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25.01.2022 Hutchison members today in the car park, voting on their future, and unanimously endorsing an escalation of protected action to win a new EA. Also here showing ...solidarity with the movements in the US and Australia fighting for equality and an end to institutionalised racism against First Nations peoples and African Americans. Very proud to have the opportunity to represent these beautiful people. DP World members see you on the road on Tuesday for an EA update. See more

24.01.2022 Spirit of Eureka have come on board with supporting Convoy against Bus Privatisation #noworkerleftbehind "The enduring and timeless spirit of that just rebellion against the injustice of British colonial authority, and a call for unity and loyalty to your comrades, is embodied in the two quotes adopted by the Spirit of Eureka Committee, the Eureka rebels pledge of allegiance We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and ...liberties and Raffaelo Carbonis declaration at a monster meeting, I call on my fellow diggers, irrespective of nationality, religion or colour, to salute the Southern Cross as the refuge of all oppressed from all countries on earth. These quotes are as relevant in todays Australia as they were in the 1854 rebellion and express the true collective values of ordinary peoples unity, solidarity and fight for justice, democracy and sovereignty. They continue to inspire our struggles today. Australias multiculturalism was born at Eureka Stockade where more than 20 nationalities and different religions all united in a common fight." https://www.spiritofeureka.org/index.php/features

23.01.2022 Disgusting behaviour from Officeworks. After posting record profits during covid they are offering reduced conditions and a real wage cut. Watch this space for further action coming soon!

23.01.2022 Today a small yet determined group of unionists showed up to Sonic Healthcare HQ in Sydney to protest their abysmal treatment of medical courier gig workers in Britain. Sonic Healthcare is using COVID-19 as a cover to sack union activists and have put global public health and safety at risk due to their extremely poor healthcare practices. Representatives and members were present from the RTBU, TWU, UWU, NTEU, CPSU and the British Teachers Federation. Join the IWGB Virtual Picket! Support TDL medical couriers on strike! at approx 9pm Australian time tonight to support not only British gig workers, but all workers everywhere #noworkerleftbehind

22.01.2022 Staement of solidarity from Workers for Climate Action encouraging attendance and support for Convoy against Bus Privatisation #noworkerleftbehind: "Workers for Climate Action opposes bus privatisation. Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are increasing faster than any other sector. Expanding and improving public transport is one important way of reducing transport emissions and providing good union jobs. When transport services are privatised, they are run only for profit, services get cut, fares increase, corners are cut, ridership goes down and emissions go up. We need the opposite: more services, cheap fares, local procurement of zero-emissions trains and buses, better planning and integration of services, and good union jobs for all manufacturing, maintenance and transport workers."

20.01.2022 Staff and students at the University of Sydney have won a huge reduction in course cuts after yesterdays protest. They stormed the Vice Chancellors building yesterday, and 3 hours later the VC was emailing staff that cuts in the Arts faculty would not be 30%, but now only 8%. What a lesson to the union and student movement everywhere dare to struggle, dare to win!

19.01.2022 Today May 1 Movement was proud to organise a car convoy to support over 500 striking United Workers Union members at Wyong Woolworths Distribution Centre. These workers are striking for pay parity, as Woolworths pays regional distribution centre workers up to 16% less than those based in major cities. Disgracefully, these workers have been informed today by Woolworths that they will be locked out until next Wednesday for taking 24 hours protected industrial action. This dispute will be a crucial struggle for the future of logistics workers in Australia. As such, May 1 Movement will be assisting to provide bodies on the picket until next Wednesday. We will also be exploring our options to take the fight to Woolworths using every angle possible and by any means necessary. Thank you to all who came out today, and stay tuned!

