Archive
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VALE JOHN HALFPENNY
2003 - Dec - 22The Victorian labour movement was saddened and shocked to hear of the sudden death of John Halfpenny on Saturday, 20 December, at his home in Hobart....read more
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Unions welcome rejection of building industry bill
2003 - Dec - 11The VTHC today welcomed the rejection of the Howard Government's regressive Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill by all State and Territory Governments....read more
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Numbers of Children in Detention on the rise
2003 - Dec - 10Despite broad popular opposition, the number of children in immigration detention has risen in the last month, and children now make up 33% of the detainees in Nauru, A Just Australia reported at the publication of the December edition of its Monthly Detention Bulletin....read more
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Trade union rights are human rights
2003 - Dec - 10Trade union organisations worldwide are using this year's Human Rights Day to remind the international community that workers' rights are human rights, but that these rights are still denied to millions of workers. Abuses range from restrictive legislation to the brutal repression and even murder of union activists....read more
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Government defeated on uni IR reforms
2003 - Dec - 05NTEU today welcomed the removal of the industrial relations requirements from the Higher Education Support Bill 2003, but said that the final package remained fundamentally flawed....read more
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ACT sets example on industrial manslaughter
2003 - Dec - 02The ACT Goverment passed ground-breaking Industrial Manslaughter legislation last week (27 November). VTHC secretary Leigh Hubbard said the decision should set a precedent for other states to follow....read more
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FSU member stands for ANZ Board
2003 - Dec - 02FSU member and NSW ANZ Branch Manager Joy Buckland is standing for election to the ANZ Board. Joy is calling on union members to support her campaign....read more
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Asbestos victims remembered
2003 - Nov - 28Hundreds of unionists, asbestos support group representatives and bereaved family members attended an emotional asbestos awareness day commemoration service in Melbourne today....read more
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Asbestos commemoration service
2003 - Nov - 27Unionists, asbestos support organisation representatives and bereaved family members will gather at Melbourne's city square tomorrow (28 November) for an asbestos awareness day commemoration service....read more
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Victorian Government hangs up on the state's most needy
2003 - Nov - 27The Victorian Government is intending on hanging up one of the State's most used counselling services, the Victims of Crime Counselling Scheme....read more
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NIBS launches new short story competition
2003 - Nov - 26The New International Bookshop and the Trades Hall and Literary Institute are proud to announce the launch of a new national short story competition that fosters writing for social change - The Abe Amaterstein Short Story Competition....read more
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'MedicarePlus' - a minus for working families
2003 - Nov - 18The Federal Government's watered-down Medicare changes announced today would still leave most working families out-of-pocket with substantial health costs, the ACTU said....read more
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Bad investment policies = loss of 200 jobs
2003 - Nov - 18LHMU union members are bitter and angry that more than 200 good jobs will be lost to Melbourne because of short-sighted investment policies by George Weston Foods....read more
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Hundreds rally against pathology deregulation
2003 - Nov - 18Almost 200 Victorian medical scientists sent a clear message to Health Minister Bronwyn Pike today that the abolition of the Pathology Services Accreditation Board (PSAB) is no laughing matter....read more
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Wally for PM
2003 - Nov - 18What do sacked meat workers, utes, pollies and goats have in common? They all come together in a new comedy, The Honourable Wally Norman, now on general release around the nation....read more
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Charter demands dignity and respect for OHS reps
2003 - Nov - 07A draft Charter that defines the role, rights and activities of union health and safety representatives has been developed by the Victorian Trades Hall Council OHS unit and affiliated unions....read more
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Right to strike and collective bargaining under attack
2003 - Nov - 06Australian workers' rights to take industrial action would be seriously undermined by legislation introduced into Federal Parliament today, the ACTU said....read more
