Union busting at Swinburne; Centrelink & Medicare industrial action; SDA deal on penalty rates

Wednesday, 1 April 2015 - 8:30am to 9:00am
Protest against SDA at Coles

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. Interviews with Colin Long, Vic Secretary NTEU, Lisa Newman, deputy president CPSU, and Anthony Main, organiser with Socialist Party and UNITE union.

Wednesday 8:30am to 9:00am
Australia's only national radio show focusing on industrial, social and workplace issues. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Annie McLoughlin, James Brennan, Jiselle Hanna

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