Fast Food & Ferry Workers - Fighting for Their Rights

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 - 8:30am to 9:00am
Workers protest out the front of a MacDonalds store in Brisbane

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 staged a protest after their employer threatened them for asking to take the paid 10 minute breaks. Reporter Craig Garrett was at the protest.

We then cross to Sydney and speak with the MUA about their fight for workers on the Manly ferry, who the union says are being underpaid, not even receiving the legal minimum pay. We speak with the Asst Secretary of the MUA's Sydney Branch - Paul Garrett.

Wednesday 8:30am to 9:00am
Australia's only national radio show focusing on industrial, social and workplace issues. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Annie McLoughlin & James Brennan.

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