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Backbone of Our Movement: Pier Moro

Posted on Blog by Workers Solidarity · May 12, 2020 11:54 PM

 

Piergiorgio (Pier) Moro, Australia Services Union VicTas A&S Workplace delegate and a HSR

 

How long have you been a union member?

I’ve been a member with the ASU for 28 years. I have had shorter stints with other unions.

 

Why did you join the union?

It just seemed the obvious thing to do really. Two major reasons.

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OHS Matters: Working From Home

Posted on Blog by Workers Solidarity · May 12, 2020 11:51 PM

 

“I am working in administration. I am a casual, now working from home. Does the company I am working for have to provide me with an ergonomic office chair?”

 

Unfortunately, there is nothing specifically in the law that requires an employer to provide the equipment necessary, for someone to work from home. However, under Victoria’s OHS Act (and similar acts in other jurisdictions), the employer DOES have a legal duty to employees (including casual employees) to, so far as is reasonably practicable, provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risks to health. This is called the ‘general duty of care’ and applies to everything: the workplace, the equipment, the systems of work, supervision and training, and so on. But it is qualified by ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’.

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Analysis

Posted on Blog by Workers Solidarity · May 12, 2020 11:46 PM

 

The world is still reeling from the shock and speed of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the social and economic ruin it has brought. Whilst the impact of the pandemic has been uneven, the best outcomes in terms of saving lives have been achieved in those countries which have prioritised communities achieving effective physical distancing to stop the spread of the virus over enabling businesses to make profits. In all countries, the virus has caused considerable economic disruption, and businesses and governments have begun to push to reopen economies and to shift the crisis onto working people. While this push will not necessarily be successful, to effectively resist this move, it is important that we understand the current crisis and the attacks which are likely to be launched against workers.

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Blog

Posted by Workers Solidarity · May 12, 2020 11:41 PM

OHS Matters: HSRs, Safety Data Sheets & Vaccines

Posted by Workers Solidarity · October 10, 2021 9:27 PM

Backbone of Our Movement: Zane Alcorn

Posted by Workers Solidarity · October 10, 2021 9:23 PM

Analysis: Some Thoughts on the September 20 Attack on CFMEU HQ

Posted by Workers Solidarity · October 10, 2021 9:18 PM

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