by Elizabeth Humphrys | Jun 8, 2023 | Australian Economy, Climate Change, unions
The following post was first published on the Progress in Political Economy blog Exposure to high heat and humidity in the workplace is a critical health and safety issue, and in Australia, where heat waves are occurring with more frequency and intensity as a result...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Nov 22, 2022 | Australian Economy, Disability, Neoliberalism
The following post was first published on the Progress in Political Economy blog, co-authored with Jess Rodgers Marta Russell (1951-2013), the US based writer, activist and leading critical thinker, argued that disability was not a medical condition or impairment, but...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Sep 13, 2022 | Australian Economy, Australian History
In the Winter 2022 edition of Meanjin, I published a piece about the process of conducting research for my project with Sarah Gregson on the West Gate Bridge disaster. The final version is available via Meanjin journal, and the accepted version via the UTS staff...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Apr 21, 2022 | Australian Economy, Climate Change, unions
This week the first journal article based on my research with the United Workers Union, conducted with James Goodman and Freya Newman, was published in Economic and Labour Relations Review. The United Workers Union is one of the largest blue-collar...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Oct 18, 2021 | Australian Economy, Climate Change, unions
I was recently a guest on the On the Job podcast, hosted by Francis Leach and Sally Rugg, discussing a report I cowrote with Freya Newman for the United Workers Union . From the podcast show notes… As the COP26 climate change talks in Glasgow loom...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Sep 20, 2021 | Australian Economy, Climate Change, unions
In September, Freya Newman and I launched the final report on our project investigating the impact of high heat and climate change on members or the United Workers Union (UWU). The launch was part of the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) Climate Safety...
