Workers at Australian Envelopes in Melbourne’s south east are entering their ninth day on strike over the sacking of their shop steward and safety rep, Matt Stephens.
By Anthony Main AMWU member and UNITE Organiser.

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After years of demonising migrants John Howard is now so worried about Australia running out of workers that he now wants to embark on an international recruitment drive. The coalition wants 20,000 additional skilled workers to be allowed into the country next financial year, taking the total skilled migrant intake to nearly 100,000.

By Anthony Main, UNITE Melbourne

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