18.01.2022 "A car convoy of 40 cars, along with people on bikes, circled parliament house several times to protest the NSW governments plans to privatise bus services on June 18. Demonstrations were also held outside the electoral offices of Liberal MPs in the north shore and eastern suburbs, the next areas slated for the bus sell-off. The protests were organised to coincide with a parliamentary debate on bus privatisation, triggered by a Keep Our Buses Public petition signed by 22,000... people. The convoy was supported by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union Tram and Bus Division, the Maritime Union of Australia Sydney Branch, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union NSW & ACT Branch, Australian Services Union NSW & ACT Branch and Unions NSW. Spokesperson Paul McAleer said that the group opposes privatisation for all the reasons the public understands, including the shameless distribution of wealth away from the community and into private profit. We know that privatisation leads to poorer services across society and will always be opposed by those of us in the community who strive for publicly owned assets, said McAleer, who is also the Maritime Union of Australia Sydney branch secretary. Greens MLC David Shoebridge said the Greens back the movement community and union movements demands that essential services be kept in public hands. Greens MLC Abigail Boyd said: We know that public buses deliver better services and that privatisation always ends up costing more and delivering less. Alex North, national coordinator for the Australian Unemployed Workers Union, said: Private buses arent just bad for commuters, the community and unemployed workers, theyre bad for bus drivers as well. Accessibility to good public transport is essential in fighting inequality and creating jobs. May 1 Movement organiser Robert Car said: Public transport belongs to the public. We will never surrender public assets to private enterprise who will bleed the community and public dry for profit."

18.01.2022 The Black Lives Matter - No More Deaths in Custody Organising Committee (BLM-OC) has announced a mobilisation in Sydney on July 5th (https://www.facebook.com/events/4110164879055493/). This is an open organising meeting for everyone who wants to participate in taking this movement up a notch. The BLM-OC requires that all those participating in this meeting respects the authority of the traditional owners. If you have any questions about what this means, please feel free to contact MUA Organiser Shane Reside on 0400526313.

17.01.2022 Great car convoy with Refugee Action Coalition Sydney RAC to Villawood detention centre yesterday with around 30 cars and 50 activists driving and cycling up to the entrance to Birmingham Avenue where Serco security guards halted us. Thanks and solidarity to our friends and comrades at ASEN NSW and Pride in Protest for organising. We live in a world of unprecedented economic inequality where 4 billion people own the collective wealth of 26 people. Billions of people constitu...te a nomadic prolateriat, who immigrate across the world for the rare privilege to work and be safe from war and famine. Many of these refugees find themselves in detention centres for the crime of desiring work and safety, such as our convoy target the Villawood Detention Centre. The struggle of immigrants is included in the unity in struggle for all workers everywhere, it is a union struggle regardless of national borders

17.01.2022 Convoy against Bus Privatisation #noworkerleftbehind this coming Thursday is shaping up as unity in workers struggle against privatisation. Endorsement has come in from Electrical Trades Union, ETU NSW Branch, the Australian Services Union NSW & ACT and Unions NSW overnight! Register here: https://forms.gle/xUvoJBqe7rVMnBF6A An Open Zoom Conference: Towards Convoy against Bus Privatisation will occur at 7pm next Monday. Mass participation is encouraged after contributions from union and political leaders. There will also be a debrief on the logistics of the convoy from May 1 Movement. Dare to struggle, dare to win!

17.01.2022 Hey all, word from officeworks workers is that the company has brought out an improved offer. As such they have decided to halt the action until next week to give the workers time to consider the new offer. Watch this space!

17.01.2022 Migrante NSW getting behind the Save Willow Grove CFMEU Construction & General NSW Green Ban campaign on May Day! "Migrante is a global network of progressive Filipino migrant workers, with BAYAN Australia - a progressive alliance of mass based multi-sectoral national democratic organisations in its fight for National Democracy in the Phillipines. On 1st of May, these Filipino groups extended solidarity with the workers of the world in upholding and protecting workers rig...hts as human rights. Migrante and BAYAN are campaigning to stop the killings of union members, activists, and officials where the death toll now reaching 28,000. The groups are calling for the Australian government to stop the military aid to the Philippines which funds the continuous extrajudicial killings of Filipinos who dare to speak up against the Duterte administration." https://www.facebook.com/migrante.nsw

