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The Australia we once knew, that our parents experienced, is not the reality anymore because the rules that made our country fair are broken.

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Jana Favero @janafavero

Last time I frequent @coffeeclub - charging a surcharge on public holidays but when asked, don’t pay their staff penalty r…
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Sally McManus @sallymcmanus

Four Saturdays to go #ChangeTheRules #SolidaritySaturday pic.twitter.com/iiz37JDUIS
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Jenna Price @JennaPrice

Are you wondering whether those penalty rate cuts worked the way the Fair Work Commission intended? Look what I found! http…
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Save Our Weekend @SaveOurWeekend

FYI - Retail and hospitality workers are $80million worse off over Easter-ANZAC Day because @ScottMorrison voted 8 time…
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Michele O'Neil @MicheleONeilAU

Remember how the bosses & the Government said cutting penalty rates would create jobs. It’s not true. https://t.co/UrrK…
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Daniel Walton @DanWaltonAWU

Hard to describe how big this win is. Our members at ALCOA were due to have their pay cut by 40-60% in 3months time. To…
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The AMWU @theamwu

Young capable women are ready to get the job done. ✊ 👩‍🏭 twitter.com/ConradLiveris/…
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Josh Butler @JoshButler

┏┓ ┃┃╱╲ in ┃╱╱╲╲ this ╱╱╭╮╲╲house ▔▏┗┛▕▔ we ╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲ Enrol to vote or update our details on the AEC website before th…
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Sally McManus @sallymcmanus

Insecure work and unemployment are up in the latest ABS statistics. Tell me how great the Liberals are at managing the ec…
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Unions NSW @unionsnsw

Out with awesome @SDAunion and @NSW_ETU delegates for Easter blitzing in Reid. We had hundreds of conversations with locals…
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Unions Tasmania @TasUnions

HONK HONK 📣 📣📣 It’s loud at the Hobart Airport roundabout tonight. #ChangetheRules campaigners teaming up with Big Steppers…
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Phillip Coorey @PhillipCoorey

Deadline for enrolling to vote is 8pm Thursday. You can update details or enrol at aec.gov.au. Remember, if…
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United Voice QLD @UnitedVoiceQLD

Thousands of Queenslanders who are working in hospitality and retail this Easter long weekend and Anzac Day are $17 mil…
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Michael Walker @labouratmargins

Happy Easter tweeps 🐣 #ChangeTheRules pic.twitter.com/t9dAT5jx6R
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QNMU @qnmuofficial

This #Easter, so many of us #nurses and #midwives will be working around the clock to ensure our communities stay safe. W…
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Felicity S @FelicityLS

The Liberal wage cuts make us hot and cross! It's time to change the Government to #ChangeTheRules @VicUnions https://t.co/…
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Finance Sector Union @FSU_Australia

✊ Last night the NSW/ACT Branch was at the CTR launch in the seat of Reid ✊ Here's the FSU contingent with ACTU Presiden…
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Australia Institute @TheAusInstitute

New @TheAusInstitute modelling shows at least $77 billion of the lost revenue from the Government’s top-end tax cut pl…
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Unions NSW @unionsnsw

Happy long weekend everyone from Unions NSW and the Easter bunny! pic.twitter.com/PFSL6NH2lj
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

The top 1% holds as much wealth as the bottom 70% of all households. This is not by accident - it's by design. How… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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