http://unitedvoice.org.au/branches/vicUnited Voice Victoria's news and information. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:15:08 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://unitedvoice.org.au/news/locked-out-workers-defy-schweppes-as-stocks-dwindleWith crisis talks over the bitter Schweppes dispute set for Fair Work Australia this afternoon, workers are vowing to fight the company’s increasingly desperate attempts to rob them of their rights to an eight-hour day and time with family on weekends.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/locked-out-workers-defy-schweppes-as-stocks-dwindle2011-12-21 19:10:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/toilets-food-courts-may-close-as-mall-cleaners-strike-for-xmasShoppers rushing to complete their Christmas shopping could find toilets and food courts closed at their favourite shopping centres over the last two shopping days before Christmas, as cleaners fighting for fair workloads walk off the job from midnight tonight.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/toilets-food-courts-may-close-as-mall-cleaners-strike-for-xmas2011-12-21 13:30:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/united-voice-e-news-victoriaLatest news from our members.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/united-voice-e-news-victoria2011-12-15 21:00:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/community-e-news-victoria-4Latest community news from United Voice Victoria. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/community-e-news-victoria-42011-12-15 00:40:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/schweppes-ruins-christmas-as-it-locks-out-workersMultinational-owned drinks giant Schweppes is playing Scrooge as it locks out its workers and potentially destroys Christmas for hundreds of hard-working Australian families.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/schweppes-ruins-christmas-as-it-locks-out-workers2011-12-14 09:00:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaners-occupy-chadstone-as-melbourne-strikes-beginChristmas shoppers today witnessed hundreds of cleaners and their supporters occupy a food court at Chadstone shopping centre, as they kicked off a series of strikes to fight brutal workloads and poverty pay.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaners-occupy-chadstone-as-melbourne-strikes-begin2011-12-13 23:05:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/spotless-cleaners-deserve-a-decent-wageIsabel Thomas Dobson, Moderator of the Uniting Church in Australia, explains why the church is supporting Spotless cleaners in their fight for fair pay and decent working conditions.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/spotless-cleaners-deserve-a-decent-wage2011-12-13 09:00:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaners-strike-spreads-xmas-shoppers-face-filth-in-11-centresChristmas shoppers at nearly a dozen of Victoria’s busiest shopping centres could be forced to wade through dirty food courts and contend with filthy toilets as cleaners massively ramp up strike action in protest at unbearable workloads and poverty pay.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaners-strike-spreads-xmas-shoppers-face-filth-in-11-centres2011-12-12 13:00:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/christmas-shoppers-face-deadly-bacteria-new-reportChristmas shoppers in Victoria’s busiest shopping malls could be at risk of exposure to infectious and potentially fatal bacteria because stressed-out cleaners employed by contracting giant Spotless don’t get enough time to clean properly, a new report reveals.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/christmas-shoppers-face-deadly-bacteria-new-report2011-12-08 09:30:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/striking-guards-tell-travellers-to-get-passports-todayAustralians planning overseas holidays and family reunions this Christmas need to lodge their passport applications immediately, as guards striking for fair pay and respect prepare to shut down the agency responsible for printing essential travel documents.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/striking-guards-tell-travellers-to-get-passports-today2011-12-04 14:27:27http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/security-e-news-victoria-6Latest news from our security members. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/security-e-news-victoria-62011-12-02 01:50:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/brewery-workers-urge-respect-for-fosters-historyWorkers at Foster’s century-old Abbotsford Brewery are calling on new owners Anglo-African brewing giant SABMiller to respect the brewery’s historic role it plays at the heart of the company and Australian culture.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/brewery-workers-urge-respect-for-fosters-history2011-12-01 00:00:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaning-e-news-victoria-7Latest news from our cleaning members.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaning-e-news-victoria-72011-12-01 00:00:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/security-guards-set-to-strike-at-petrol-danger-zonesGuards who protect key oil facilities in Melbourne have voted to back strike action that could begin within days, fearing an exodus of guards fuelled by poverty pay is putting surrounding suburbs in danger of disaster.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/security-guards-set-to-strike-at-petrol-danger-zones2011-11-24 15:17:47http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/casino-e-news-victoriaLatest news from our casino members.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/casino-e-news-victoria2011-11-23 23:10:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/poverty-pay-brutal-workloads-pushes-mall-cleaners-to-strikeCleaners working for contracting giant Spotless at many of Victoria’s busiest shopping malls voted overwhelmingly for strike action during the festive season as they fight to win safe workloads and fair pay.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/poverty-pay-brutal-workloads-pushes-mall-cleaners-to-strike2011-11-22 14:30:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaning-giant-spotless-facing-shareholder-revolt-at-agm-today-3One of Australia’s largest companies, cleaning contractor Spotless, is facing a stormy AGM as shareholders demand answers over its refusal to allow them to vote on a $700m takeover offer and the company’s determination to invite strike action by its workers.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/cleaning-giant-spotless-facing-shareholder-revolt-at-agm-today-32011-11-17 14:10:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/bread-e-news-victoriaLatest news from our bread members. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/bread-e-news-victoria2011-11-07 22:16:17http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/the-spotless-story-impossible-workloads-poverty-payDiscover the facts about cleaning contractor Spotless and its cleaners under the unbearable pressure of impossible workloads. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/the-spotless-story-impossible-workloads-poverty-pay2011-11-07 20:50:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/strikes-loom-as-shopping-mall-cleaners-pushed-to-breaking-pointNew research reveals that more and more of the workers who clean our bustling shopping malls are being pushed to breaking point, because of staff shortages and endless cost-cutting by cleaning contractors.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/strikes-loom-as-shopping-mall-cleaners-pushed-to-breaking-point2011-11-07 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