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Union makes a noise about ?silent? issue
2003 - Oct - 31The `silent' issue of workplace violence is gaining a voice with large numbers of women responding to the Victorian Trades Hall Council Violence Against Women in the Workplace survey, launched earlier this month....read more
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$600,000 for OHS reps welcome boost says VTHC
2003 - Oct - 29VTHC secretary Leigh Hubbard today welcomed the announcement of a $600,000 funding initiative for health and safety representatives by WorkCover Minister Rob Hulls....read more
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WorkCover ?on the right track? says VTHC
2003 - Oct - 28The VTHC welcomed today's announcement by the Victorian WorkCover Authority of a record performance in the area of insurance operations of $504 million for the 2002/03 financial year....read more
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Make a difference in Super
2003 - Oct - 27The inaugural Super Cadets program is looking for the next generation of leaders in the $100 billion not-for-profit sector of the superannuation industry. Super Cadets is supported by the ACTU and unions....read more
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Trades Hall welcomes increased benefits
2003 - Oct - 16The Victorian Trades Hall Council today welcomed the Bracks Government announcement of additional benefit payments for permanently injured workers but stressed that there was still much work to be done to create a fair and just WorkCover system. The legislation follows the re-introduction of common law in 2000....read more
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ILO to examine Government's University reform agenda
2003 - Oct - 15Unions taking part in tomorrow's national strike at higher education institutions have referred the Federal Governments university workplace relations requirements to the International Labour Organisation (ILO)....read more
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West Gate workers remembered
2003 - Oct - 15Survivors, family members and friends gathered at the site of Australia's worst industrial tragedy, the West Gate Bridge, today to remember the 35 workers who lost their lives 33 years ago....read more
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CPSU members say no to cuts
2003 - Oct - 10Hundreds of Community and Public Sector Union members from the Department of Education and Training (DE&T) rallied on the steps of Parliament yesterday (9 Oct) to protest against the Bracks Government's plans to sack 334 workers....read more
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Costello's plan will not stop executive salary outrages
2003 - Oct - 09The Howard Government's new corporate governance reforms will not stop skyrocketing executive salaries, the ACTU said today....read more
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Survey targets women and workplace violence
2003 - Oct - 02The Victorian Trades Hall Council Women's Committee has launched a survey investigating the issue of violence against women in the workplace....read more
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Corporate greed leads to closure
2003 - Oct - 01Geelong Wool Combing's decision to close its Lara plant is based on corporate greed and should be condemned, Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary, Leigh Hubbard, said today....read more
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Grocon sacks MCG workers
2003 - Sep - 26The CFMEU has today condemned the developer Grocon for sacking workers and effectively sabotaging the MCG project....read more
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Complaints prompt Job Watch study
2003 - Sep - 23Numerous complaints about the working conditions of young people in the fast food industry has prompted employment rights legal centre, Job Watch, to conduct a statewide research study on the issue....read more
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Subsidised wool plant threatens cut and run
2003 - Sep - 23Textile workers locked out from Geelong Wool Combing have called for an inquiry into government incentives paid to the company....read more
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Untested slurs in Cole Commission?s secret volume
2003 - Sep - 18CFMEU State Secretary, Martin Kingham, today backed calls for immediate release of the secret volume of the Cole Royal Commission Report....read more
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'School?s out' for the future of public education
2003 - Sep - 17Thousands of teachers taking part in a national day of action, vowed to continue their campaign for wage justice and quality education services in Melbourne today (17 September)....read more
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200 days and still going strong
2003 - Sep - 12Hundreds of unionists joined ETU members at the Smorgon Steel plant in Laverton today to mark 200 days on the picket line. The workers are campaigning for industry standard EBA conditions....read more
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Queensland Government compensation offer ?an insult?
