http://www.lhmu.org.au/campaigns/clean-start"It means a lot to me that all our supporters got on board and that we won!" - Chris Wagland - Clean Start Campaigner and United Voice cleaning member.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:18:53 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.lhmu.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://www.lhmu.org.au/news/toilets-food-courts-may-close-as-mall-cleaners-strike-for-xmas2011-12-21 13:30:00http://www.lhmu.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://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaners-occupy-chadstone-as-melbourne-strikes-begin2011-12-13 23:05:00http://www.lhmu.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://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaners-strike-spreads-xmas-shoppers-face-filth-in-11-centres2011-12-12 13:00:00http://www.lhmu.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://www.lhmu.org.au/news/christmas-shoppers-face-deadly-bacteria-new-report2011-12-08 09:30:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/community-e-news-victoria-3Latest community news from United Voice Victoria. http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/community-e-news-victoria-32011-10-20 02:20:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/hygiene-crisis-adds-to-retailer-woes-reportA growing hygiene crisis in our big shopping malls could threaten to drive away consumers and hit the bottom line of struggling retailers, with a major new report revealing more than half of cleaners surveyed do not have enough time to clean properly.http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/hygiene-crisis-adds-to-retailer-woes-report2011-09-18 19:20:44http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/dark-side-of-the-two-speed-economy-exposed-reportA major new report launched by the Uniting Church today reveals that more and more of Australia’s lowest paid workers are falling into a poverty trap every day, unable to pay bills, sliding deeper into debt and even cutting back on groceries and children’s expenses.http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/dark-side-of-the-two-speed-economy-exposed-report2011-09-15 16:30:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaning-enews-victoriaLatest news from our cleaning members. http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaning-enews-victoria2011-09-14 03:10:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/clean-start-for-shopping-centres-victoria-update-2Cleaners plan for ACTION!http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/clean-start-for-shopping-centres-victoria-update-22011-09-08 22:30:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/clean-start-for-retail-victoria-bulletinENOUGH! Cleaning bosses continue to stallhttp://www.lhmu.org.au/news/clean-start-for-retail-victoria-bulletin2011-07-28 03:15:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/international-cleaners-day-report-finds-cleaning-in-crisis-2A research report being released today, International Cleaners’ Day, finds the state of the retail cleaning industry is in a state of crisis— a danger to the public and cleaners alike. http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/international-cleaners-day-report-finds-cleaning-in-crisis-22011-06-14 19:45:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/minimum-wage-prison-sentence-for-low-income-workers-1Today’s rise in the minimum wage will come as cold comfort for the low-income workers condemned to a life of poverty as the rest of the nation enjoys an unprecedented economic boom, say Victoria’s shopping centre cleaners.http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/minimum-wage-prison-sentence-for-low-income-workers-12011-06-02 18:50:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaningenewsvictoriaLatest news from our cleaning members. http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaningenewsvictoria2011-04-06 22:10:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaners-start-land-mark-caseThe Federal Court is about to be called on to hear a landmark case on the legitimacy of AWA-style Individual Flexible Agreements (IFAs) in the workplace.http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaners-start-land-mark-case2011-04-03 21:34:40http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/nsw-parliament-recognises-lhmu-cleaners-campaignsLHMU contract cleaners have clearly made a huge impression on NSW Ministers and Members of Parliament with many of them being mentioned when Parliament debated the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave Scheme) Bill 2010 over the last few days.http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/nsw-parliament-recognises-lhmu-cleaners-campaigns2010-12-02 00:47:25http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaning-e-news-victoria-4Latest news from our cleaning members. http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaning-e-news-victoria-42010-11-29 18:15:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/minister-lynch-introduces-cleaners-long-service-leave-bill-into-parliamentNSW IR Minister Paul Lynch introduced the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Bill 2010 into Parliament late yesterday.http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/minister-lynch-introduces-cleaners-long-service-leave-bill-into-parliament2010-11-24 20:15:36http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/clean-start-for-retail-victoria-bulletin-3We launched our campaign!http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/clean-start-for-retail-victoria-bulletin-32010-11-21 19:14:42http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaners-save-energy-and-wasteCleaners can play an important role in reducing a building’s electricity use and waste. However they need the support of owners, tenants, customers and contractors. http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaners-save-energy-and-waste2010-11-18 20:05:00http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaning-chemicals-must-go-greenCleaners want to see a shift towards safe, effective, and environmentally sustainable chemicals. http://www.lhmu.org.au/news/cleaning-chemicals-must-go-green2010-11-18 20:05:00