Australian Unemployed Workers' Union: Ballarat Branch

11/08/2020

Three people who have worked in job centres tell about their experience dealing with vulnerable Australians on welfare

10/08/2020

Join us in our mutual obligation strike! The lying, bullying and manipulative JSPs will be jumping for joy with every job lost because it means more public money for them. They add absolutely nothing to our community!

Click the link to find out more: https://auwu.substack.com/p/how-to-participate-in-the-auwu-mostrike

25/07/2020

28/04/2020

Our local paper, the Courier reflects on International Workers Memorial Day.

Workplaces are paying attention to the virus, could it be the catalyst to take safety more seriously in future?

30/03/2020

Let’s make one thing clear: there is absolutely no shame in being unemployed or receiving a benefit.

16/03/2020

Important information for jobseekers - link below. We are still advocating for a suspension of ALL mutual obligation requirements during this pandemic. We will keep you updated.

https://docs.employment.gov.au/documents/coronavirus-covid-19-employment-services-information-job-seekers-and-participants

28/12/2018

Just disgraceful!

Automated systems labelled ‘heartless’ as email and text notifications ruin holiday

02/05/2018

Tune into the 7:30 Report tonight for a news story on Wage Theft.

09/04/2018

Unfortunately this is an all too common issue appearing in the news these days. The rich get richer and the poor gets poorer. Let's put a stop to wage theft!

Some former staff at one of Melbourne's most exclusive restaurants, Vue de monde, say they worked up to 30 hours of unpaid overtime each week, leaving their pay packets short by hundreds of dollars.

22/03/2018

Worrying signs after unemployment and underemployment rates continue to rise.

Australia's unemployment rate has ticked up to 5.6 per cent despite another 18,000 new jobs being created in February.