2003 - Sep - 11Henry Jackson was 13-years old when he was taken from his grandfather and sent to work as a stockman on a remote Queensland cattle station....read more
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Unions protest Telstra's jobs export deal
2003 - Sep - 11Unionists will rally in Melbourne tommorrow (12 September) to protest Telstra's decision to outsource IT contracts to an Indian company that unions predict will result in the loss of up to 200 jobs....read more
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Remembering the 'other' September 11
2003 - Sep - 10As the world remembers the tragedy of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon tomorrow, the equally tragic loss of thousands of lives on the same day in Chile in 1973 should not be forgotten....read more
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Wins for textile workers in 130-day lockout
2003 - Sep - 09Textile workers locked out of their Geelong workplace since May 1st have successfully defended the legitimacy of their current enterprise agreement in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission....read more
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VTHC welcomes visiting Korean unionists
2003 - Sep - 02The Victorian Trades Hall Council hosted a reception to welcome nine visiting South Korean metal union officials yesterday (1 September)....read more
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Workers to lower speed limits to 40km in road work zones
2003 - Sep - 02About 500 AWU road workers this morning unanimously voted to improve Victorian workplace safety by adopting 40 kilometre speed limits in road work zones where there are no traffic barriers....read more
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"Let them in the gate"
2003 - Aug - 28Over two thousand workers rallied in Geelong's market square yesterday demanding that the 93 workers who have been locked out of Geelong Wool Combing since May 1 be allowed to return to work....read more
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Tune in and turn down the volume at work ? VTHC says
2003 - Aug - 26Workers are being encouraged to speak up about excessive noise in their workplaces during Hearing Awareness Week (22-30 August)....read more
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Thousands rally against community sector cuts
2003 - Aug - 12Thousands of community sector workers, unionists and service users rallied in Melbourne today against the Bracks Governments plans to effectively reduce community sector funding levels....read more
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Unions join VCOSS in protest at cuts to community sector
2003 - Aug - 11Hundreds of Victorian community and health sector unionists will join the Victorian Council of Social Services at a rally in Melbourne tomorrow (12 August) to protest against proposed State Government funding cuts....read more
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Unions speak out on International Youth Day
2003 - Aug - 11The Victorian Trades Hall Council will mark International Youth Day tomorrow (12 August) by calling on unions and the Bracks Government to increase efforts to improve the working conditions of young people....read more
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Send a message to Smorgons
2003 - Aug - 07ETU members at the Smorgons Laverton plant have been on stike since late February. The workers are demanding the same conditions enjoyed by every other contract electrician in the state and the employers at Smorgons are refusing to negotiate....read more
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Stolen wages issue "far from settled" - indigenous coalition
2003 - Aug - 07...read more
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Govt should support Work and Family Test Case, says ACTU
2003 - Aug - 06ACTU President Sharan Burrow has called on the Federal Government to put its words into action by supporting the unions' Work and Family Test Case in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission....read more
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Invasion of privacy is a hard pill to swallow
2003 - Aug - 06Union members at Qantas Melbourne Airport have stopped work today to protest plans by the airline to introduce random drug and alcohol testing of employees. The Melbourne protest action, part a campaign by Qantas workers around the country, comes on the eve of an Australian Industrial Relations Commission hearing on the matter....read more
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Melbourne AWU Qantas workers vote against random drug and alcohol testing
2003 - Aug - 06Hundreds of AWU Qantas maintenance workers joined more than 1000 other airline workers today and voted unanimously against the airline's plans to introduce random drug and alcohol testing in the workplace....read more
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OHS reps "speak up" at union campaign launch
2003 - Aug - 04Victorian unions will urge workers to "Speak Up Together" for health and safety following a campaign launch in Melbourne today (4 August)....read more
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Workcover invests in worker misery
2003 - Aug - 01Geelong workers locked out of their jobs for 13 weeks have called on Premier Steve Bracks to explain how Workcover is able to invest in worker misery....read more
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Miners Union welcomes end to Australia's longest industrial dispute
2003 - Jul - 30The Miners Union has welcomed today's ruling by a Full Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission that 16 coal mineworkers who were unfairly dismissed at Rio Tinto's Blair Athol mine should be given preference of employment at the company's new neighbouring Hail Creek operation....read more
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Outworker legislation celebrated in style
2003 - Jul - 30Legislation to protect and improve the conditions of Victorian outworkers will come into effect on November 1 this year according to Industrial Relations Minister Rob Hulls....read more
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150 days and still going strong
