Episode 110: Labor to grow wages as big business whines, Ukraine update and propaganda in your timeline and the good news is rewiring Australia

Van Badham and Ben Davison take a look at the Albanese
government's soon to be introduced workplace laws that will
remove pay secrecy, create a dedicated goal of gender pay equity,
give the care and community sector its own pathway in the system
and give workers more rights to collectively bargain.


Predictably big business lobbyists are unhappy.  Van and Ben
breakdown why these changes are needed (Hint: neo-liberalism is,
was and always will be broken) and why being a union member is so
important, join at australianunions.org.au/wow


Van and Ben also take a look at the situation in Ukraine and
particularly look at Putin's information war, how its influencing
American politics, why Iran is sending weapons to help Putin and
the dangers of applying a cold war era mindset to the conflict.


And the good news is a HUGE investment in renewable energy in
Victoria, Tasmania and into NSW with rewiring Australia projects
securing Commonwealth and state funding!


We also give shout outs to our Cadre and Extend the Reach
supporters who have made a contribution on
www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday and to our friends at On the
Job for their 100th episode!