Peter RileyTheir employer will only bring in workers on visas that have a pathway to permanent residence, and will pay all of the costs for their visa applications. The new agreement means that their employer must sponsor them for permanent residence as soon as they become eligible. They cannot pick favourites. They cannot refuse.
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The Painters and Dockers are back, they’re (mostly) Filipinos, and they’re fucking killing it - Overland literary journal
Together as a group, the workers joined the Union and pulled the trigger on negotiations. What followed was a beautiful demonstration of trust and courage in motion. Every time the managers threw a crumb at the workers, the delegates looked to the MUA officials. Every time, the officials said no. Hold the line, not enough.