Voice in Melbou...

Penalties from 2015-06-17T08:30

While the Australian Chamber of Commerce&Industry down plays its call for removal of penalty rates cleaners call for penalty rate protection at the International Day for Justice for Cleaners rallie...

A Luta Nafatin (The Struggle Continues) from 2015-06-10T08:30

Trade unions have been active in Timor Leste since 2001 when the Timor Leste Confederation of Trade Unions (KSTL) was formed with support from Australian unions. The major employer at the time was ...

Fight for Workers'Rights for all - from"Slaving Away"to"Women of Steel" from 2015-05-27T08:30

We will look at and analyze the stories of workers'struggles in the most precarious and difficult working conditions from the past and present. We will look behind the story of"Jobs for Women"campa...

The Public Sector Roused to Action from 2015-05-20T08:30

The CPSU start rolling stikes across Australia we report on the Bureau of Meterorology workers rallying in Melbourne. The CFMEU have been singled out again by Senate laws to retain coercive powers ...

NSW Electricity 4 Sale from 2015-05-13T08:30

The NSW election was won by the Mike Baird-led Liberal National coalition and the 99-year lease of NSW's transmission and distribution network is all set to go ahead. On the show this week we hear ...

Remembering Rana Plaza from 2015-04-29T08:30

April 24th marked the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster - a case of industrial manslaughter of monstrous proportions. With 1,129 confirmed dead in the aftermath, and thousands of others...

Australia's labour movement in World War One from 2015-04-22T08:30

Today we mark the centenary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli with a discussion about the Australian labour movement's response to the First World War, and how the war changed Australia's political...

Body of Work from 2015-04-15T08:30

We all have to sell our labour at rates dictated by global markets. For some people this means a few cents an hour for others it can be a living wage that provides housing and food security. For th...

The Cricket&Women's Wages from 2015-03-25T08:30

This episode asks the question why are short term visas being used to put Australian film technicians out of work when the ICC World Cup Cricket is playing in town. Ged Kearney the ACTU President e...

Uranium mining ban in QLD from 2015-03-18T08:30

The ban on uranium mining will be reinstated by the Palaszczuk government in QLD. Under the LNP government the state was opened up for exploration and mining despite a decades-long ban. The re-inst...

March 4 March for Workers Rights from 2015-03-11T08:30

The ACTU called a national day of action on March 4, 2015 as the start of the unions campaign to fight back against the Federal Governments review of all basic working conditions throught the Produ...

Coles meat workers resist pay cuts; Greens push for portable long service leave. from 2015-02-25T08:30

Coles tries to cut pay and conditions by shutting the meat workers union out of its latest EBA; interview with Paul Conway, Victorian secretary AMIEU. And the Greens push for portable long-service ...

The Vexing issue of Working Visas from 2015-02-11T08:30

Calls for people working on 457 and 417 visas to be paid award rates and conditions. Recent scandals have show the bugs under the rock of the Abbott Governments employment policy rock as the govern...

Melbourne factory sit-in, Greek elections, workers control in Argentina from 2015-01-28T08:30

Workers occupy their lunch-room in Melbourne, after their employer tries to lock them out; interview with delegate Arthur Ingles. Reflections on SYRIZA's victory in the Greek elections, with Peter ...

QLD elections: Newman v. unions from 2015-01-21T08:30

The Premier Campbell Newman's been coasting along on a wave of unpopularity since the Liberal National Party government took an axe to the public sector and revealed their privatisation ambitions.Q...

Penalty Rates Attack&Short Term Mobility Visas from 2015-01-14T08:30

The Abbott Government gave the Australian Public a Christmas presnt of a two pronged attack on Penalty rates when it announced the Fair Work Commission review of Awards and the Productivity Commiss...

Refugee Justice and Labor from 2014-12-31T08:30

On the 16th of December a Hazara man called Gullistan was forcibly removed from Maribyrnong detention centre to be deported back to Afghanistan. We hear from Chris Breen from the Refugee Action Col...

