Stick Together

Fair work or to Fair work

On this weeks episode of Stick Together host James Brennan brings you some reflection on the year of union struggle, union news and a case from fair work. We speak with James Crafti who has just been to fair work over an unfair dismissal case. 

Grand Theft of Life

An interview with IWGB, Independent Workers of Great Britain, Organizer Rema talking about Pan-Africanism, Internationalism and the organization of gig economy workers. “Our revolution is not a public-speaking tournament. Our revolution is not a battle of fine phrases. Our revolution is not simply for spouting slogans that are no more than signals used by manipulators trying to use them as catchwords, as codewords, as a foil for their own display. Our revolution is, and should continue to be, the collective effort of revolutionaries to transform reality, to improve the concrete situation of the masses of our country.”― Thomas Sankara

NTEU Win - Monash Pays Up

Monash has been forced by the Federal Court to pay almost 1/2 million in unpaid wages to academics at Monash in a landmark settlement. We speak to Michael Ciaravolo one of the two lead applicants about the win in a court case sparked by the NTEU.We finish the program with a recognition of the International Disability Day. Workers who experience disability through work place accidents often have a hard road to walk. We hear one story from Danielle who has found balance after years of struggle. 

It's a class war

"And here we are in L.ACity Hall's falling downThere is no escapeWhen a class war comes to townClass war, class warClass war, class warThis war, that warClass war, last war"- The Dils

Equal pay campaign ASU

On this week's episode host James bring you another episode of Stick Together with union news from across the country. And a recorded talk from Adam from Victorian Socialists about the equal pay campaign which took place across the country culminating in a victory in 2012. This campaign has some lessons for today's current fight within the community sector as the ASU and it's members again fight for their pay.