Workers' rights
Together we will occupy
The world is rising up. When we look around the globe we see people in motion. Revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa against brutal dictators, the movements against austerity measures in Europe and Britain, democratic and indigenous revolutions in Latin America, and the Occupy Wall Street protests spreading across the United States. Resistance is in solidarity with all these movements for change.
What these movements have in common is a struggle for a more democratic society and a fight to end corporate control over people's lives. This is a struggle we share in Australia. We’re here for the same reason as everyone else. We’ve had enough — and we think an alternative is possible.
People power beats ALP politics
The ALP is the party for ordinary Australians, right?
Resistance members will often talk about the importance of political movements being independent of political parties, but what does this mean for the ALP?
Isn’t the ALP Australia’s party of progress? And surely they are better then the Tories? Isn’t it our party?
Well, it is a party that’s designed for progressives, unionists and activists, but that doesn’t mean that it's ours. If you look at its history, the ALP has attracted progressive people but rarely helped create change.
Ark Tribe's struggle is our struggle
Last month, thousands of people around the country marched in
solidarity with Ark Tribe, the construction worker from Adelaide who
faces six months’ jail for refusing to attend an interview with the
Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).
Adorned with emblems of union pride, rank and file union members, representatives from unions, political parties and the broader community, took to the streets to send a clear message to the government and the big construction bosses that “If Ark goes in, we'll go out''.
Fast food workers under attack
Fast food workers have lost a promised rise in Sunday penalty rates, and nightly overtime for retail staff will be cut, after a ruling by Fair Work Australia.
Resistance supports the Tahmoor mineworkers
We support the mineworkers at Tahmoor Colliery in their campaign for a fair go. For over 18 long months, their employer, Xstrata, has refused to negotiate an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) in good faith, using dirty tactics such as lock-outs to wear the mineworkers down.
