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On The Job

Australian Unions

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future. It’s about who we work with, and who we work for. It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job. It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst. Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives. And that can all be in

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16:49

Young workers matter too..

On The Job ·

2022/04/18

As the federal election campaign lurches into gear, there is one group of Australians who are routinely forgotten about in the conversation - young workers.Younger Australians have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID19 pandemic. They've had their schooling and studies disrupted, their working lives upended, and their prospects for the future imperilled.Felicity Sowerbutts from The Young Workers Centre joins us to discuss what's at stake for young workers.Young Workers Centre -

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27:10

Reporting the war in Ukraine

On The Job ·

2022/04/10

Tom Mutch is a freelance journalist who has spent the last few years covering conflict and war around the globe. He was in Ukraine as war broke out following the Russian invasion.Like many journalists who cover war zones, his experiences and reportage play a vital role on countering the propaganda and lies that make up the other front in this conflict - the information war.Increasingly, reporters are being targeted by combatants in war zones and a number of journalists have been killed in Ukraine

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25:01

Morrison's Busted Budget

On The Job ·

2022/04/03

With an election looming, this year's federal budget is a crucial one for working Australians who are hurting as they struggle with the sky rocketing coat of living and flatlining wages.Ben Davison, co-host with Van Badham of the fab podcast "The Week on Wednesday" joins Francis for a conversation about Morrison's budget and want it means for you. _____________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions

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20:18

Budget 2022 with Michele O'Neil

On The Job ·

2022/03/27

It's Budget time and it's never been more important for working Australians that they are at the top of the government's list of priorities.With flatlining wages, the rising cost of living pressures, and an uneven economic recovery from the pandemic, this budget is set to make or break many working families.ACTU President Michele O'Neil joins us this week to discuss what workers need from this year's budget. _____________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with

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34:41

Economics for workers

On The Job ·

2022/03/20

Often, when commentators and journalists talk about the economy, they discuss it as though workers - the people that drive all economics - don't matter. We here at 'On the Job' know that's daft. An economy without workers is nothing. That's what this weeks' podcast is all about. We're joined in discussion by the Director of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, Dr. Jim Stanford,Dr. Fiona Macdonald, Policy Director, Social and Industrial with the Centre for Future Work, and Dr. Mark

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16:51

Everything about superannuation you wanted to know...

On The Job ·

2022/03/13

We talk a lot about Super on the pod. What we haven't done a good job of so far is explaining what the hell it actually is!That's where Peter Treseder comes in. He's an educator with one of our biggest industry funds, Australian Super. Peter is here to give us all a crash course in what Super is and why it makes good sense to get yours sorted. _____________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions

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35:11

Slaying the Inflation myth

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2022/03/06

Inflation - it's like disco and scratch and sniff t-shirts (look it up, people) - so very 1970s!Strangely, its making a comeback as our economy struggles to recover from the pandemic and Scott Morrison's government overheats the housing market.So, what is inflation? Why is it a threat to the well being of workers? And what's this nonsense about wages causing inflation and workers asking for a pay rise being the problem?Economist and journalist Greg Jericho ( The Guardian and the Centre for Future

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40:54

Getting smart about early childhood education

On The Job ·

2022/02/27

For a brief period in 2020 at the height of the first COVID 19 outbreak, families around Australia experienced something remarkable - free early childhood education and child care. For many, it was the circuit breaker they needed to navigate treacherous financial challenges and other pressures that put families under stress.As we head towards a federal election, the campaign to see the provision of free early childhood education in Australia is ramping up.Georgie Dent is Executive Director of The

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36:26

Workers, the election, and does politics still...

On The Job ·

2022/02/20

Unless you've been living in a Netflix bubble or under a rock, you might have noticed that the election campaign is on in earnest, as Scott Morrison tries desperately to save his government.For most working Australians, politics is, well, a pain in the arse.Do they care if Scott Morrison is a liar or can't hold a hose? Or are they simply more concerned about whether they'll have a decent job they can rely on and build a life with?Academic and writer Lech Blane returns to the pod to discuss all

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23:34

When Sally met Tassie

On The Job ·

2022/02/13

On this week's episode, we try and help Sally settle into her new surrounds in Hobart, Tasmania.And what better way to do it than to introduce her to some good Union peeps? Jess Munday heads up Unions Tasmania. She knows everything there is to know about working life in Tassie and how it is changing.She also gives Sally some sage advice on which beers to drink in Hobart and Launceston, something that is vital to know for your Tassie

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21:26

Transport Workers keep on rolling - but only just.