15.01.2022 Traditional owners have called for a massive demonstration of support for the Black Lives Matter movement in Sydney. Today wharfies at DP World Port Botany thre...w their shoulder behind the wheel. No Justice, No Peace. See yas all on the streets July 5th: https://facebook.com/events/s/stop-black-deaths-in-custody-b/4110164879055493/?ti=icl See more

14.01.2022 An outstanding NTEU NSW NDA Car and Bike Convoy today. We will not lie down and accept wage cuts, job cuts, university workers being excluded from JobKeeper and the further casualisation of employment in the higher education sector. Our message was one of simple militant solidarity with higher education workers which was well received by the public, community and the media. No worker from the NTEU New South Wales should pay for the COVID-19 crisis while universities and high...er education institutions remain extremely profitable based on the continuing exploitation of their workforce. A huge thank you to all today who drove, cycled, walked and demonstrated for the right to support all workers everywhere during pandemic conditions. Where there is a will, there is always a way! Dare to struggle, dare to win NTEU New South Wales! Until next time! #noworkerleftbehind

14.01.2022 Great coverage of the May Day 2021 Rally at Parramatta on ABC News. Thank you to all who attended and helped make this year a success! In Unity https://fb.watch/5i3YMi_5o4/

14.01.2022 Our poster to put on cars and bicycles for this Thursdays Convoy against Bus Privatisation #noworkerleftbehind! Register if you havent do so yet here: https://forms.gle/xUvoJBqe7rVMnBF6A We will be meeting at the Domain park in Sydney CBD at 3pm. For those who can not attend in person, you can print out your own copy via Onedrive here and post to social media with the social media tag #noworkerleftbehind ! https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiJuIjw9_rV_nhQx6jWSijF6weps

14.01.2022 May 1 Movement hosted Speakout-Protest: No Lock-out of Workers demanding Pay Parity! to showcase Sydney community support for United Workers Union warehouse workers that have been disgracefully locked out by the Woolworths. You can support these workers by signing our digital petition here: https://forms.gle/1BXy9GCQXQUtDrAT7 "Woolworths warehouse workers in Warnervale have been negotiating for improved wages and conditions since March. These workers have been disgracefully ...locked out of their workplace by Woolworths while exercising their democratic right to strike. Workers are asking for: -Improved wages that align with Sydney warehouses (currently entry level jobs at the Warnervale Woolworths warehouse are the 2nd lowest paid in the country!) -More permanent job opportunities and better rights for casual workers -A classification structure that enables career progression and proper pay. These warehouse workers have worked incredibly hard during the COVID-19 pandemic to make sure groceries are on supermarket shelves, risking their health and safety. Meanwhile, Woolworths sales increased by 11.3% to $11.2 billion between February and April 2020! Digitally sign our petition toady to show Woolworths that you support well paid, secure jobs in the Central Coast community!"

13.01.2022 Employers are exposed to billions of dollars in back pay claims due to their use of the permanent casual rort scheme. Workers engaged as casuals in a permanent arrangement will be entitled to seek permanent allowances such as sick and annual leave under a recent CFMEU fought Federal court ruling for mining workers. The federal government and their business lobbyists will attempt to kill these class action claims through legislative changes in upcoming Accord talks. It is... not clear to what extent in "industries like hospitality, casual work arrangements are more likely to be irregular and intermittent in line with the legal definition and community expectations." This legal precedent has potentially huge implications for all casuals across the Australian economy especially young workers. Young workers are a key class that are exploited in permanent casual rort schemes. With a figure of 8 billion being the estimate for mining workers backpay, what would the figure be for all young Australian casual workers? In any case, a class action for young workers in permanent casual rort schemes looks to be viable and lucrative. Bravo to the CFMEU for paving the way, showing leadership, and not being afraid to take on employers with highly exploitative working arrangements https://me.cfmeu.org.au//workpac-v-rossato-federal-court-w

