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ACTU Worksite quiz

ACTU quiz

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Child labour quiz

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ACTU Industrial Action Strikes

Industrial action

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Industrial action or a 'strike' occurs when a group of employees decide to stop work to put pressure on an employer about an issue in the workplace.
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Tolpuddle Martyrs 1830

June 29, 2013
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of English labourers who started one of the first unions in the 1830s.
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ACTU Worksite Sharan Burrow

Sharan Burrow, former ACTU President

May 21, 2013
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ACTU Worksite the future of work

Union membership – next gen workers

May 15, 2013
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Unions: how might the next generation of workers get involved?
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Union membership – 1.6 million Australians

May 15, 2013
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In 2012, the Australian Bureau of Statistics found that about 1.8 million working Australians were members of a union.
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Shearer’s Strike 1891

May 14, 2013
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The 1891 Queensland shearer's strike was the first big strike in Australia.
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ACTU Worksite child labour

Child labour

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ACTU-Worksite Union Aid Abroad APHEDA

Union Aid Abroad APHEDA

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