Put the Liberals Last Campaign from 2014-12-24T08:30

The Victorian election saw the Napthine Liberal Government thrown out of office after only one term. The work of the United Fire Fighters Union and the Ambulance Employees Australia contributed sig...

Basque Independence Struggle from 2014-12-17T08:30

Stick Together producer, Denis Rogatyuk, is back from his trip with an exciting and fresh new topic - the Basque independence struggle, the question of political prisoners and the current negotiati...

Electorate office pickets&Chinese Free Trade Deal from 2014-11-26T08:30

Discussion about picketing of electorate office strategy and the connection between Government lack of representtion of electors in favour of Corporations. This is extended to a discussion about th...

G20 and Protests in Mexico from 2014-11-19T08:30

Interview about the G20 and its free trade agenda, with Pat Ranald co-ordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network. And in Mexico mass protests, led by the teachers union (CNTE), h...

Aboriginal Stolen Wages from 2014-11-12T08:30

This week Stick Together comes to you live from the Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy in Musgrave Park, Brisbane. We're bringing you coverage from Decolonisation before profit, a week of resistance and ...

The Anarchist&Mr Whitlam from 2014-10-29T08:30

Dr Joe Toscano, convenor ot the Anarchist Media Institute, looks at the forces that put the Whitlam Government in and those that lead to its demise. He looks at the importance of Australia's first ...

Royal Commission into union"corruption"; Victorian preschool teachers strike from 2014-10-22T08:30

Jim Marr brings us the latest news about dodgy witnesses and flimsy evidence at the Royal Commission into trade union corruption. Martel Menz, AEU, reports on plans for a preschool teachers'strike ...

Sydney Solidarity Network from 2014-10-15T08:30

The Sydney Solidarity Network has sprung up recently, informed and inspired by other grassroots-based organising and fighting organisations like Seattle Solidarity Network in the United States and ...

The politics of"home-grown terror"in Australia from 2014-09-24T08:30

Special half-hour interview with Rob Stary, defence lawyer for many Victorians charged under terrorism legislation to date. We discuss the political context of latest anti-terror raids, past cases ...

Super Freeze chills nurses plus Vic ambos update from 2014-09-17T08:30

This week on Stick Together we catch up with Victorian paramedics for an update on their years-long campaign for workplace justice and decent wages with Danny Hill, assistant secretary of the Victo...

Unions oppose Fair Work amendments; NZ election report from 2014-09-10T08:30

Ged Kearney, President ACTU, talks about the Abbott government's Fair Work amendment bill. Followed by discussion about labour and class politics in New Zealand/Aotearoa with Joe Carolan, UNITE uni...

Tasmanian liberals attack union bargaining and protest rights; APHEDA union aid abroad from 2014-08-27T08:30

Mat Johnston, CPSU, talks about the Tasmanian state government's three-pronged attack on union bargaining and the right to protest. Then Kate Lee talks about the humanitarian programs of union aid ...

Greg Combet Speaks from 2014-08-20T08:30

8 week lock-out at Ausreo Sydney; Indonesian election analysis from 2014-08-13T08:30

Steve Murphy, AMWU, reports on the 8 week lockout of workers at Ausreo in Sydney. Then Amalinda Savirani analyses the results of Indonesia's latest presidential election.

Emergence Service v Vic Gov from 2014-07-30T08:30

OH&S under attack from 2014-07-23T08:30

Spikes in death rates in mining and on the Australian waterfront reveals a move by employers, backed by a conservative government, to push for a Behavourial Based System of safety.

Stick Together - Episode 201407160830 from 2014-07-16T08:30

Gerry Conlon; Rise of Podemos in Spain and NUW Community from 2014-06-25T08:30

A tribute to Gerry Conlon - falsely-accused and wrongly-imprisoned by British authorities for 15 years, outspoken critic of injustice. Followed by reports on mass mobilizations as the rise of Podem...