13.01.2022 May 1 Movement is calling on all concerned community members and unionists to support Officeworks Distribution Centre workers who are taking strike action for job security during the COVID-19 pandemic. Officeworks has offered sub-inflation wage increases with cuts to overtime penalties and no protection for future job security. This comes at a time when Officeworks is recording record pandemic profit. May 1 Movement will fight alongside any worker fighting for better conditio...ns and better communities-we congratulate Officeworks warehouse workers for taking a stand! Locations of the action is the Officeworks north rocks sites (15-17 loyalty road North rocks 2151) See more

13.01.2022 Scott Morrison has invited unions to the table. Will unions and workers be the meal is the question. We cannot accept another Accord. Simple. It is most of the ...reason why we are fucked now. If we collaborate around so-called common interests with bosses and governments we will lose. There are no common interests with bosses.

12.01.2022 7news coverage of Convoy against Bus Privatisation #noworkerleftbehind today!

10.01.2022 AMWU NSW & ACT members getting behind the Save Willow Grove CFMEU Construction & General NSW Green Ban campaign on May Day! "The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union fights for a fair deal for Australian workers both at work and in the community. We believe in a fair and equal society of all, with the provision of public social services including education and health care and of dignity in retirement. We represent tens of thousands workers in all areas of manufacturi...ng around Australia, including: food and confectionery; metal and engineering; printing, design and packaging; technical, laboratory, supervisory and administrative; and vehicle building, service and repair. As union members, we work together to protect your rights at work. The AMWU aims to ensure our members receive the pay, conditions, safety and respect they deserve at work. We also offer a range of services and benefits for members, including free legal representation, emergency transport cover, funeral benefit, discount holiday accommodation, discounts on cars, and much more. The AMWU runs campaigns to advance our members' interests at a local, national and global level. We campaign for a better deal at work, for the strengthening of Australian industry, and for good, secure jobs for all Australians. For almost 170 years, the AMWU has been part of many significant improvements to the lives of working people, including the 8-hour day, paid maternity leave, rights for apprentices, family-friendly conditions, superannuation, and many more. If you would like to start enjoying the benefits of AMWU membership call our HelpDesk on 1300 732 698 and speak to one of our HelpDesk team about how the AMWU can help you." https://www.amwu.org.au/

10.01.2022 "CFMEU NSW is standing beside the Parramatta community to preserve important heritage sites by putting a Green Ban on the demolition of Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces. https://nsw.cfmeu.org//30062020%20CFMEU%20places%20Green%2 "

09.01.2022 Setting up for NTEU NSW NDA Car and Bike Convoy!

09.01.2022 Today MUA lines workers took to sea to defend their right to work. No scab, ever, will get a foothold in Port Botany

07.01.2022 "MAY 1 MOVEMENT PRESS RELEASE UNION CONVOY TO SURROUND NSW PARLIAMENT Unionists and Community Members Outraged at Bus Privatisation Sydney, New South Wales, 18/06/2020... Unionists and community members will be rallying a wave of cars and bicycles today by surrounding NSW Parliament from at least 4pm to 5pm. This action will coincide with the NSW Parliament debate about bus privatisation occurring from 4pm onwards. The convoy action has drawn support from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union Tram and Bus Division, the Maritime Union of Australia Sydney Branch, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union NSW & ACT Branch, Australian Services Union NSW & ACT Branch and Unions NSW. The convoy is in support of bus drivers in the middle of an anti-privatisation struggle. Bus drivers are locked out of accessing the NSW Parliament debate that was demanded by 10 000 signatures in a public petition via the Keep Our Buses Public campaign. May 1 Movement is calling on all unionists and concerned members of the community to surround NSW Parliament while the debate is in session. May 1 Movement Spokesperson Paul McAleer said: The May 1 Movement opposes privatisation for all of the reasons the public understands, including the shameless distribution of wealth away from the community and into private profit We know that privatisation leads to poorer services across society and will always be opposed by those of us in the community who strive for publicly owned assets The May 1 Movement will fight alongside any worker fighting for better conditions and better communities. We congratulate the RTBU Bus Drivers for taking a stand! David Shoebridge, Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council said: This is critical leadership from the community and union movement demanding essential services be kept in public hands. Abigail Boyd, Greens Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council said: We know that public buses deliver better services and that privatisation always ends up costing more and delivering less. Alex North, National Coordinator at Australian Unemployed Workers Union said: Private buses arent just bad for commuters, the community, and unemployed workers, theyre bad for bus drivers as well. Accessibility to good public transport is essential in fighting inequality and creating jobs. Robert Car, May 1 Movement Organiser said: Public transport belongs to the public. We will never surrender public assets to private enterprise who will bleed the community and public dry for profit. May 1 Movement stands with bus drivers and the community. Media Contact: David Babineau, RTBU Tram and Bus Division Secretary, 0409 428 649

