Ep.277: Organising for Early Childhood Educators with Senator Jess Walsh
“We love what we do, but love is not paying the rent for us right now.”
Senator Jess Walsh joins Stephen Donnelly to chat about the Big Steps Campaign, which recently resulted in a historic 15% pay rise for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers across Australia.
Senator Walsh covers the strengths and challenges of organising across multiple employers in a typically undervalued and feminised industry.
They also discuss how Walsh overcame her fears and got her first taste of organising with cleaners in the United States. Finally, they cover the federal election, the ongoing debate between…
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