http://unitedvoice.org.au/industries/property-servicesUnited Voice property services members work as cleaners, security officers, parking attendants, caterers, prison officers, life guards, gardeners, gate keepers and others. We provide essential services at schools, offices, airports, stadiums and at many other venues. We keep these places safe, clean and working well for everyone who uses them. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:08:55 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://unitedvoice.org.au/news/broad-church-lines-up-with-cleanersPooja Malla’s first visit to a Christian church proved a real eye-opener. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/broad-church-lines-up-with-cleaners2011-12-21 20:00:00http://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/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/spotless-raises-stakes-in-wage-fightSpotless escalated its fight with cleaners today by standing down protesting Centrepoint staff in Sydney.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/spotless-raises-stakes-in-wage-fight2011-12-01 00:44:57http://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/spot-the-difference-a-call-for-fairnessEssential education staff are challenging the government to ‘spot the difference’ between wage increases awarded to them and to State Government MPs. School cleaners, Gardeners, and Education Assistants are joining together to call for a reassessment of their final pay increase in 2012 after Government MPs awarded themselves a 8.4% pay rise over the last two years.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/spot-the-difference-a-call-for-fairness2011-11-28 03:10:01http://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/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/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 20:40:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/marathon-8-week-airport-strike-ends-as-cleaners-celebrate-winPassengers at Melbourne and Avalon Airport can again look forward to seeing clean toilets and food courts after a marathon eight-week dispute ended with a win for hard-working cleaners and their families.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/marathon-8-week-airport-strike-ends-as-cleaners-celebrate-win2011-11-06 17:55:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/won-30k-in-back-payBeen ripped off? Who you gonna call? The URC http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/won-30k-in-back-pay2011-10-19 10:00:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/courts-to-halt-as-guards-set-to-strike-on-mondayMelbourne courts could grind to a halt next week as the guards who protect them from a flood of knives and other weapons strike in their fight to win a fair pay deal from their employer, security contractor G4S.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/courts-to-halt-as-guards-set-to-strike-on-monday2011-10-18 15:46:01