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The Minimum-Wage War in the USA.
The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. That represents a pay cut, in real terms, of more than 30 percent from 1968’s bottom wage. That decline in the value of the minimum wage has been a...
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BP closure of Brisbane refinery “a big kick in the guts”.
BP has announced its Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane will close by the middle of 2015, with up to 380 jobs lost. The president of BP Australasia, Andy Holmes, said the growth of large refineries in...
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Indigenous trainees prepare for Top End station jobs.
A group of remotely-based Indigenous trainees have just completed a station skills course, which could help gain them jobs in the Top End cattle industry. The Indigenous Land Corporation runs a...
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Countries improving Workers’ Lives.
Here are some countries that are trying to improve workers’ lives. France: Limiting emails after work. The headlines in recent days have blared with news of the latest pro-worker step France has taken:...
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Léon Jouhaux.
Jouhaux was born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Jouhaux’s father worked in a match factory in Aubervilliers. His secondary schooling ended when his father’s earnings were stopped by a strike. He...
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Waterside Workers of Australia Banner.
The Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia was formed in 1902, built on a number of state-based unions. It amalgamated with the Seamen’s Union of Australia in 1993 and is one of Australia’s oldest...
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Finding the Welcome Stranger.
An account by John Deason, the man who found the Welcome Stranger nugget, as detailed when he was 75 yrs old on November 23rd 1905. The nugget is one of the largest alluvial gold finds. It was found...
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