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[Link] Exploitation complaints almost nil: Coles
Read: 2/12/2021 7news.com.au
Supermarket giant Coles says the rate of work exploitation complaints in its supply chain has dropped to almost zero over the past year.
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[Link] NSW public school teachers to strike for first time in a decade as sector faces ‘perfect storm’
Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
New South Wales public teachers will strike for the first time in more than a decade in response to a “statewide staffing crisis” caused by stagnating wages and an escalating workload.
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[Link] Cracks in food system driven by year-round hunger for fresh produce begin to show
Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
As you consider your Christmas table – a bowl of cherries, a plump roasted bird and the cream on your pudding, you may spare a thought for the way the food gets to your table. Because three things this week signal cracks in our food production systems.
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[Link] Two week shutdown of construction industry expected following violent Melbourne protests
Read: 20/9/2021 www.abc.net.au
The Victorian government is expected to forcibly shutdown all construction sites across the state in response to violent protests outside the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union's Melbourne office today.
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[Link] Labor demands Uber shape up or shut down
Read: 22/8/2021 www.smh.com.au
Labor has questioned whether transport giant Uber should be allowed to keep operating in NSW after the industry regulator revealed a systematic failure by the company to report safety problems, check drivers were doing mandatory training and stop them clocking up to 17-hour stints on the road.
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[Link] Queensland police union condemned over claims DVOs used to get advantage in family court disputes
Read: 16/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
The union representing Queensland’s police officers has been criticised for claiming some people seek domestic violence orders to gain an advantage in family law disputes.
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[Link] ‘New low in politics’: Porter slams unions’ anti-IR bill bus ad
Read: 1/2/2021 www.smh.com.au
Attorney-General Christian Porter has called for unions to pull an ad depicting Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a bus driver speeding towards a crowd of workers, saying it is offensive to victims of road accidents in Australia.