Tag: Unions

KEY MOMENTS IN AUSTRALIA’S UNION HISTORY BY FRONTYARD FILMS Thursday 2 August 6.00pm Leichhardt Library, Norton St Leichhardt

Post author By Sonja Sedmak
Post date July 23, 2018

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Frontyard Films and FILEF invite you to a special screening of short documentaries about some of the union movement’s pivotal historical moments: the 1917 Great Strike – the largest industrial action in Australian history – the unionisation of Aboriginal workers – and the infamous Patrick dispute on Sydney wharves in 1998.

Frontyard Films is the film partnership of documentary filmmakers Amanda ‘Mandy’ King and Fabio Cavadini, who have been making films together for over 30 years, discovering and documenting stories in Australia and in the Pacific region – about the environment, Indigenous rights and the arts. Their films have screened at festivals, theatres and museums around the world.

Frontyard Films is currently working on 2 feature length documentaries, the shorts of which will be shown on the night.

Link to Trailer ‘The Great Strike 1917’ http://www.documentaryaustralia.com.au/films/4147/the-great-strike-1917

SPECIAL GUEST

Paul Keating Deputy Branch Secretary,

Sydney Branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, MUA.

Paul has been active over the years, in particular by defending MUA members during the 2015 campaign against illegal sackings in Port Botany, as well as supporting local community actions, such as the campaign against WestConnex.

Q&A will follow.

Light Refreshments on arrival

Entry by donation

RSVP filefsydney@gmail.com/ EventBrite

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Our next event will be held on Thursday 30 August at 6pm

Tags Frontyard Films, Unions

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Sydney May Day Rally & Family Fun Day Public · Hosted by Unions NSW Sunday at 11 AM – 6 PM Hyde Park Local Elizabeth St, Sydney

Post author By Sonja Sedmak
Post date May 3, 2018

May Day is the day workers unite to celebrate our achievements and recognise the struggle of all workers around the world!

What we’ve achieved:
• Sick Leave
• Annual Leave
• Superannuation
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Medicare

But there’s still more work to be done!
• Inequality is at a 70 year high
• Wage growth at near record lows
• Rising income inequality, housing and rental affordability
• Casualisation of work and underemployment is at epidemic levels
• Closing the Gender Pay Gap

It’s clear the rules are broken and the system is stacked against everyday Australians.

This May Day workers will rally together to say:
It’s Time To Change the Rules… to stand up, fight back and restore power to the people!

Join the movement to Change the Rules:
Visit: https://www.australianunions.org.au/join OR
Text “Rights” to 0488 838 805

Tags Change the Rules, May Day, Unions, Workers

News & Events

First Peoples Network Unions NSW at Yabun Festival Friday, January 26 at 10 AM – 5 PM · Victoria Park City Rd, Camperdown

Post author By Sonja Sedmak
Post date January 20, 2018

Yabun Festival is the largest one day gathering and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia, held annually on 26th of January upon the traditional lands of the Gadigal people in Sydney.

The First Peoples Network of Unions NSW is organising a booth at Yabun Festival for the first time! We aim to connect Indigenous peoples with their union and let the community know about our First Peoples Network.

Tags First Peoples, First Peoples Network Unions NSW, Unions, Yabun

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Sydney International Women’s Day March and Rally on Saturday 11 March 2017 Forwards Not Backwards

Post author By Sonja Sedmak
Post date March 3, 2017

Unions NSW will be coordinating the 2017 Sydney International Women’s Day March and Rally on Saturday March 11. This year’s theme is “Forwards Not Backwards”, drawing attention to the many ways that gender equality appears to slipping, particularly in the area of health, economics, representation and safety.

Date: Saturday March 11
Time: 10am
Location: Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park North

Come along to hear from women about the progress that has been made in gender parity and the vast amount of work that there is left to do. Speeches begin at 10am and the march commences at 11am. The march route will be from the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park, down Castlereagh Street and then Liverpool Street to Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour.

NSW Teachers Federation Members are encouraged to wear Gonski shirts or their favourite Teachers Federation campaign shirt and walk with us under the NSW Teachers Federation flag.

More information on the march can be found at the IWD Sydney Facebook pages

For other events visit www.internationalwomensday.com/Events

Tags International Women's Day March, IWD, Unions