2003 - Jul - 24Striking ETU members at Smorgon Steel in Laverton set a record 150 days on the picket line today....read more
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Kodak workers slam arrogant management
2003 - Jul - 24Kodak workers in Melbourne reckon their local management should learn a few manners....read more
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Victorian State Wages Case 2003
2003 - Jul - 24Victorian Unions, led by the Victorian Trades Hall Council's Assistant Secretary Nathan Niven, will be arguing, in the AIRC, on Friday 25th July 2003 at 10am, for the full flow on of the Safety Net Review 2003 Wages outcome....read more
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Howard asked to reveal secret US trade plan
2003 - Jul - 22Unions are calling on the Howard Government to reveal details of its proposals for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States amid concerns that the deal could threaten major Australian industries, jobs and essential public services....read more
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VTHC urges support for Coke protest day
2003 - Jul - 22Victorian unionists and members of the public are urged to support an international day of protest against Coca-Cola today (22 July) in an effort to raise awareness of the gross violation of human rights in Colombia....read more
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More deaths in Colombia
2003 - Jul - 21Tuesday 15 July 2003 will go down as another tragic day in Colombian labour history, with three trade unionists assassinated on this day by government sanctioned para-military death squads....read more
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Women and children join protest line
2003 - Jul - 21Women and children gathered at the Geelong Wool Combing (GWC) protest line on Friday (18 July) to show their support for the 90 men and one woman who have been locked out of the workplace since May 11 because they refuse to accept a 25 per cent pay cut and the forced casualisation of their jobs....read more
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Actors strike for improved conditions
2003 - Jul - 17Melbourne based actors, members of the Equity section of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, vowed to continue to fight for a "fair deal" at a mass meeting in Melbourne today....read more
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Coca-Cola under international union pressure
2003 - Jul - 15Victorian unions are encouraged to support an international day of action against multi-national company Coca-Cola on July 22, by attending a rally at Federation Square at 5pm....read more
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Rebuild services before cutting taxes - unions
2003 - Jul - 15Unions will encourage their members to oppose any across-the-board tax cuts in the run up to the next federal election unless essential public services are adequately funded....read more
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Taking the eight-hour day seriously on stage
2003 - Jul - 15"Is the eight-hour day being taken seriously around here?" asks the Judge Frederik, of chauffeur Matti, as the door bell rings repeatedly on the Puntilla estate in Bertolt Brecht's play Mr Puntila & His Man Matti....read more
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Australian unionists urged to visit Colombia
2003 - Jul - 02Spending two weeks in the world's most dangerous country for trade unionists may not be your idea of a relaxing holiday, but it may help save the life of a Colombian worker....read more
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AWU wins 25% casual loading for fruit and vegie workers
2003 - Jun - 30The Australian Workers' Union has won up to a $90-a-week pay rise for thousands of fruit and vegetable workers across four states in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission....read more
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Childcare shortage sparks debate
2003 - Jun - 30Australia's childcare shortage will be debated when political, union and community leaders attend a public forum in Sydney today....read more
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Position vacant NTEU
2003 - Jun - 30Two vacancies exist in the NTEU Victorian Division for the following fixed term positions: Industrial Officer: part-time .6 until 31/12/03 and Industrial Officer: full time until 30/6/04....read more
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Caravan parts workers fight for superannuation choice
2003 - Jun - 26About 70 caravan parts manufacturers at the Camec plant at Lyndhurst have downed their tools in a two-day stoppage to protest against lack of superannuation choice and poor redundancy provisions....read more
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Company provokes dispute to justify move off-shore says union
2003 - Jun - 26Encouraged by Tony Abbott's confrontational approach to industrial relations, yet another Victorian employer has locked out its workforce in response to a union demand for the protection of workers' entitlements....read more
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Three deaths too many ? regulate now says VTHC
2003 - Jun - 25The Victorian Trades Hall Council is demanding the immediate implementation of WorkSafe prevention of falls regulations following the deaths of three Melbourne workers in less than two weeks....read more
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Australians Oppose Deportations
2003 - Jun - 23Thousands of Victorians rallied yesterday to mark World Refugee Day and to demonstrate against the Howard Government's inhumane treatment of asylum seekers....read more
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One strike and you're out
2003 - Jun - 23Workers from Geelong Wool Combing have been locked out of their workplace since May 11 for refusing to accept a 26 per cent pay cut. The workers have set up a picket line outside the Company's headquarters in Geelong in an attempt to campaign for a just solution to the dispute....read more
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Winning justice for Westfield shopping mall cleaners across the globe !!!
