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Generation Anxiety

A podcast about why millennials are so anxious, and how we can work together to solve it

9. What We’ve Learned So Far

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We’re halfway through this 2017 nightmare so we’re looking back at what we’ve learned so far, examining a few more issues of anxiety that have arisen for young people, like “attacks” on free speech and a moment of hope thanks to our best boy’s UK Election result.

We’re opening up our anxious chats to the community, so if any aspect of modern young life is keeping you up at night, we want to hear about it. You can join us on our subreddit r/generationanxiety or you can join our Facebook Discussion Group.

4. Where Did Worker’s Rights Go?

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Is your manager justified in asking you to work for nothing but pizza? At a Coles in WA a few weeks ago, one manager asked for four hours of unpaid labour just weeks after penalty rates had been cut. It seems that our rights at work are being eroded from every direction and it’s enough to cause a bit of anxiety.

Harriet Leadbetter from the Victorian Trades Hall Council talks to us about why shit employers and bad work makes young people anxious and how organisations like the Young Workers Centre are empowering youth to fight back.

Further reading

‘Wake-up call for unions’ as young workers claim rip-offs – Sydney Morning Herald

Third of Australian youth have no job or are underemployed, report finds – The Guardian

Coles manager asks staff to work for pizza on a Sunday — weeks after penalty rates were cut – news.com.au