07.01.2022 Retail and Fast Food Workers Union getting behind the Save Willow Grove CFMEU Construction & General NSW Green Ban campaign on May Day! "The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union is the fighting union for all retail and fast food workers in Australia. If you work in a shop, store, supermarket, fast food restaurant, or for any retail or fast food company then the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union is the union for you. We represent and support members in the workplace, in tri...bunals and in the community. We are running campaigns developed by members, for members and with members. We have returned penalty rates at some of our nation’s biggest companies, as well as many smaller employers. We fight for every member. We are led by workers, from stores and outlets just like yours. Members decide what we fight for and where we should focus our campaigns. We represent the interests of over one million Australians working in the retail and fast food sectors. Of course, our efforts are focussed on the needs of our members so if you work in fast food or retail, join today! Just some of the workplaces in which members work include: Coles, Aldi, IGA, Woolworths or any other supermarket McDonald’s, Hungry Jacks, Red Rooster, KFC, Domino’s Pizza or any other fast food company which doesn’t serve alcohol Bunnings Warehouse, Mitre 10 or any other hardware store BWS, Coles Liquor, Dan Murphy’s and many other bottleshops Target, Kmart, Officeworks, Big W and all other retailers Rays Outdoors, Rebel Sport, BCF, Super Cheap Auto Clothing and accessory stores such as H&M, Best & Less, Lowes, etc Service Stations, including Woolworths/Caltex, Coles Express, 7/11, BP, United, Puma, OTR All enquiries should be made via email to [email protected] or by the online form here. We endeavour to respond to all enquiries as quickly as possible. We prioritise the enquiries of our members. Members can also contact us on by phone at 1300 RAFFWU (1300 723 398) if you reach a voicemail rest assured we will respond as quickly as possible." https://raffwu.org.au/

07.01.2022 Australian Services Union (ASU) getting behind the campaign to save Willow Grove at May Day "Representing the interests of approximately 135,000 members across the country, the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, trading as the Australian Services Union or, just simply, the ASU, is one of the largest trade unions in Australia. The ASU operates in areas as diverse as local government, energy, water, public transport, airlines, shipping, trav...el, ports, social and community services, information technology and the private sector clerical and administrative area. The ASU exists to defend and advance the rights of our members. By acting together, workers in the industries and occupations we represent are in the very best position to protect their rights at work and to achieve better wages and conditions. " http://www.asu.asn.au/about

06.01.2022 Check out UWU orgnaiser Aesaha and UWU rank and file member and student activist Aidy talk unions and organsing at Radical Education Week.

06.01.2022 We stand in solidarity with the staff & students at Sydney University fighting against job losses and course cuts. Their gutsy resistance and online workplace organising is a lesson to the whole movement - dare to struggle, dare to win! Tomorrow they are hosting a socially distanced protest to fend off the hundreds, if not 1000+, casual and fixed-term jobs that will not be renewed next semester. Please show them some solidarity by attending - https://www.facebook.com/events/184881469429185/

05.01.2022 *VIRTUAL PICKET LINE* Support TDL medical couriers on strike! Picket lines activities - 10am-12pm RALLY 12-1PM... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81203830415 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medical couriers at TDL in London, who have been transporting Covid-19 samples during the crisis, are going on STRIKE on 10th June! Join our first ever VIRTUAL PICKET LINE to show youre behind them as they fight to defend their jobs and their rights.