2003 - Jun - 13Australia's multinational shopping mall king - Frank Lowy - has been keen to be seen handing out largesse over the last twelve months, as he celebrates the immigrant success story that is his life fifty years after arriving in Sydney....read more
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Jailed Malaysian unionist Tian Chua has been released
2003 - Jun - 05After two years of detention without charge under the Internal Security Act (ISA) Tian Chua was released from prison today 4 June 2003....read more
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Howard asked to explain why Howe Leather workers are losing their jobs
2003 - Jun - 04The Howard Government should call to account the big auto manufacturer Mitsubishi for helping to destroy the jobs of Australian workers by using cheap overseas labour to supply the upholstery in Australian-made cars....read more
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TCF workers demand an end to tariff cuts
2003 - Jun - 04Hundreds of workers from the textile, clothing and footwear industry marched on the Productivity Commission in Melbourne yesterday to protest against the threat of further tariff cuts in their industry....read more
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Community outrage at closure of migrant resource centre
2003 - May - 29Hundreds of people gathered at the Maribyrnong City Council yesterday to protest the Federal Government's shock closure of the Inner Western Region Migrant Resource Centre last Thursday. Thousands of local residents will be deprived of essential services and twenty former workers are without jobs as a result of the closure....read more
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Union leader pledges support for asylum seekers
2003 - May - 28ACTU president Sharan Burrow pledged to join refugee rights groups in an effort to stop the Federal Government's inhumane treatment of asylum seekers at a rally in Melbourne today....read more
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Striking Smorgon's workers remain defiant
2003 - May - 26Striking Electrical Trade Union (ETU)members at the Smorgon Laverton plant continue to fight for the 36-hour week, a condition that is currently enjoyed by every other electrician in the contracting industry in Victoria....read more
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Obituary: Vic Little - fighter for peace, justice and socialism
2003 - May - 22The life of Vic Little shows the importance of persistence and community activism in achieving social change. On 20th of May Brunswick celebrated the life of Vic Little, a valiant comrade and tireless fighter for peace, justice and socialism....read more
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Unions urge government rethink on medical and public liability insurance
2003 - May - 20Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary, Leigh Hubbard, today urged the state government to rethink plans to restrict the rights of Victorians to sue for negligence at common law....read more
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Unions want more than hollow words from Abbott
2003 - May - 16Victorian unions today were sceptical but welcomed the Federal Governments "in principle" acceptance to allow federal awards to operate as common rule in Victoria....read more
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Colombia: Emergency appeal to halt killing of trade unionists
2003 - May - 14How was your May Day this year? Many of you celebrated the international workers holiday by participating in parades, demonstrations, picnics - or just by taking the day off. Juan de Jesús Gómez was a trade unionist just like you. He lived in Colombia. He was president of the his local union, the rural workers union known by its acronym SINTRAINAGRO. On May Day this year, Juan de Jesús Gómez was gunned down in the city of San Alberto....read more
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Three more deaths in Colombia
2003 - May - 14Three more Colombian trade unionists were killed in suspicious circumstances last Thursday (8 May) following a meeting with the Superintendent of Public Services in which the union was seeking a government assurance that they would not privatise or liquidate their workplace....read more
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VTHC says Federal Budget anti-union and anti-worker
2003 - May - 14Ordinary working people, students, the most disadvantaged sections of the community and trade unions will bear the brunt of the 2003/2004 Federal Budget if it is allowed to pass through the Senate, Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary Leigh Hubbard said today....read more
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Court orders company to cease lock-out
2003 - May - 08The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) won a major victory in the Federal Court on Monday (5 May)when Geelong Wool Combing was ordered to open its gates and allow 100 workers to return to work tomorrow....read more
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Union response to 2003/04 State Budget
2003 - May - 08Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary, Leigh Hubbard, today welcomed the 2003/04 State Budget....read more
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Cole Royal Commission contempt charges against Kingham fail
2003 - May - 02Workers have won the first major battle of the anti-union war waged through the Royal Commission into the building industry....read more
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Geelong company locks out 100 workers
2003 - Apr - 30Workers at Geelong Wool Combing arrived at work on Monday (28 April)only to be greeted by locked gates and security guards....read more
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Thousands turn out to support Kingham and building unions
2003 - Apr - 29Over 15,000 unionists converged on the Melbourne Magistrates Court this morning (29 April) to support Victorian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union secretary Martin Kingham who is facing charges arising out of the Cole Royal Commission....read more
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Unions ?remember the dead and fight for the living?
