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GROWING TOGETHER – LABOR’S AGENDA FOR TACKLING INEQUALITY
Growing Together tells the real story of life in Australia. After a quarter-century of continuous economic growth, inequality is at a 75-year high. 2.5 million Australians live below the poverty line, and hundreds of thousands of Australians are unemployed. For all the success Australians have achieved, the rewards are not as widely spread or as fairly shared as we like
Workers urge politicians to fix Australia’s growing epidemic of exploitation at work
Workers who have spoken out against unfair practices at their workplaces have travelled to Canberra today to urge politicians to adopt measures to halt the widespread and growing practice of exploitation at work. The workers, including two former 7-Eleven workers, a fast-food delivery driver and a hospitality worker, are urging politicians of all persuasions to fix the emerging labour black
SDA hits University O’Weeks
University is back! As uni students across the country settled back into another semester of study, the 100% Pay at 18+ team headed to O’Weeks to talk about the need to pay younger workers fairly. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said that university students are at real risk at the moment, with many 18 and 19 year olds still being
Join the campaign to protect penalty rates
The Australian weekend is iconic. It’s when we take time out to relax, when families go to the beach, when we take to sporting fields across the country to either play or cheer on our favourite sports stars. For many SDA members, however, the weekend also often means work. Spending time away from the activities that the majority of Australians
NBCF says thankyou to the SDA for all of their fundraising efforts
The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) would like to say a huge thanks to the dedicated support from the SDA over the past 18 years in hosting fundraising events at branches across the country and raising a whopping $331,362 for life-changing research into better diagnosis, treatment and prevention of breast cancer. At a ceremony held on the 18th November the
