Nestle Workers Strike
Thousands of Nestle employees have gone on strike and here’s why: Firstly, they’re defending their right to have a weekend. Nestle is trying to make it mandatory for their workers to come in on weekends. You would think some things are sacred, but now workers are literally having to fight to have a weekend. These […]
4 day work week
It’s no secret that our work weeks are too long. Garfield reminds us how much we hate Mondays. Rebecca Black reminds us of the importance of getting down on Fridays. So why don’t we try changing our work week? Instead of working five days a week, why don’t we try a four day work week? […]
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Thousands of Jobs Cut
The Victorian government is planning to cut up to 3000 public sector jobs. Yes, the Labor part, historically the party of workers, is betraying its government employees and downsizing thousands of jobs in the name of ‘efficiency’ and ‘cost cutting’. Does any of that sound familiar? Comparisons have been made to Elon Musk’s DOGE; the […]
Lovisa Lawsuit
Workers being underpaid, and forced to work long shifts with no breaks, in harsh conditions. Sounds a bit like an Amazon warehouse or the sweatshops Nike shut down in the 1990s. But no, this is what the Australian jewellery brand Lovisa has been accused of in a recent class action lawsuit lodged by more than 300 […]