Stick Together

Stick Together

Australia's only national radio show focusing on industrial, social and workplace issues. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Episodes

Fair work or to Fair work

December 16, 2025
On this weeks episode of Stick Together host James Brennan brings you some reflection on the year of union struggle, union news and a case from fair work. We speak with James Crafti who has just been to fair work over an unfair dismissal case. 
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Grand Theft of Life

December 9, 2025
An interview with IWGB, Independent Workers of Great Britain, Organizer Rema talking about Pan-Africanism, Internationalism and the organization of gig economy workers. “Our revolution is not a public-speaking tournament. Our revolution is not a battle of fine phrases. Our revolution is not simply for spouting slogans that are no more than signals used by manipulators trying to use them as catchwords, as codewords, as a foil for th...
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NTEU Win - Monash Pays Up

December 2, 2025
Monash has been forced by the Federal Court to pay almost 1/2 million in unpaid wages to academics at Monash in a landmark settlement. We speak to Michael Ciaravolo one of the two lead applicants about the win in a court case sparked by the NTEU.We finish the program with a recognition of the International Disability Day. Workers who experience disability through work place accidents often have a hard road to walk. We hear one stor...
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It's a class war

November 25, 2025
"And here we are in L.ACity Hall's falling downThere is no escapeWhen a class war comes to townClass war, class warClass war, class warThis war, that warClass war, last war"- The Dils
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Equal pay campaign ASU

November 18, 2025
On this week's episode host James bring you another episode of Stick Together with union news from across the country. And a recorded talk from Adam from Victorian Socialists about the equal pay campaign which took place across the country culminating in a victory in 2012. This campaign has some lessons for today's current fight within the community sector as the ASU and it's members again fight for their pay. 
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VAHPA Merger with HACSU Challenge

November 11, 2025
In this episode of stick together, new host Amy joins the team to interview Cecilia from Vahpa Pulse about the rank and file challenge to the merger of VAHPA with HACSU. Listen to learn about issues raised about the transparency and democracy of the VAHPA leadership. UPDATE! Since the recording off this episode the third petition to VAHPA leadership has ben apporved and an general meeting has been called to to discuss the merger.VA...
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OH&S, Class Struggle & Unions

November 4, 2025
Today's program looks at OH&S, work place safety, from a number of angles. Up close and personal, the broader lens of the class struggle and finally the importance of Unions in that struggle.
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Skilled Respected Equal

October 28, 2025
This week's episode of stick together brings you union news from across the country as well as an in-depth look at the social and community service sector. The ASU which covers workers in this field is fighting proposed changes to the pay structure for those on the SCHADS award. Host James Brennan speaks with the ASU's Phillipa Balk about these changes and the campaign to fight back.
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Touch One, Touch All

October 21, 2025
Weaving the braid of our shared struggle, on this stick together episode we listen to important voices from the movement and bring them toegther with reporting around the world to demonstrate how truly linked our struggles are and that when we are united in a common goal we can achieve what we want. Freedom and dignity for all. 
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West gate disaster remembered

October 14, 2025
This Wednesday the 15th October marks the 55th Anniversary of Australia's worst industrial disaster, the collapse of the Westgate Bridge - the bridge designed to run out of Melbourne to Geelong.35 Workers died in the collapse, and 18 were seriously injured as a result of the 1970 incident, but the design of the bridge was already in doubt beforehand, with a similar bridge having recently come down with worker deaths in the UK.Witho...
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Security Guards & Disability Workers fight for a Fair Go

October 7, 2025
Today three stories. We go down to the Public Housing towers in the inner Melbourne Suburb of Fitzroy to hear from MSS Security Guards covered by the United Workers Union taking industrial action for fair pay and conditions. We find out why the Australian Services Union has called a national day of action for the 23rd of October to protect fair wages and conditions for workers under the Social Community, homecare and disability ser...
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Workers, Unions - Anti Racist Future

September 30, 2025
First we hear from Caterina Cinanni from the United Workers Union, the UWU, talking at the Ecosocialism Conference in September about organising migrant workers and the common interests of workers of all national backgrounds. Following with an exerpt from the Anti Racism Rally in Naarm on the Grand Final Weekend.
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What is to be done?

September 23, 2025
In today's episode, we amplify union voices from around the globe as the humanitarian crisis in Palestine escalates, affecting workers worldwide. We feature key speeches from the recent Trade Union Congress in the UK, including an impactful address by Shaher Saed, general secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU), and a stirring speech by Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union...
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Threads unravel child labor behind the clothes we wear

September 16, 2025
On this episode of Stick Together, James speaks with Nina Crawley from Oxfam Australia about the new report Unravelling Exploitation, which exposes wage theft, forced labour and child labour in Bangladesh’s garment industry — and the links to Australian fashion brands. They discuss why current laws aren’t enough, how unions and workers are fighting back, and what we in Australia can do to push for systemic change.
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Organising workers in today's economy

September 9, 2025
Today we go to the Ecosocialist Conference held in Melbourne on the 6-7th of September at Balam Balam Place. We will hear from Jizelle Hanna, a former presenter on Stick Together presenter, who is now the Victorian Secretary of the CPSU, a feat which came about in a members lead win against an encumbent of 30 years standing. The session Jizelle is part of is called Organising workers in today's economy.
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The March for Australia

September 2, 2025
We report on the March for Australia rallies on the 31st of August.We follow this with part of a presentation here by Iza Camarillo for Trade Justice Education Fund from the US about her report Exporting Instability, Importing Exploitation - The Impacts of U.S. Trade Policy on Migration in Latin America here. 
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Unions, Solidarity and Palestine

August 26, 2025
For this weeks episode we focus on the many different intersections between workers of every type and Palestine as well taking a front row seat to the Palestine Solidarity rallies that took place on the 24th of August where VTHC secretary Luke Hilakari spoke. 
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Workers get the points in fair work battle

August 19, 2025
James speaks with former ASU (Australian services Union) delegate Jeff about his battle in fair work to win for his workplace. A winning story that took their fight to fair work to battle it out for 5 years before winning back unpaid wages to members. We also hear some current industrial actions in Union news.  
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BWS & Dan Murphy's No Vote & Palestine is Union Business

August 12, 2025
We talk with Josh Cullinan, Secretary of RAFFWU the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union about the no vote in the upcoming eba negotiations with BWS & Dan Murphy's. We follow with Palestine as Union business with a speech by Arthur Rorris from the South Coast Labour Council at the most recent Sydney Palestine Rally.  
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CFMEU Update & Stop the Demolitions

August 5, 2025
Two stories this week the first looks at the CFMEU Administration and a move at the latest delegates meeting in Victoria to have the process of elections reignited and a move to show the Administration the door.The second story takes us to the large Save Public Housing Rally held on Aug 2 in Melbourne where the Victorian Government is determined to hand over public land to private developers, knocking down 44 Public Housing Towers ...
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