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2022/02/06

Amongst the many things the COVI19 pandemic has taught us, Australia would fall apart without our transport workers.As supply chains feel the strain of the omicron surge, the pressures on an already over worked and under resourced trucking and driving sector were taking their toll.Nick McIntosh from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) says that transport workers are already doing one of the toughest - and most dangerous - jobs in Australia.It's only become more difficult in recent times.Nick is our

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32:14

The New York Times - Meet the new boss, same as the...

On The Job ·

2022/01/30

In the darkest days of the Trump Whitehouse, the New York Times sold itself to the world as the last bastion of progressive ideals.Within the pages of "The Old Grey Lady" , the NYT kept rigorous watch on the excesses and madness of the Trump administration and its impact on society, as well as opining about the importance of protecting workers, jobs and ending inequality.So it might come as a shock to learn that The New York Times is running an aggressive anti-union campaign against its own

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30:59

It's all about the economy, and the economy is...

On The Job ·

2022/01/23

As we head into the third, exhausting year of the COVID19 pandemic, we are hearing our politicians talking a lot about protecting the economy.The one thing they don't talk about is what an economy actually is without the people who work in it, and what happens if they're too sick or unable to do their jobs.Dr Jim Stanford is an economist who is the Director of the Centre for Future Work. He joins the podcast today to discuss what happens when you neglect the most important component of any economy -

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16:30

Omincron sh*tstorm, work & you

On The Job ·

2022/01/16

As 2022 begins it feels like we're back at square one with the COVID19 pandemic as the Omicron variant causes havoc across huge parts of Australia.Australian workers have been bamboozled by continuing changes to the rules around when they should work, when they should isolate, what happens if they test positive for COVID and what their rights are if they need to stay home from work.Liam O'Brien is the Assistant Secretary of the ACTU and a foremost expert on work, health and safety issues.He popped

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57:26

History Nerd Out - When Nelson Mandela came to Melbourne

On The Job ·

2022/01/09

On the 11th of February, 1990, Nelson Mandela, the leader of South Africa's outlawed resistance movement, the African National Congress (ANC) was released from prison after 27 years of incarceration. Later that year, Mandela arrived in Melbourne, Australia, a part of his global tour to thank those who had supported the ANC in its fight against Apartheid. Australia's Unions were amongst the first organisations to recognise and support the ANC's struggle, and Mandela never forgot it. This speech

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14:01

History nerd out - Who was Zelda D'Aprano?

On The Job ·

2022/01/02

One day in 1969, a working woman by the name of Zelda D'Aprano took her lunch break, and proceeded to chain herself to the front door of a busy building in Melbourne's CBD in a protest that caused a sensation.What was Zelda protesting about?Our historical oracle, Dr Liam Byrne, is here to tell is all about Zelda and her legacy. ______________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions

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34:15

History Nerd out - Is Scott Morrison Australia's...

On The Job ·

2021/12/26

In the first of our summer series on Union and labour history, our historical oracle, Dr. Liam Byrne poses the question - Is Scott Morrison the worst PM Australia has ever had? ______________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions -otjpodcast@protonmail.com *On the Job is made by Australian Unions. More about On The Job podcast Need help with working conditions? Call Australian Union Support Centre -

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38:29

Goodbye 2021 with ACTU President Michele O'Neil

On The Job ·

2021/12/19

After another tough year where working people have faced down the challenges presented by the COVID19 pandemic, Francis and Sally sit down with the President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Michele O'Neil. ______________________________________________________________ * You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions -otjpodcast@protonmail.com *On the Job is made by Australian Unions. More about On The Job podcast Need help with working

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20:08

The story of the Ludlow Massacre

On The Job ·

2021/12/12

The experience of workers and unions is often written out of our histories.Working people are often spoken about, but rarely spoken with when it comes to how we document the past.Writer and economist Brett Evans joins Francis on the podcast this week to discuss one of the bloodiest chapters in America's labour rights history - The Ludlow Massacre of 1914. Read more from Brett EvansFrom the Ludlow Massacre to the Nobel Prize ______________________________________________________________ * You can now

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26:03

James Button on identity politics, class and the left.

On The Job ·

2021/12/05

As Australia heads toward another federal election, progressive politics is marshalling its forces to rid itself of the chaotic and decrepit Morrison government.It's easy to define what progressives are against, but there's a red hot battle going on to define what they are really about.Journalist and author James Button has addressed these issues in a recent series of articles in the Nine Newspapers.Button's contention that the left's drift to addressing politics as a battle over issues of identity

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