Gwen Amankwah-Toa
@gwentoa.bsky.social
UNIONist; Member (ALP); (UWU); (ACSQ); Fmr Member: (QUT Council); (NTEU National Council); (NTEU WAC); (NTEU QUT Branch VP) 🇻🇺🇬🇭🇦🇺
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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We’ve seen that American capitalism is one of the harshest forms of capitalism on the planet. How did it get so bad?
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We’ve seen that American capitalism is one of the harshest forms of capitalism on the planet. How did it get so bad?
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics. My own granddaughter is knocking on doors for him in the final stretch of the NYC mayoral race. I was pleased to speak with him ahead of Tuesday's election. https://youtu.be/rqU0DAjg0RA?si=ZYVwyxSyA9xdR4bj
A Conversation with Zohran Mamdani
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics. My own granddaughter is knocking on doors for him in the final stretch of the NYC mayoral race. I was pleased to speak with him ahead of Tuesday's election. https://youtu.be/rqU0DAjg0RA?si=ZYVwyxSyA9xdR4bj
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Don't forget: Election Day is TOMORROW in NYC and other parts of the U.S.
I was delighted to speak to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about building a more affordable future for New York.
He is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics — and charting a path for Democrats.
I was delighted to speak to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about building a more affordable future for New York.
He is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics — and charting a path for Democrats.
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Don't forget: Election Day is TOMORROW in NYC and other parts of the U.S.
I was delighted to speak to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about building a more affordable future for New York.
He is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics — and charting a path for Democrats.
I was delighted to speak to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about building a more affordable future for New York.
He is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics — and charting a path for Democrats.
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Delivering on an election promise by handing over my 2008-2025 election night tie to the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra. When I paid $20 for it in 2008, never thought it would end up in a museum.
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Delivering on an election promise by handing over my 2008-2025 election night tie to the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra. When I paid $20 for it in 2008, never thought it would end up in a museum.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Union workers drive equality
Chapter One: Humanity and its Horrors Part V
open.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Latest post up on the newsletter. Here’s a bit of a discussion about worker power and strategy.
open.substack.com/pub/godfreym...
open.substack.com/pub/godfreym...
Chapter 2: The Solidarity Wedge
Part I. Understanding worker power.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Latest post up on the newsletter. Here’s a bit of a discussion about worker power and strategy.
open.substack.com/pub/godfreym...
open.substack.com/pub/godfreym...
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Capitalism is a system which exhausts people and planet. If you feel exhausted, you feel capitalism.
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Capitalism is a system which exhausts people and planet. If you feel exhausted, you feel capitalism.
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So proud of what the Grill’d workers have started here. This is just the beginning.
www.weareunion.org.au/after_paying...
www.weareunion.org.au/after_paying...
After paying its staff less than minimum rate for years, Grill’d buckles under union pressure
We are a movement of people, workers, union members, standing together for a just and equitable Victoria.
A Victoria where all people are respected and valued, and all working people are organised, ...
www.weareunion.org.au
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
So proud of what the Grill’d workers have started here. This is just the beginning.
www.weareunion.org.au/after_paying...
www.weareunion.org.au/after_paying...
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A message from ACTU Secretary @sallymcmanus.bsky.social for NTEU members at MQ!
We support all union activists and will advocate against these redundancies. Join us to fight for what’s right: nteu.au/join
@damiencahill.bsky.social
We support all union activists and will advocate against these redundancies. Join us to fight for what’s right: nteu.au/join
@damiencahill.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A message from ACTU Secretary @sallymcmanus.bsky.social for NTEU members at MQ!
We support all union activists and will advocate against these redundancies. Join us to fight for what’s right: nteu.au/join
@damiencahill.bsky.social
We support all union activists and will advocate against these redundancies. Join us to fight for what’s right: nteu.au/join
@damiencahill.bsky.social
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We’re out in force at Macquarie University today because management’s cuts are destroying jobs, slashing courses, and undermining the future of our university.
Join us today: nteu.au/join
Join us today: nteu.au/join
October 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We’re out in force at Macquarie University today because management’s cuts are destroying jobs, slashing courses, and undermining the future of our university.
Join us today: nteu.au/join
Join us today: nteu.au/join
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Congratulations to members at University of Newcastle for standing up and taking strike action today for safe workloads, job security and fair pay.
Education is a right, not a business, and hardworking staff deserve to be treated with respect.
Join the campaign today: nteu.au/join
Education is a right, not a business, and hardworking staff deserve to be treated with respect.
