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" campaign of the Wollongon Steel Mills from the 1980s and 1990s that fought gender segregation and united unemployed and immigrant women together with the unions and the local community. We will also take a look at the National Union of Workers campaign for secure work among the immigrant farm workers, following the Four Corners Report "Slaving Away" on ABC. Interview with Godfrey Moase (National Union of Workers) and Robynn Murphy (Jobs for Women, Wollongong).

Workplace News and Union views

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 injured or still missing under the rabble, it was the single biggest disaster in the history of the garments industry worldwide. Joining us for the discussion is Jerome Small (Industrial Organiser, Socialist Alternative) and Samia Khatun (Historian at University of Melbourne, NTEU member).

Union news and workplace justice

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 take 10 days of industrial action nationwide. And labour activists criticise cuts to penalty rates in a template agreement between the SDA and Business South Australia.

Union News and Workplace Justice

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 Union in Britain, as well as the work conducted by political organising centre, Trademark, among Catholic and Protestant communities in Belfast. Interviews with Kelly Tomlinson (Unite the Union) and Stevie Nolan (Trademark).