destitution and disease
3 August 2021
A lockdown show this week with workers fighting for support through the Sydney lockdown, the TWU winning in court, an uprising in Iran, and more.
song played: Manifest Destiny by Worker & Parasite
Strike in Meanjin!
27 July 2021
No guest this week but there are strikes abound. ETU, AMWU, CFMEU, and The Plumbers Union members at the Mater Hospital in South Brisbane are on strike to get paid the same as their counterparts in public hospitals, follow the campaign and get involved at the ETU website or their facebook page. We also talk about an update from the RAFFWU members striking at Better Read Than Dead, and strikes by the ETU again in WA, the AMWU in Tassie, and the TWU in NSW, as well as other news.
Assholes in Council Attack Backbone
20 July 2021
This week we talk to Kim about the council's attempt the demolish community art space Backbone, and the workers who are fighting back. We also talk about prisoners fighting back at home and overseas, and Hospo Voice taking "business union" to a whole new level.
Outro song: Propaganda by Rivermouth
Making some noise
13 July 2021
This week we have no guest but we have news of First Nations workers fighting Adani, the city council threatening to demolish a community space, postal workers making a huge win, and another look at the fight against the dictatorship in Myanmar.
It won't be long before the workers take over this joint! - A history of working class literature
6 July 2021
This week we talk to Allan Gardiner about the history of working class literature in so-called australia. We talk about Frank Hardy, Frank the poet, Bill Sutton, and about the the importance of our class's literature to the our class's struggles.
The BLHA is running a grant program to support people writing about working class history - the Stella Nord Bursary
Outro song: cover of Moreton Bay by Chloe & Jason Roweth
our victories are beautiful moments in which we reclaim power over our own lives and celebrate another step towards the inevitable revolution
29 June 2021
This week we talk about many victorious workers' struggles such as First Nations people getting their land back, the success of the General Mills Strike, the defense of the Willow Grove green ban against scabs, and more.
Outro song: Where's My Toilet Roll by The Disgruntled Taxpayers
Our victories are co-opted and distorted into systems of control
22 June 2021
This week we have plenty of news, such as the suppression of First Nations votes in the NT, police targetting gig workers for unsafe practices, the government taking even more money from people on jobseeker, and the breaching of the Willow Grove green ban.
Outro song: Bring Back the Green Bans by When Our Turn Comes