Build Aboriginal housing on The Block now!
Rally to demand Government funding
Tuesday 11 August 2015 12.30 pm
Outside NSW State Parliament, Macquarie Street.
Rally to demand Government funding
Tuesday 11 August 2015 12.30 pm
Outside NSW State Parliament, Macquarie Street.
NAIDOC Week, a celebration and showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures commences on Sunday 5 July 2015.
The theme this year is: We all stand on sacred ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate.
For information on events and activities click HERE
For three years, workers and their unions have placed pressure on the NSW Liberal Government to reverse the cruel cuts they made to workers compensation in 2012.
It looks like the campaign might be beginning to pay off. The Rev. Nile has strongly supported the reinstatement of medical services for injured workers and is willing to look at the issue of retrospectivity. He plans to push for an inquiry into the impact of the current workers compensation system on injured workers in NSW and propose legislative amendments thereafter.
Now, more than ever, we need to know how the workers compensation changes are impacting on the lives of injured workers. If you have ever received workers compensation please complete this survey.
The survey results will be central to our submission to Rev. Nile’s inquiry into the workers compensation cuts and will also be drawn upon by Macquarie University academics who are conducting research into the cuts.
The survey should take between 3-10 minutes depending on your circumstances. Take the survey now.
For more information about the workers compensation changes, please go to www.unionsnsw.org.au/nswforall
We are encouraging all teachers, students, unionists, TAFE graduates and community members to get involved in celebrating National TAFE Day.
24 June 2015 will be a day to celebrate the achievements of TAFE, & remind politicians and the broader community that TAFE is too good to lose.
Come to Trades Hall in Sussex Street this Thursday at 5.30pm and tell the Reverend Fred Nile what the unfair changes to workers compensation have meant for you and your colleagues.
Reverend Nile holds the balance of power in the Upper House and needs to hear your stories.
For more information click HERE
DPI_LLS Office General Members Meeting Notice for 20 May 2015 (PDF version)
Central Coast Community Union Alliance – WE DID IT LET’S CELEBRATE (PDF version)
You are invited to celebrate the Central Coast Community Union Alliance’s successes in the state election.
Union members and supporters are encouraged to join with special guests and fellow activists for a casual celebration over drinks and canapés. This family friendly event is open to all unionists, supporters, their families and friends.
12noon – 2pm, Sunday 24 May
Breakers Country Club
64 Dover Road, Wamberal
For catering purposes please RSVP to
Special Guests
Mark Lennon, Unions NSW Secretary
Kathy Smith, Gosford MP
David Harris, Wyong MP
Jeff Sundstrom, Labor candidate for Terrigal
David Mehan, The Entrance MP
6:00pm Friday, May 01, 2015
The Workers Bar & Kitchen
Level 1, 292 Darling St Sydney 2041
Click HERE for further information
Support the Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA Raffle and stand with workers around the world striving for justice and safe & decent work. Click here to buy your tickets online or freecall 1800 888 674 today.
You could win an $8,000 travel voucher or a Gazelle commuter bike valued at $2,199. Tickets only $2.
Prizes for book sellers are also available.
The Randwick-Botany unit of the NSW State Emergency Service is now recruiting volunteers 18 years and over for 2015, in the areas of:
Annual information night
Tuesday 10 March 2015
7:30pm
192 Storey Street Maroubra
Our rights at work are again under attack from the Abbott Government and employers.
Just last week it became even clearer that the full scale Productivity Commission inquiry into our rights at work could deliver cuts to penalty rates, the abolition of the minimum wage, bring back unfair individual contracts and swing even more power to the employers.
The time to stand up and fight back is now. Let’s march together with thousands of our neighbours, workmates, friends and families at a national rally on Wednesday 4 March.
We can’t stand by while the Abbott Government destroys our living standards by:
If you have had enough and want to stand up for an Australia where seeing a doctor or going to university isn’t dependent on how big your bank balance is, where you have a secure job with a decent wage and where we don’t leave the next generation with less rights than we had, then join in the fight.
Block Wednesday 4 March in your diary and start encouraging your friends, family and co-workers to join us… because the bigger the crowd, the stronger the message we send.
Times and locations will be confirmed in coming days, but you can register your interest in attending now and we will send you updates.
Let’s make it crystal clear to the Abbott Government and their big business supporters: we didn’t vote for these cuts and we won’t sit back while you attack our living standards.
The Time is Now