Archive: Australia

• WCP: Scabby the Rat Down Under

  In Australia, as in the U.S., increasing restrictions on unions have forced the labor movement to come up with new and creative methods of communication. In this week’s Working-Class Perspectives, Ruth Barton explores the roll of large inflatable animals in Australian labor protests, and how activists have struggled to keep them inflated.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Australia, John Russo, Labor Movement, Protest, Ruth Barton, Sherry Linkon, Strike, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Working-Class Women Unionists on the Front Lines

  Working-class women are becoming the face of the labor movement in Australia and inspiring unions to fight for feminist issues. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Sarah Attfield profiles three women unionists at the helm of the worker struggle in Australia.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Australia, Equal Pay, Feminism, John Russo, Sally McNamus, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Women, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Greyhound Racing in Australia: The Demise of a Working-Class Pastime (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

  In Australia, dog racing provides both entertainment and jobs to working-class people, yet the practice is also rife with cruelty and abuse. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Sarah Attfield

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Animal Cruelty, Australia, Dog Racing, Great Britain, John Russo, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, United Kingdom, WCP, Working-Class Culture, Working-Class Perspectives