Meeting of the minds

For this week's episode we have an update on Apple workers industrial activity, we meet new Workers Power team member Callen Sorensen Karklis, we will chat about the Housing Summit Protest and we also take you to a rally and strike by National Tertiary Education Union - Qld Division.

Apple strike!

This week we talk all about the historic action being taken by Apple Workers. Bill couldn't join us as he was be on the grass with workers at the Apple Store but he phoned in to give us an update.

We will be heard

This week we talk to Ollie from SEQUR, the South East Queensland Union of Renters, about their upcoming protest against the so-called "Housing Summit" organised by the government to address the housing crisis, a conference where REIQ (the landlord union), the Master Builders Association, and the Premier (landlord), Deputy Premier (landlord) and Housing Minister (landlord) will all come together to discuss “solutions”.

In our second hour (interview starts at 34:43) we talk to Party Representative N6326 about the upcoming gig featuring Worker & Parasite at The Bearded Lady.

Disrupt Land Forces!!

This week we cross live to the Disrupt Land Forces occupation to hear about how people are fighting back against the tools of war being sold in our very own city, we talk to First Nations people Cindy Roberts and Uncle Ned, who were participating in the occupation about why they were there.

Also in this episode, Bill talks to Workers Power regular Katherine Wilkes from the Stop the Cashless Welfare Card campaign about their victory following the recent announcement from parliament.

UQ strike!

This week we talk to NTEU state secretary Michael McNally about the industrial action being taken at UQ and other Queensland universities.

Outro song: Realpoltik by Worker & Parasite

• Links to what we talked about
• Legal challenge halts Santos drilling
• First Nations people fight gas exploration on their country
• QLD government tradies strike for pay increase
• Train workers take strike action
• Nurses strike again
• Toilet paper manufacturers locked out in NZ
• Mass protest in Argentina

Unionise the bookstores

This week we talk to Josh Cullinan, Secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union about the campaign at Readings, where the boss is reneging on a promised wage increase.

Interview starts at 29:58

• Links to what we talked about
• ALS stops taking new clients
• Court hearing to halt Santos drilling
• Screws go on strike in support of killing First Nations people
• USyd workers on strike for the fourth time
• McCain forced to follow their own EBA
• WA public servants protest for a raise
• PFD Brisbane workers win a 13% raise

Figuring it out

This week we talk to Workers Power regular Jayden from Anti-Poverty Network QLD about what we know so far about the new Workforce Australia system and how we can deal with it.

• Links to what we talked about
• NT makes deal with remote community for increased self-determination
• Despite abolition of cashless card, thousands remain on income management
• National childcare strike
• Australia Post workers win wage rise with inflation
• Rally for Brisbane Airport Cleaners this Thursday
• MUA announce industrial action against Svitzer