Nothing can erase the intersectional, militant protest roots of International Working Women's Day
Today Abigail passed a motion recognising the staunch protest roots of International Working Women's Day.
How much has the government spent on external legal costs in the ongoing NSW rail dispute?
Today during Question Time, Abigail asked the interim Minister for Transport about the mounting legal costs racked up by the NSW Government in its prolonged dispute with rail unions and pressed for...
What is the NSW Government doing in response to the public workforce crisis?
Today in Parliament, Abigail contributed to a debate calling on the NSW Government to apply lessons from addressing teacher shortages to the wider public sector, advocating for fair pay and respect to...
Both major parties have failed our public health workers
Today in Parliament, Abigail contributed to a debate on the psychiatry workforce, condemning the former Coalition government for underfunding and devaluing healthcare workers and criticising the current Labor government for mishandling psychiatrist...
Public Sector Wages
Today in Parliament, Abigail moved and debated a motion calling on the Labor government to return to the bargaining table and negotiate with public sector workers on pay and conditions.
One in two migrant women on temporary visas experience workplace sexual harassment
Today Abigail passed a motion highlighting concerning new research from Unions NSW that found a shocking one in two migrant women on temporary visas experience workplace sexual harassment.
Workers deserve more! Labor need to deliver real reform to fix NSW’s failing compensation system
Today in Parliament, Abigail spoke in support of the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment Bill while critiquing its limited scope and highlighting the dire state of the workers compensation regime and...
Abolish subminimum wage for disabled workers!
It's time to abolish subminimum wages - disabled workers deserve equal pay for their work. As Greens spokesperson for disability rights & inclusion, Abigail was one of the first signatories of the...
The Greens support 15% for NSW nurses and midwives, it's the least they deserve
Today the Greens stopped Parliament's usual business to debate the government's refusal to meet the demands of nurses and midwives for a fair pay deal, as a matter of public importance.
Solidarity with all workers and their bargaining rights
Unions exist as a mechanism for workers to organise, bargain and fight for their rights. The Coalition yet again put up another ridiculous motion demonising workers taking protected industrial action while bargaining for...