A dark day for Qantas as SafeWork NSW investigates standing down of a worker who raised concerns about the pandemic spread. It is clear from this & the Adelaide Airport cluster that there are serious system failures at the national carrier abc.net.au/news/2020-04-0…

“Every Australian matters” says the PM. Except, apparently, if they are a short-term casual or temporary visa holder. #wagesubsidyforall #noworkerleftbehind

Here's some of what we do: twu.com.au/new-members/we… And if you're not in transport? Find your union and join. It's more important now than ever.

Qantas today boasted it has $2.95 billion in the bank. And yet it's refusing to pay out sick leave to thousands of its stood down workers. Putting corporate greed over worker welfare. At a time of crisis. afr.com/companies/tran…

First Qantas stood down a worker who raised safety concerns, and now it looks like Amazon is following suit. Deplorable. ow.ly/GhhF50z3Y9y

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Have you noticed the billionaires are quiet … about some things? | The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/news/coronavir…

To all the teachers starting term 2. We know how hard you have worked over your “holidays” to totally transform how teaching happens. Your health is as important as everyone else. Your union movement brother & sisters will always stand beside you #TeachersRock

The ABCC failed to investigate threats made against a SA CFMEU delegate and his family in the latest shocking example of the regulator’s refusal to police rogue builders. It is a scandal that the ABCC refused to investigate the matter @DaveNoonanCFMEU cg.cfmeu.org/news/abcc-fail…

Imagine finding out 6000 of your co-workers will be made redundant through the media - that is exactly the situation Qantas Group workers were faced with this morning. It is time for Qantas to show a bit more grace. #SaveAviation

Today’s #Qantas announcement demonstrates the desperate need for job keeper to be extended in the airline industry. Our industry is the hardest hit & will be last to recover. Not ScoMo needs to support workers including those at Dnata #auspol #ausunions #aviationKeeper

TWU VIC/TAS Branch Secretary @TWUJohn and TWU NSW Branch Secretary Richard Olsen have written to Gladys Berejiklian demanding clarity over what the border closure will mean for truck drivers entering into NSW.

The full bench of the FairWork Commission has categorically rejected a cynical attempt by employers to use the pandemic crisis to cut wages and conditions and reduce the Award safety net for construction workers. cg.cfmeu.org/news/employers…

BREAKING: Fair Work has quashed the latest substandard agreement by Swissport. The TWU and Australian Services Union have worked hard to fight for better pay and conditions for workers and have won multiple court cases against the company. It is now time to put in place a fair deal

Sitting in the rain all game was worth it for this view of that kick! #AFLDockersBlues #AFL

#COVID19Vic flue vaccinations ready after human testing. #NoMaskRequired

This official petition to parliament to call for a Royal Commission into the media ownership, the (lack of) diversity and it's effect on democracy has just kicked off and I'm going to sign it, you might want to as well and help share aph.gov.au/petition_list?…