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Two recent industrial examples highlight the absolute importance of being in a union.
Mike Holland and Presenter Fran Dyson discuss a significant salary win in the Fair Work Commission on 15 March 2024 by the Health Services Union NSW and members working in Aged Care. HSU Secretary Gerard Hayes said the win came after work by many determined people and persistence by the Union since November 2020.
The interview then moves to the Transport Workers Union which has filed a dispute with the Fair Work Commission on behalf of food delivery rider Zhuoying Wang employed by Hungry Panda an operator in the notorious gig economy. Ms Wang complaint to the Commission is that her orders were slashed following her role in raising concerns with the company.
The show was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 FM on 22 March 2024 by Blue Mountains Unions & Community and presented by Fran Dyson. The podcast was produced by Ann-Maree McEwan.
If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts.
Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au.
Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online.
Join BMUC.
Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded.
Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW.
Mike Holland and Presenter Fran Dyson discuss a significant salary win in the Fair Work Commission on 15 March 2024 by the Health Services Union NSW and members working in Aged Care. HSU Secretary Gerard Hayes said the win came after work by many determined people and persistence by the Union since November 2020.
The interview then moves to the Transport Workers Union which has filed a dispute with the Fair Work Commission on behalf of food delivery rider Zhuoying Wang employed by Hungry Panda an operator in the notorious gig economy. Ms Wang complaint to the Commission is that her orders were slashed following her role in raising concerns with the company.
The show was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 FM on 22 March 2024 by Blue Mountains Unions & Community and presented by Fran Dyson. The podcast was produced by Ann-Maree McEwan.
If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts.
Apply to be a guest on our radio show, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via rbm.org.au.
Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online.
Join BMUC.
Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded.
Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW.
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