Episode 157: Generational economic divide, Loopholes closer to closing & good news on renewables

Van Badham and Ben Davison give and update on the For Every Child public school funding campaign ( ) , the Maritime Union campaign to stop wage theft in shipping and take a deeper dive into the progress on Closing the Loopholes for labour hire, casual and gig workers. it is Go Home on Time Day! Workers are losing billions in unpaid overtime and through the corporate exploitation of loopholes. Van and Ben discuss how the union movement is tackling this problem and why you should join at australianunions.org.au/wow The systemic generational and class divides that are being defended by big corporate interests, billionaires and those who believe in the RBA ideology come into sharp focus as Van and Ben discuss some of the latest research showing just how much economic insecurity is impacting people and how disinformation is trying to keep working people divided. Why? To slow and prevent changes that would benefit everyone at the expense of the already wealthy and powerful. The good news is that renewable energy has driven power bills down to almost ZERO in Portugal! Proving that we can, over the long run, take control of our energy emissions and bills. As always Van acknowledges our Cadre and Extend the Reach supporters who have made ongoing financial contributions to helping us build the audience for the podcast. Become a supporter at

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Episode 157: Generational economic divide, Loopholes closer to closing & good news on renewables is an episode from "The Week on Wednesday" with Van Badham & Ben Davison by Ben Davison.

This episode is 60:21 long.

This episode was published on Nov 22, 2023.

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