An invitation to all Melbourne Leftlinkers:
Radical Women Meeting --
"Workers Strike Back! Teachers, hospital and garment workers are on the move"
Wednesday, 26 May, 7.00 pm
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Crescent, West Brunswick
Come along to hear about the battles and victories that you won't find
highlighted in the Packer and Murdoch press.
The bad news is:
* nearly 1 in 5 workers in Australia is a casual
* they are just part of an expanding pool of low-paid and discardable
labour that also includes wage earners forced onto individual contracts and
unregistered outworkers
* bosses need them all as a bulwark against waning profits
* unions are under attack
The GOOD news is: these workers -- most of them women and migrants -- are
fighting back!
Come and hear Pamela Curr tell us about the FairWear Campaign to unionise
outworkers in the garment industry. She will introduce the video, "20
Pieces: outworkers tell the real fashion story." Hear about the recent
landmark victory of Mario Kobza in the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal! He was sacked for joining the Liquor, Hospitality and
Miscellaneous Workers Union. VCAT ruled that it is unlawful for employers
to disciminate on the basis of industrial activity. And there's more.
Everyone is welcome. Dinner will be served at 6.15 pm for a $5 donation.
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