2003 - Apr - 28Victorian unionists will gather at the Victorian Trades Hall Council workers memorial rock today (Monday 28 April) at 10.30am as part of the 8th International Workers Memorial Day, to remember those who have died in workplace accidents and demand "employer accountability"....read more
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Unions rally to defend Martin Kingham
2003 - Apr - 28Thousands of unionists will take to the streets of Melbourne tomorrow (Tuesday 29 April) in a show of support for Victorian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union secretary Martin Kingham who is facing the Magistrates Court on charges arising out of the Cole Royal Commission....read more
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Victorian unions to be briefed on Royal Commission
2003 - Apr - 09More than 1000 union delegates are expected to meet at the Regent Theatre at 10am today (Wednesday 9 April) for a briefing on the Cole Royal Commission report that was tabled in parliament in the last week of March....read more
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FAUS Bill delivers justice to Victoria?s lowest paid
2003 - Mar - 28The Victorian Trades Hall Council today (28 March) welcomed the passage of the Federal Awards (Uniform System) Bill and Outworker Improved Protection Bill through the lower house of parliament....read more
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Victorian unions respond to Cole report
2003 - Mar - 27Victorian unions today warned that the Howard Government would use the Cole Royal Commission findings to establish a permanent police force in the building industry and to launch similar attacks on other unions....read more
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Unions take anti-war message to work
2003 - Mar - 26A broad range of unionists will take anti-war messages into their workplaces tomorrow (Thursday 27) as part of a VTHC sponsored day of action against the war....read more
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Another Blow to Struggling Ansett Workers
2003 - Mar - 25The Australian Services Union (ASU) today (25 March)described the decision by the Trustees of the Ansett Ground Staff Superannuation Plan to appeal a Supreme Court ruling as "another cruel blow to struggling Ansett Workers"....read more
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Eureka plaque unveiled
2003 - Mar - 21Eureka descendants Anne Hall, Howard Humffray and Paul Murphy joined Victorian Trades Hall Council president Dean Mighell in unveiling a new memorial to the Eureka Diggers at the VTHC today....read more
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Global unions deplore decision to go to war
2003 - Mar - 21ICFTU OnLine (Brussels, 20 March 2003): The international trade union movement has repeatedly warned of the dangers of a "slide into war" in Iraq....read more
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Union anti-war rally
2003 - Mar - 21Thousands of Victorian workers are expected to rally today at a union anti-war protest at 12-noon at the VTHC today (Friday 21 March 2003)....read more
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Eureka plaque unveiled
2003 - Mar - 20Electrical Trades Union secretary and VTHC president Dean Mighell will unveil a plaque commemorating the Eureka Diggers at the Victorian Trades Hall Council on Friday March 21 at 2pm....read more
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Unions rally against war
2003 - Mar - 20Thousands of workers are expected to rally at 12-noon tomorrow (21 March) at the Victorian Trades Hall Council following the launch of a US war against Iraq....read more
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Position vacant Union Assist
2003 - Mar - 19Union Assist is looking for a new Coordinator....read more
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Abbott?s dream a nightmare of job cuts for Victoria
2003 - Mar - 17Tony Abbott's latest plans for the construction industry could result in the loss of up to 1000 jobs in Victoria alone....read more
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Millions protest against war in Iraq
2003 - Mar - 17Millions of workers throughout Europe took part in a 15 minute strike action to show their opposition to a war in Iraq last Friday (14 March). Victorian workers will also strike for peace on Thursday 27 March at 10.45am....read more
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Unions? step up anti-war campaign
2003 - Mar - 17Victorian unionists will undertake a range of workplace actions against the imminent war in Iraq next Thursday (27 March)....read more
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Unions urged to step up fight for reasonable hours