Fight Back Against A Terror Budget and Ecocide from 2014-06-18T08:30

This week we talk to the President of the Trades Hall Council in Victoria Colin Long about the union fight back against the Federal Budget, and the Earthworker Cooperative project. We also intervie...

Not Neighbourly - cuts to the arts from 2014-06-11T08:30

The first industrial action on Neighbours set in 25 years and the situation at the ABC and Screen Australia in view of announced budget cuts since the Federal Budget.

Fighting the Federal Budget from 2014-05-28T08:30

Latest Federal Budget is one of the most vicious anti-worker attacks that Australia has faced in the last few decades. How can we build a mass movement and a sustainable fightback that would ensure...

The Budget from 2014-05-21T08:30

Was there a budget emergency? Should Australian public institutions be sold to private enterprise because of scare tactics from an ideologically driven Coalition government. Is this really in Austr...

Stick Together - Worker's Capital from 2014-05-14T08:30

Never before has so much money been in the hands of workers. Including Super and Savings, working class people have never had so much economic power. We talk with Dave Kerin form the Earthworker co...

Somerton Victory, PALEA and Boots Riley from 2014-04-30T08:30

Victory of workers at Super A Mart Somerton spells the beginning of militant union fightback against Abbott. We also take a look at the story of PALEA, the victorious airline wokrers association in...

April Sun in Cuba from 2014-04-23T08:30

A special program on Australian Work Brigades to Cuba. For 32 years Australians have organised the Southern Cross Brigade to work along side and learn from the Cuban People. We interview Maree Delo...

Morwell: Disaster in Valley Part 2 from 2014-04-16T08:30

Second part of our look at the fire at Hazelwood open cut in the La tobe Valley in Victoria including the Government inquiry, government cuts to fire fighters, lack of government regulation, and th...

Updates: March in March, Tertiary Education cuts, Super A Mart from 2014-03-26T08:30

The March in March protests have attracted over 100,000 people across Australia over the weekend of March 15th-16th. How was a mobilization of this size organized? We also take a look at the recent...

Stick Together - Episode 201403190830 from 2014-03-19T08:30

Coverage of workers and union participation in the March in March, a rally of over 30,000 angry Melbournians, voicing their opinion against the Coalition government. 

Strike at Super Amart; campaign for 36 hour working week from 2014-03-12T08:30

Interview about strike at warehouse of Super Amart in Melbourne, with NUW delegate Chad Wyatt. Then we talk about construction workers'fight to reduce working hours to 36 per week, with Dean Mighel...

Workers'control and cooperatives from 2014-02-26T08:30

Is workers'control and workers'cooperatives a viable and efficient alternative to the frenzy of free-market capitalism? On this week's show, we will discuss the various forms and examples of worker...

Jobs and democracy crisis from 2014-02-19T08:30

Interview with Ged Kearney on Abbott Government's performance in regard to job creation and we go to Victoria Parliament steps with protestors over purposed the changes to the Summary Offences Act.

Toyota to close Victorian factory from 2014-02-12T08:30

We discuss Toyota's decision to close its Victorian assembly plant in 2017 – marking the end of car assembly in Australia. Interviews about job losses, government subsidies, allegations of Toyota's...

Unions in a troubled work landscape from 2014-01-29T08:30

Unions have a renewed relevance in troubled work landscape in Australia features NUW increased membership; Childcare workers lose out; Cambodian workers need help from International worker communit...

Direct Action from 2014-01-22T08:30

This programme focuses on direct action at the No Tunnels protest in Melbourne and new laws in Victoria to curb dissent.

Percy Brookfield and the radical history of Broken Hill (part 2) from 2014-01-15T08:30

(Part 2 of 2) Interview with author Paul Adams about the extraordinary political life of Percy (Jack) Brookfield, unionist, anti-war campaigner and radical parliamentarian from Broken Hill (1875 – ...

