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International Solidarity
Cleaners in the Netherlands are also taking standing up for their rights and taking strike action-and we're standing with them. more
Shopping centre cleaners to walk off the job on the eve of Australia Day
On the eve of Australia Day, Wednesday, 25 January, thousands of cleaners across the country will walk off the job, protesting the lack of a fair go in the retail cleaning industry. more
Broad church lines up with cleaners
Pooja Malla’s first visit to a Christian church proved a real eye-opener. more
A click for cleaners!
The holiday season is upon as. But, spare a thought-and a simple click-for cleaners across Australia. more
Assetlink threatens minimum wage cleaners
Cleaning company Assetlink is threatening to turn up the heat in its battle with retail cleaners by locking out anyone taking protected industrial action. more
Cleaners occupy Chadstone as Melbourne strikes begin
Christmas shoppers today witnessed hundreds of cleaners and their supporters occupy a food court at Chadstone shopping centre, as they kicked off a series of strikes to fight brutal workloads and poverty pay. more
Retail cleaners forced to walk the East Coast of Australia in one year, report finds
A new report by United Voice, the cleaners’ union, finds that due to the crisis in Australia’s shopping centres, cleaners are being forced to walk from Cairns to Warrnambool in one year, with some walking nearly a ½ marathon in a day, while also being required to clean up spills, keep toilets sanitary and safe and maintain proper health and safety standards for the shopping public. more
Christmas shoppers face deadly bacteria: new report
Christmas shoppers in Victoria’s busiest shopping malls could be at risk of exposure to infectious and potentially fatal bacteria because stressed-out cleaners employed by contracting giant Spotless don’t get enough time to clean properly, a new report reveals. more
MORE WESTFIELD SHOPPING CENTRES TO FACE STRIKE ACTION
Christmas shoppers may want to take their own wet wipes and toilet paper with them while looking for presents, as their local Westfield may be dirty—nasty toilets, sticky food trays and overflowing rubbish bins—as more cleaners have won their ballot for protected action. more
Stakes Raised in Shopping Centre War
Last week, in response to protected industrial action by cleaners, Spotless raised the stakes, docking cleaners’ pay for an entire day and refusing to allow them to do their jobs, just for wearing a union t-shirt for two hours. more
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