2003 - Mar - 07Australia and Victoria in particular once led the world on reasonable hours, sadly we now have the second longest working hours in the OECD. The VTHC is calling on Victorian unions to step up the campaign for reasonable working hours....read more
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Power in a union ... and a song
2003 - Mar - 06The Victorian Trade Union Choir continues to sing up a storm in 2003. The choir farwelled more than 300 delegates attending the 8th International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Women's Conference in Melbourne in February....read more
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VTHC rejects war story
2003 - Mar - 04The VTHC repudiates a front page story in the Sunday Herald Sun (2 March) that claims that unions plan to impose bans on equipment and food for troops involved in any potential war in Iraq....read more
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Position vacant NTEU
2003 - Feb - 28The NTEU Victorian Division has a vacancy for a full-time Communications and Campaigns Officer....read more
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Vic librarians - lowest paid
2003 - Feb - 26Members of the Community and Public Sector Union from the State Library of Victoria marched on Parliament today demanding wage justice....read more
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Nothing positive for workers expected from Cole Report
2003 - Feb - 24Martin Kingham's response to the anticipated handing down of the Cole royal commission report....read more
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A message to Myer
2003 - Feb - 21Workers campaign for wage justice outside Myer Melbourne today (21 February)....read more
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Blame it on the booties!
2003 - Feb - 20Hundreds of women from around the world gathered in Melbourne's Federation Square this afternoon to demand paid maternity leave for Australian women workers....read more
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Terror raid on building site
2003 - Feb - 20Victorian Trades Hall Council condemns dawn raid by armed Federal Police on a Victorian buiding site today (20 February)....read more
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Unions hold protest rally at Myer
2003 - Feb - 20Unionists are encouraged to join ASU and NUW members at a rally outside the Myer Bourke Street store in Melbourne tommorow (21 February) at 11am....read more
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VTHC welcomes first-step on bullying
2003 - Feb - 19The VTHC welcomes the launch of WorkSafe Victoria's Guidance Note on Prevention of Bullying and Violence at Work as an initial step in dealing with this serious health and safety hazard....read more
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International labor statement on Iraq
2003 - Feb - 18Statement of international union opposition to an impending war in Iraq....read more
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War is not the answer says international labour
2003 - Feb - 18Leaders of Labour organizations representing millions of workers in the US & abroad will unveil a declaration of opposition to a US Invasion of Iraq at 4am Australian time on Thursday 20 February....read more
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Dispute threatens Myer stores
2003 - Feb - 17Workers at the Myer distribution centre in Altona North are striking indefinitely to achieve wage parity with their colleagues at two other distribution centres in Melbourne...read more
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VTHC seeks youth project officer
2003 - Feb - 14The VTHC is seeking a part-time co-ordinator/project officer for the Young Unionists Network....read more
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Australia hosts global women's talks
2003 - Feb - 11The ACTU will host the 8th International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Women's Conference in Melbourne next week (February 18)....read more
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Victorian unions rally for basic rights
2003 - Feb - 05Union members will rally at the VTHC tomorrow (6 February)morning at 9am in solidarity with CFMEU state secretary Martin Kingham who will face charges in the Melbourne Magistrates Court arising out of the Cole royal commission....read more
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Victorian unions condemn Howard?s war plans
2003 - Jan - 23The Victorian Trades Hall Council today (23 January) condemned the Howard Government's "pre-deployment" of Australian troops in preparation for a US led war against Iraq....read more