Join the campaign today: nteu.au/join
October 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Congratulations to members at University of Newcastle for standing up and taking strike action today for safe workloads, job security and fair pay.
Education is a right, not a business, and hardworking staff deserve to be treated with respect.
Join the campaign today: nteu.au/join
Education is a right, not a business, and hardworking staff deserve to be treated with respect.
Join the campaign today: nteu.au/join
This is depressing and not at all surprising! It’s a must read for all of us.
“Nearly four out of five of Australia’s critical mineral projects sit on Indigenous lands”.
For @copower.bsky.social, Noa Wynn examines the Yindjibarndi claim for damages to land and how green colonialism is repeating old injustices.
For @copower.bsky.social, Noa Wynn examines the Yindjibarndi claim for damages to land and how green colonialism is repeating old injustices.
Colonialism's new Gold Rush: how 80 per cent of Australia's critical mineral mines exploit Aboriginal land without true consent - Overland literary journal
This fight over the Pilbara mine is not an isolated spat — it hints at a much larger problem. A new study finds that nearly four out of five of Australia’s critical mineral projects sit on Indigenous ...
overland.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is depressing and not at all surprising! It’s a must read for all of us.
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“This is a cynical tactic. The University of Newcastle has shown it would rather blow up negotiations and push disputes to the commission than engage constructively with staff seeking fair pay and conditions.” -NTEU General Secretary, Dr Damien Cahill
Solidarity with staff walking off tomorrow. 💜
Solidarity with staff walking off tomorrow. 💜
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“This is a cynical tactic. The University of Newcastle has shown it would rather blow up negotiations and push disputes to the commission than engage constructively with staff seeking fair pay and conditions.” -NTEU General Secretary, Dr Damien Cahill
Solidarity with staff walking off tomorrow. 💜
Solidarity with staff walking off tomorrow. 💜
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s climate minister, expressed the frustration of many small developing nations: “This is unacceptable given the urgency we face in light of accelerating climate change.”
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s climate minister, expressed the frustration of many small developing nations: “This is unacceptable given the urgency we face in light of accelerating climate change.”
Shipping emissions levy shelved as countries bow to US pressure
Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tactics
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s climate minister, expressed the frustration of many small developing nations: “This is unacceptable given the urgency we face in light of accelerating climate change.”
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s climate minister, expressed the frustration of many small developing nations: “This is unacceptable given the urgency we face in light of accelerating climate change.”
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This week:
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This week:
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
-Three more universities rejected Trump's extortion compact
-Over a dozen airports refused to play Kristi Noem's propaganda video
-30+ press outlets refused to comply with Pete Hegseth's new restrictions
The only way to rebuke Trump's authoritarianism is solidarity.
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The Expert Council on University Governance has delivered its recommendations – the depth of the crisis in our universities is clear. Thank you to every member who attended meetings, presented evidence, and stood up for better universities.
Read the report 👉 betterunis.nteu.au/inquiry/
Read the report 👉 betterunis.nteu.au/inquiry/
October 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The Expert Council on University Governance has delivered its recommendations – the depth of the crisis in our universities is clear. Thank you to every member who attended meetings, presented evidence, and stood up for better universities.
Read the report 👉 betterunis.nteu.au/inquiry/
Read the report 👉 betterunis.nteu.au/inquiry/
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MAJOR UNION WIN 🥳 The federal government will implement a new set of university governance principles to strengthen accountability, transparency and public trust following recommendations from the Expert Council on University Governance.
Read more: nteu.info/majorwin
@alisonbarnes.bsky.social
Read more: nteu.info/majorwin
@alisonbarnes.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
MAJOR UNION WIN 🥳 The federal government will implement a new set of university governance principles to strengthen accountability, transparency and public trust following recommendations from the Expert Council on University Governance.
Read more: nteu.info/majorwin
@alisonbarnes.bsky.social
Read more: nteu.info/majorwin
@alisonbarnes.bsky.social
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Pressure building as we enter the second last day of extraordinary session to adopt Net Zero Framework for shipping at IMO
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October 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Pressure building as we enter the second last day of extraordinary session to adopt Net Zero Framework for shipping at IMO
www.ft.com/content/0e6f...
www.ft.com/content/0e6f...
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Rather than it being a “hate-America” rally, Saturday’s No Kings rally is an opportunity for all of us who love America to express our determination that our nation’s ideals not be crushed by the Trump regime. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/theyre-calling-it-a-hate-america
October 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Rather than it being a “hate-America” rally, Saturday’s No Kings rally is an opportunity for all of us who love America to express our determination that our nation’s ideals not be crushed by the Trump regime. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/theyre-calling-it-a-hate-america