No Australian Prime Minister has carried more on their shoulders than John Curtin.
Today, 80 years since he died while in office, we reflect on his legacy.
A wartime leader, a Labor icon, a great Australian.
Curtin understood that Australians do not seek our inspiration overseas. We find it right here in our people.
And we carry it with us, in the way we engage with the world.
In the depths of war, Curtin built for a better and fairer peace.
He knew the importance of building an economy and a society that upholds Australian values – and values every Australian.
That is the Labor way.
And it is the Australian way, under Labor.
In 1999 Toys R Us sacked @AmandaRishworth and offered her job back if she signed one of Howard’s AWAs.
The @SDAunion stepped in, stood up
for Amanda and won.
I’m incredibly proud that my great friend Amanda Rishworth will today become Australia’s Workplace Relations Minister
TWU members fought for years for Same Job Same Pay to reverse the Joyce model of creating lower paid jobs.
This in principle agreement is a huge win for Jetstar cabin crew.
Amazon workers deserve a safe workplace, a secure job and fair wages & conditions.
Amazon must be held to account not just during Black Friday sales but all year round.
We’re out in Melbourne today talking to the community about our global #MakeAmazonPay campaign.
As you prepare to go into your retail frenzy, remember the Amazon workers who race around warehouses picking orders at unsustainable work rates set by algorithms that remove every pause in their workday. - SDA NSW Secretary @BernieSmith16#MakeAmazonPay
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🚨On Black Friday, 29 November, workers and activists around the world will strike and protest Amazon in over 30 countries! #MakeAmazonPay
✊Join us! https://t.co/iKtg5OE7t9
This was a great Conference and I left feeling confident and optimistic about the future in this Region. Great organizing successes; strong spirit and smart goals. Congrats to @RajendraUNI and his team!
Grill’d is operating a business model that rips off young Aussie workers.
The @SDAunion will be doing everything we can at the Fair Work Commission to call out this appalling behaviour and seek to have their shonky new agreement rejected.
South Aussie Aldi workers have made history! Rejecting Aldi’s dodgy EA for a second time
Aldi offshores its profits, but won’t give its Aussie workers guaranteed payrises
Aldi is also seeking to cut the pay of new young workers
It’s not good enough. Aldi workers deserve better
@SDAunion has launched a bid to raise the pay of workers at the most profitable fast food business in the world, using new laws won under labor. It’s time Maccas listened to its workers. https://t.co/zaiVXXLDKH
Big news for young workers today !
The SDA is filing our application in the Fair Work Commission to remove junior rates for 18 & 19 year old workers in retail, fast food & pharmacy.
Our message is clear: if you’re of adult age you should be paid an adult wage.
Young people don’t get discounts on their rent or youth grocery bills, so why should they get youth wages?
Eighteen-year-olds have the same social and legal responsibilities as other adults and deserve the same minimum pay rates.
Retail workers have a right to be safe when they’re at work - without fear of harassment from a manager, co-worker or customer.
We encourage any worker who experiences sexual harassment to report it and can do so with the support of their union, the SDA.
Sexual harassment is not ‘just part of the job’ in retail. It is unacceptable.
To tackle this issue across the retail industry, we need industry wide solutions.
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In Solidarity with @TWUAus as they fight for a Safe, Sustainable and Fair air transport through the Safe ad Secure Skies commission.
#Newdealforaviation.
#Usdaw very much welcomes the #ShopKind campaign, which brings together voices from across the retail sector, politicians and the police to promote a message of #Respect4Shopworkers https://t.co/pOkUmBvoVV
Today the @SDAunion is launching our campaign to make service stations safer.
Partnering with the @McKellInstitute we’re calling for safety measures like secondary exits, night windows and screens are in place across all servos.
All workers deserve to be safe at work.
Today, all around Australia flags are flying at half-mast in honour of the victims of the Bondi Junction attack.
Australia is feeling this deeply. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those impacted.