Maritime Union of Australian National Secretary Paddy Crumlin has welcomed the appointment of Sally McManus as the new Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU).
The MUA has joined the CFMEU and other unions to march through Australia’s capital cities to protest against the Abbott/Turnbull Government’s raft of anti-worker policies.
Nurses, teachers, cleaners, community, social, disability and construction workers are all at risk of having their penalty rates cut following the recent Fair Work Commi
Comrades, This edition of the branch news comes at a time when the right-wing forces in this country have successfully attacked and diminished penalty rates in the hospitality and retail sector.
The Maritime Union of Australia joined dozens of new female waterside workers at Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA), their colleagues and families to celebrate International Women’s Day today.
