Peter Riley<p>This chart shows real wages are way behind because: sub-poverty increases in the pandemic and inflation. 3.5% doesn't fix the gap. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACTU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACTU</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ALP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALP</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SDA</span></a> officers any who earn far higher than minimum wage tell us the increase is 'great' - really ? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FightBackWithRAFFWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightBackWithRAFFWU</span></a> <br>We disagree with the editorial of the Australia Institute that the increase is “appropriate.” It is not. It keeps millions of workers in poverty. <br><a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/minimum-wage-rise-appropriate-reward-for-low-paid-workers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">australiainstitute.org.au/post</span><span class="invisible">/minimum-wage-rise-appropriate-reward-for-low-paid-workers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minimumwage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minimumwage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingpoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingpoor</span></a></p>
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Generation Zen<p>Solidarity with all workers on strike today. Was at the Brisbane strike today great energy. Coles and Woolies workers deserve better pay and true dignity at work. </p><p>Great to see workers from other unions (ETU, CFMEU, SEQUR) there too!</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/RAFFWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAFFWU</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fightbackwithRAFFWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fightbackwithRAFFWU</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/superstrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>superstrike</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brisbane</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bne</span></a></p>
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