04.01.2022 United Workers Union getting behind the Save Willow Grove CFMEU Construction & General NSW Green Ban campaign on May Day! "United Workers Union is a powerful new union built from two proud unions coming together: United Voice and the National Union of Workers. Our union is 150,000 workers across the country from more than 45 industries and all walks of life, standing together to make a difference.... Our work reaches millions of people every single day of their lives we feed you, educate you, provide care for you, keep your communities safe and get you the goods you need. Without us, everything stops. By coming together and taking action, we can transform the future for working people. For more info or to get involved call the UWU Membership Services Team on (02) 8204 3001, email [email protected] or visit https://www.unitedworkers.org.au/ "

04.01.2022 Check out posters for tomorrow here! For those who cannot attend the convoy, you can download and print out posters to take solidarity photos through this link:... https://drive.google.com/open Register for the convoy here: https://actionnetwork.org//nteu-nda-sydney-car-and-bike-co See you all tomorrow!

04.01.2022 May 1 Movement will be mobilising to assist CFMEU Construction & General NSW against the NSW Government that wants to tear down historic buildings at Parramatta for a museum. We say NO! The CFMEU NSW has placed a green ban on any demolition work at these heritage sites. Please sign this petition in support: https://www.change.org/p/gladys-berejiklian-support-the-gre "There is no point being in government if you dont listen to the community" -Gladys Berejiklian.

03.01.2022 Sonic Healthcare a multi-million dollar Australian multinational is endangering public health and safety & purging trade unionists. The IWGB - Independent Workers Union of Great Britain is currently taking the fight to Sonic Healthcare. We encourage all involved in May 1 Movement to get behind the IWGB as we plan to mobilise against Sonic with the International Transport Workers Federation in Australia. We stand for international unity in struggle: "Sonic is seeking to dismi...ss 10 of their couriers in a weeks time, including outspoken trade union activists who have criticised Sonics failings on health and safety. Having worked throughout this crisis transporting COVID-19 samples, these key workers are now being chucked on the scrap heap. The massive discrepancy between what Sonic says and what Sonic does has been detailed extensively in the Sonic Dossier: Pathological Duplicity in the Pursuit of Profit, which has been sent to all 650 MPs in the UK. Weve also sent an investor alert detailing Sonics appalling behaviour to over 1000 people at 230 of Sonics shareholders. We are now calling on people across the world to write to Sonics shareholders. We must tell them it is not acceptable to use the pandemic as a smokescreen to purge trade union activists and drive down costs."

03.01.2022 Battling icy rain and frozen wages, were at Parliament all day today to stop the government in their tracks!

03.01.2022 Hey all, letting people know key times to for community support is afternoon and evening Wednesday from 12pm. Hope too see you all there!

02.01.2022 For everyone who would like to come down to show support at the action please see the link to M1M event. See you all there tomorrow. Dare to struggle dare to win! https://facebook.com/events/s/support-striking-officeworks-w/605732473687977/?ti=ia

02.01.2022 Join us at 7pm tonight on Open Zoom Conference: Towards Convoy against Bus Privatisation (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81630465446) to hear from union leaders on how we will Keep Our Buses Public at Convoy against Bus Privatisation #noworkerleftbehind: -David Babineau, Rail, Tram and Bus Union NSW Branch Tram and Bus Division Secretary - Paul McAleer, Maritime Union of Australia - Sydney Branch Secretary - Daniel White, AMWU - Australian Manufacturing Workers Union NSW Branch... Organiser - Robert Car, May 1 Movement Organiser The Zoom Conference will have a Q&A segment available to the public. We will also be live streaming to Facebook. See you all soon!

01.01.2022 We are out with Refugee Action Coalition Sydney RAC convoy today campaigning for refugee rights