• Union led wages train wreck. Can union democracy get it back on the track?

  • Sep 11 2023
  • Length: 35 mins
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Union led wages train wreck. Can union democracy get it back on the track?

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  • In which Benno briefs us on the train wreck that is wage increases being led into a wall by many Australian unions. He'll also talk you through the notable recent example of the Community and Public Sector Union leadership weak campaign to finally secure a above inflation wage rise for Australian federal public servants over ten years of having their wages squeezed. Benno also provides some of his varied unasked-for opinions on how being active in a union and contesting union elections is the way to get unions back on track. Recorded on 11 September.

    Notes ABS Annual Wage increases

    Australia’s Public Sector Union Is in Decline Thanks to Its Labor-Aligned Leadership, Adam Mayers and Adriana Boisen, Jacobin Australia

    CPSU election 2023 notice

    CPSU split on APS-wide pay bargaining, call for more aggressive approach, Canberra Times 11 September 2023
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