Archive for August, 2009

Mass Rally: No to watering down OH&S Laws

Friday, August 28th, 2009

A mass rally has been called for next Tuesday in protest of the weakening of OH&S legislation.

The rally will be on Tuesday September 1st, 10am outside Trades Hall (corner Victoria & Lygon st, Carlton South- near RMIT).

The rally has been called in response to the Labor Government attempting to water down Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) laws

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UNITE submission to senate inquiry into the welfare of international students

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Click the link below to read UNITE’s submission to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee: Inquiry into the Welfare of International Students. We hope that our submission helps to highlight some of the problems that international student workers face in and outside their workplaces.

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