Death on constructions sites and protections for workers in insecure work promised by Labor.

Insecure work inquiry reveals scourge of Australia workforce

The Basic Card coming to a welfare recipient near you and Invasion Day report

1980s & 90s mining disputes in Tas

CMEU arrests & Firefighters protest in Victoria

Steel workers save Australia's capacity to make local steel with historic deal while the Senate Inquiry into working visas exploittion branches out.

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. Shortly afterwards, the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union (TCFUA) also began to be involved in the talks. Are we on the verge of seeing the rise of the One Big Union in Australia? Joining us for the show will be Dave Kerin, the project-officer of EarthWorker Cooperative and a former activist with the Builders Labourers' Federation and the CFMEU, and Liz Ross, a long-time union activist, labor historian and the author of "Dare To Struggle, Dare To Win".