Mandela speech to Aust Unionists 1990 from 2013-12-18T08:30

In 1990 Nelson Mandela visited Australia and made this speech at the Melbourne Town Hall to Unionists in thanks for their support in the anti apatheit struggle.It gives historical context of strugg...

Jobs at Holden and Qantas from 2013-12-11T08:30

We discuss the future of Holden and Australian manufacturing, with former Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) economist, Nixon Apple. Then Lisa White, National Assistant National Secretar...

The Communist Party and the Trade Union Movement. from 2013-11-27T08:30

 Douglas Jordan discusses the Communist Party of Australia's activism in trade unions, Aboriginal rights campaigns, the anti-war movement, communists'relationship with the Labor Party and more. Dou...

Voices from the Front line from 2013-11-20T08:30

In today's programme we will hear voices from the frontline. We hear from ANMF  delegate around the privatisation of Monash Gardens Aged Care facility in Melbourne; the successful campaign run by N...

Filipino rig workers paid $2.68/hour, RACV workers strike from 2013-11-13T08:30

Fair Work Australia rules that it was legal for Filipino migrant workers to be paid $2.68 an hour on a Maersk drilling rig off WA coast. RACV call centre workers stop work for the 7th time in suppo...

Woolworths warehouse workers strike from 2013-10-30T08:30

National Union of Workers delegate Jesse Perkins, talks about the ongoing strike at a Woolworths'warehouse in Barnawartha. Brief report on another lock-out in the energy and mining sector. And then...

Education and the Coalition from 2013-10-23T08:30

A look at the state school education landscape since the election of the Coalition Federally and what is happening in Victoria after Education Department intervention in the annual performance and ...

Union ideology from 2013-10-16T08:30

On this week's show, we discuss the ideologies that have inspired union activists to help their fellow workers. Interviews with Humphrey McQueen, author and activist, and Andrew Dettmer, National P...

US fast food workers strike from 2013-09-25T08:30

In the US 45m workers are in sub-poverty line jobs, many at highly profitable fast food chains like McDonald's, Taco Bell and Dunkin Donuts. Strikes began at isolated stores in NYC in November last...

Colombian general strike; Abbott attacks workers'rights from 2013-09-18T08:30

Interview about 17-day general strike in Colombia, with Parmenio Poveda from the national executive of the FENSUAGRO. And discussion about likely changes to workplace laws under an Abbott governmen...

Tribute to John Cummins from 2013-09-11T08:30

Dare to Struggle Dare to Win - a memorial to union man John Cummins BLF organiser and Federal President of the CFMEU before his untimely death at 58 in 2006.

Workers control and workplace democracy. from 2013-08-28T08:30

REPEAT. Imagine a world without bosses. This week we discuss examples of workers who run their own workplaces through workers control. Interviews with Alexis Adarfio, from the Workers’ University i...

Stick Together 21 August 2013 from 2013-08-21T08:30

Interview with Bob Carnegie in relation to the dropping of charges that were laid due to a community picket on a construction site in Brisbane. Coverage of the lock-out of 75 power workers at the Y...

Stick Together 5 May 2013 from 2013-05-12T10:00

This week’s show features three speakers recorded at the SEARCH conference in Sydney: Pat Ranald from AFTINET and Andrew Dettmer AMWU speaking against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agree...

Stick Together 21 April 2013 from 2013-04-21T10:00

Interview with Dave Kerin, project worker for the Earthworker co-operative: Karen Batt secretary of the Vic branch of the CPSU, about the deal that’s been struck with Vic Legal Aid and the Vic stat...

Stick Together 14 April 2013 from 2013-04-14T10:00

This week we hear from Queensland Nurses Union secretary Beth Mohle about the proposal to shut down sexual health services in Brisbane. Then Adam, a community services worker, and Australian Servic...