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All Hands on Deck: A cross-disciplinary symposium

All Hands on Deck: A cross-disciplinary symposium

by Elizabeth Humphrys | Oct 19, 2023 | Climate Change, unions

In July I spoke at the All Hands on Deck Symposium at UTS, organised by Jesse Adams-Stein and Chantel Carr. Recordings from a number of sessions are now available on the website and Soundcloud. Law, Labour and Climate- Dr Frances Flanagan: Just cessation:...
Hot under the collar: climate change on the job

Hot under the collar: climate change on the job

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...
‘Zonked the hell out’

‘Zonked the hell out’

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...
Hot, hard and dangerous

Hot, hard and dangerous

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...
Study reveals increased heat risks for workers

Study reveals increased heat risks for workers

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...
Heat stress, work and climate change

Heat stress, work and climate change

by Elizabeth Humphrys | Nov 25, 2020 | Climate Change, unions

As part of a UTS research team, I have released a new report with the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, looking at the impacts of heat stress on workers in Australia. Prepared by UTS researchers as part of the Too Hot to Work Project, the report outlines...
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An Integral State is the online home for Elizabeth Humphrys, who is a political economist based at the University of Technology Sydney. An Integral State acknowledges the traditional owners of the land it is written in, especially the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

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