As a very special episode and collaboration with Megaherzzz we are taking you to the May Day rally in Meanjin that happened today. We talk to the workers and find out what May Day means to them. Later on we have an interview with Katherine from No Cashless Debit Card and Jayden from APN. And then we go live to some speeches in Common House about the work that our comrades are doing to bring about liberation.
Outro song: cover of The Internationale by 刘欢 Liu Huan 袁娅维 Tia Ray 吉克隽逸 Jikejunyi 孙楠 Sun Nan
This week we speak to Stuart Traill, an organiser and assistant state secretary for the ETU, about the threat the new lock-on laws pose to the ETU and the union movement in general. And we talk about how we can have a just transition to renewable energy and the role that the ETU plays in that.
Songs played
Ewan MacColl - My Old Man
Indijjinus - Black Man
Billy Bragg - Which Side Are You On
Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
flangipanis - Scully
We are joined this week by Gary Rogers, and organiser for the ETU who has been involved in the O-I glass strike that has raged on for the past 15 weeks, finally coming to and end last Friday. Gary will fill us in on the outcome of the strike and join us as we cover the workers action going on this week in Australia and around the world.
Songs played
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
Kerrianne Cox - Woman Got No History
Flangipanis - Piss In Your Beer
FriendlyFire - Unhinge and Rebel
Flatfoot 56 - Toil
Sunscreen - High Over Love
This week, we once again fill in for Cam and Roo on Echo Boom to bring you a 3 hour episode of Workers Boom 2: Electric Boogaloo.
We speak to United Voice Lead organiser Linda and Delegate Kirsty to talk about some of the issues facing Early Childhood Educators as well as the efforts being by the union to organise and fight for better pay and conditions - The Big Steps Campaign.
In the second half of the show, we discuss United Voice's endorsement and decision to actively partake in the climate strike this coming Friday, as well as why it is a union issue, and something that all workers need to act upon.
Lastly we have a suprise visit from ETU rank and file member and O-I Glass striker Jesse, who joins us as we read out this weeks workers actions, and reveal our scallywag of the week - ENCO Seventeen Mile Rocks manager, Steven James!
Songs played
Faith No More - We Care A Lot
DRMNGNOW - Australia does not exist
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
The Bennie's - My Bike
WAAX - FU
Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
A. Swayze & the Ghosts - Connect to Consume
Rage Against The Machine - Take The Power Back
Start Together - Az Nem Várhat
Redgum - Raggin'
The Interrupters - Take Back The Power
VOIID - D.W.n.T
DZ Deathrays - Snake
In Cam and Roos absence, Myself (Feargal) and Bill have taken over Echo Boom and brought in all our union mates to talk about industrial issues and play a few union favourites!
We are joined by: RTBU Queensland Branch assistant state secretary Tom Brown to talk about some of the issues confronting Bus Drivers; NUW organiser Isaac Avery to talk about issues facing farmers, warehouse workers, and the NUW active role in campaigning for the right to strike; and ETU organiser Gary Rogers talking to us about Asbestos silicosis.
And of course workers actions, the scallywag of the week, and upcoming events for the week.
Songs played
Billy Bragg - Power in a union
Thelma Plum - Better in black
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Waax - FU
Yeti Ghetto - New Love
Roo - Malicious Delicious
Living End - Roll On
Mode Atlanta - Song for the workers
Homeless Yellow - Nice Disease
Rage Against The Machine - Township Rebellion
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
Pink - Funhouse
Twisted Sister - We're not gonna take it
Dropkick Murphys - Worker's song
Today on the show, we are joined by ETU member, Matt, one of many O.I. Glass's workers currently on strike
in response to management's attempts to cut away workplace conditions.
We also announce our new segment of the show - Scallywag of the week!
drawing light to dodgy bosses. This week's scallywag is Masterchef
judge, George Calombaris. George takes out the title after cheating
workers out of over $8 million dollars in unpaid wages
Songs played
The Medics - Griffin
Twisted Sister - We're not gonna take it
Doxa - Catharsis
Hexdebt - Covenant
The Fall - Industrial estate
