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Rights for working Australians is key issue for 2010 election

Rights for working Australians is key issue for 2010 election The 2010 election will be a referendum on the rights of people to have job security and decent working conditions. Working Australians have a clear choice between the Coalition which brought in WorkChoices and Labor which restored rights and protected jobs during the Global Financial Crisis.

New ACTU President Ged Kearney takes office

New ACTU President Ged Kearney takes office Ged Kearney is the new President of the ACTU. She replaces Sharan Burrow, who has been elected General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation. Ms Kearney is a former nurse who brings to the ACTU a wealth of campaigning experience to drive the union agenda for a better life for Australian workers.

Paid parental leave scheme passes through senate

Paid parental leave scheme passes through senate Australian working mothers will have better health and financial security after the historic passage of the first national paid parental leave scheme. The passing of the Bill by the Senate was the culmination of a 30-year campaign by working women and their unions.

Unions win $26 a week wage rise

Unions win $26 a week wage rise More than 1.4 million Australians on award wages will get a $26 a week pay rise from 1 July, after suffering a wage freeze of almost two years under the former Liberal Government’s WorkChoices pay commission.

Mining companies must pay their fair share

Mining companies must pay their fair share We can only sell our natural resources once and so it's essential that all Australians benefit. The Minerals Resource Rent Tax will make our tax system fairer, strengthen the national economy and help fund an increase in superannuation for working Australians.

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More super, more infrastructure and a fairer tax system are big wins for working Australians

Millions of working Australians will enjoy higher living standards in retirement as a result of superannuation changes.

Award Modernisation

Unions are determined that no worker be left worse off as a result of award modernisation, and will pursue employers who use modern awards to cut pay.

Equal Pay and Better Jobs for Women

The new Equal Pay Alliance is campaigning to close the 17% pay gap between men and women.

WorkChoices - Never Again campaign page

WorkChoices - Never Again videos

Factsheet: Fair Work Laws

Rights at Work campaign page

Issues: Minimum Wages

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Abbott exposed as having no plan to close the pay gap for working women 27.07.10

Workers’ job and income security will be better protected under new Labor plan 25.07.10

Clear majority of voters don't trust Abbott on IR laws; new TV ads begin today 25.07.10

Too many waterfront fatalities: call for urgent taskforce to improve safety 23.07.10

New climate change plan will protect jobs and create industry opportunities 23.07.10