Anna Stewart Project 2018
The Anna Stewart Project is a Union run program to empower women and improve gender diversity, equality and rights in the workplace.
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Association Gains Important Arbitration Act Amendment (1962)
In this Rewind article from January 1962, The Civil Service Association introduced legislation to amend Part 10 of the Industrial Arbitration Act. It was accepted during Parliament after a request to amend the definition of "Government Officer".
Dr Jim Stanford on: Workplace Reform, Neoliberalism and the WA State Budget
Last week, Dr Jim Stanford was in WA to present a series of guest lectures about workplace reform, analysis on neoliberal economic policy and his latest research on the implications of the gig economy.
Family violence response must tackle all forms of abuse
The term “domestic violence” typically conjures images of physical assaults perpetrated by men against women and children in the home. But beneath the tip of the iceberg of severe violence lie a myriad of other damaging behaviours, including psychological and financial abuse, and emotional manipulation.
How long should you stay away when you have a cold or the flu?
Most adults get around two to three colds a year, and children get even more. In terms of the flu, there are around 3-5 million severe cases of influenza worldwide each year and 290,000 to 650,000 deaths.
Innovation will keep unions alive
Stefanie Menezes and Julian Drape - AAP
The country's top union official says the fact inequality is at a 70-year high proves the system is broken and it's time for workers to once more become "a big disruptive ocean".
NAIDOC Week 2017 - 'Our Languages Matter'
NAIDOC Week or ‘National Aboriginal and Islanders Day of Observance Committee’ is this week!
New year new habits
It’s the beginning of a new year! If you are thinking of adding a new habit to your day to day life, you should first reflect on how you picked up your current habits and whether you can use the same skills to incorporate new behaviours into your routine.
Rewind: A Look at Cats (July, 1974)
Cat memes may rule the internet nowadays, but their influence on conversation - and even unionism - predates the interwebs. Our inaugural Rewind takes a look at the lighter side of union-journalism as we revisit an article printed in the CSA Journal in July, 1974; an entire page dedicated to the friendly domestic feline.
REWIND: APHEDA’s vital contribution recognised (March 1994)
This article is found in The Journal from March 1994.
Rewind: Child Welfare and Fostering (September, 1964)
This article from September 1964 discusses the importance of providing care and a good home to children in need.
Rewind: No More Job Discrimination (January, 1967)
In the 1960’s women were earning around 61 cents to every dollar a man made, now the gender pay gap is narrowing, but it is still a long way from equal pay. This is an article from January 1967 by Alma Lutz for the journal “Women Speaking” and reprinted in the Civil Service Journal of 1967.
Rewind: Safety Belts Can Save Lives (July, 1961)
In July 1961, when this article was first written in the Official Publication American Federation of State, Country and Municipal Employees, seat belts were not mandatory in cars.
Rewind: The brain can now be X-rayed (October, 1954)
This piece featuring in the Civil Service Journal of 1954 shows us how far we have come in medicine, as the first X-ray machine to scan the brain is unveiled to Members.
Rewind: The Simplified Keyboard (December, 1981)
We have always been told that the keys on our keyboards are placed in the most frequently hit spaces, but this article from the '80s says that is nonsense. Dr August Dvorak explores different key placement theories and claims we will soon see the death of the qwerty keyboard.
Rewind: This Party – or That? (February, 1971)
"Loyalty is a two-edged sword. Any Government has a right to expect loyalty and efficiency from its Public Services with this right comes an obligation to see that Civil Servants receive a fair deal in return.
Rewind: Trimming the Service Won't Fix Inflation (April, 1971)
“Trimming the fat” of Public Services is not a new topic, this article from April 1971 in the Journal of the Victorian Public Service Association, talks about attacks on the Public Service and the economic capers of Australian politicians.
Slave labour rampant: Australian consumers betrayed by gaps in law
Consumers and investors have been warned they could be supporting the modern equivalent of slavery without knowing it because of a gap in the law.
Turnbull dodges on what happens after plebiscite is defeated
The government will still put legislation for a February 11 same-sex marriage plebiscite to the Senate, despite Labor’s confirmation it will oppose the bill.
Unions deserve a place in Turnbull’s ‘sensible centre’
It will be revealing to observe Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conduct following his “sensible centre” speech in London.
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