CFMEU Construction & General Division

Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen talk to Tim Gooden about the attacks on the CFMEU and to Jordan Armaou-Massoud about the arrests of anti-war protesters in Victoria.

Capitalism has long ceased to provide for the majority, yet its institutions — government, the RBA and the corporate media — continue to try to tell us that there is no alternative. Graham Matthews argues that solidarity is key.

Labor passed its draconian anti-Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union bill through parliament on August 20, by six votes. Sue Bull and Pip Hinman report.

Jonathan Strauss argues that a fighting, democratic union movement would entail members and delegates’ meetings directing industrial action and political campaigns, opposing state intervention and not subordinating union strategy to Labor’s pro-capitalist project.

Socialist Alliance issued the following statement in solidarity with the Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union on July 18.

Merri-bek City Councillors Sue Bolton and Monica Harte organised a community protest against the $368 billion AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines. Jacob Andrewartha reports.