Liverpool Council union workers chanted “Put some pork on your fork” and held up a plastic pig in a protest directed at the city’s mayor,Ned Mannoun.
About 8000 teachers marched from Optus Stadium on Tuesday,joined by thousands more in the regions and even more watching the rally online.
The start of negotiations over a new pay deal comes less than 18 months after the end of an industrial dispute that crippled Sydney’s rail network.
As major infrastructure project costs rise and deadlines extend across the country,a state election also approaches – and can help explain some of the bluster.
Labor must recruit future MPs from more diverse backgrounds to remain relevant,two federal MPs argue,as the party’s primary vote sits at historic lows.
A new pay deal for state government employees has been described as representing a big shift in relations between employers and staff.
Some are paid $35,000 less than their peers in other schools and interstate.
The union movement has thrown its support behind Labor slashing super-rich corporate donors,but it says the funding caps shouldn’t extend to its trades halls.
“Mismanagement” by Chris Oliver-Taylor undermined the public broadcaster’s integrity,an ABC union house committee says.
Michael O’Shea led the Australian Workers Union during the bitter dispute over shearing equipment during the 1980s.
Ahead of an election-year budget,a new union-linked group is questioning the state government’s commitment to cost-of-living help – and urging people to join the fight.