AUWU Policy Blog: Fighting back with a seat at the table

The Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union have been invited to give evidence at the senate committee public hearing into the proposed Social Security Legislation Amendment (Further Strengthening Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2015. The public hearing will be held in Canberra at Parliament house on the morning of Friday the 13th of November. The AUWU will be sending at least one representative to convey our grave concerns regarding the changes proposed in the bill, which if approved

Here is the poster for our counter-conference on Monday. Print and distribute through your networks. There are three long-term unemployed workers confirmed to speak about the reality of unemployment. More to join them on the day!  

In November, Max Employment is ‘Gold Sponsoring’ a 2-day conference called Long Term Unemployment. This conference costs $650 for a concession ticket. How is the conference going to come to terms with the reality of long term unemployment when this high cost will exclude those who are actually unemployed from attending and sharing their experiences? Instead of unemployed workers being given a chance to inform people of their experiences of long term unemployment, the organisers

By Edward Eastwood, AUWU Media Liaison. The oval shaped beads are really giving Charlie the shits. The clasp which holds the chain connecting the string is easy enough to remove on the round beads but for some reason the oval shaped beads resist the snip and unwind method and for the hundredth time, rather than coming away clean, the force of the twist has caused the bead to break. Its also driven tiny slivers of

If you have a problem with your Employment Service Provider, chances are someone else has had the same problem and asked us about it. To help you get answers quickly, we have complied a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Before you call our National Advocacy Hotline with your problem, please look at the Frequently Asked Questions on the rights of unemployed workers. Also please remember when dealing with Employment Service Providers: always ask them to