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Unemployment rises to 5.2%

18 Jul 2019 The ABS has revised unemployment for May up 0.1 per cent to 5.2 per cent, and has found this increase stayed steady through June, according to new stats released this morning.

Calombaris gets $200,000 fine for $7.8m theft

18 Jul 2019 George Calombaris has again been exposed as one of Australia’s leading wage thieves, stealing $7.8 million from workers in his restaurants.

Michele O'Neil - Speech to Symposium on the Centenary of the ILO, 18 July 2019

18 Jul 2019 MICHELE O’NEIL, PRESIDENT SPEECH TO: SYMPOSIUM ON THE CENTENARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION: DEMOCRACY, LABOUR LAW AND THE ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS

Super Trustees Forum 2018

29 Nov 2018 ACTU Super Trustees Forum 2018 - This event is a unique opportunity for union directors to discuss and debate key issues around superannuation with each other.

Anti-Corruption Commission

13 Feb 2017 The best way to weed out corruption is to have a national Anti-Corruption Commission with the powers to investigate all areas of society. Establish a Commission now!

Support Family Violence Leave for all wokers

13 Feb 2017 Union members are asking the Fair Work Commission and Governments to giveeople subjected to family violence a minimum of ten paid days away from work. It is the responsibility of our whole community to end family violence, and to support people experiencing violence right now.

Australian Senate Vote Down the TPP

26 Oct 2016 The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (or TPP) is a dangerous trade deal with the potential to destroy thousands of Australian jobs. The deal was negotiated by Malcolm Turnbull behind closed doors and allows corporations to sue our government just for making laws in the public interest. The TPP risks our jobs, our health and our democracy.

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With a great gang of ⁦@aeusa⁩ Early Childhood Educators & School Support Officers. Their work is shockingly undervalued…
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Doug Cameron @DougCameron51

The@abc reporting the @fairwork_gov_au “applied the blowtorch to the restaurant industry” Get real ABC! Unless workers j…
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Please remember who the real victim from stealing $7.8 million from workers is. pic.twitter.com/IArIPwrsj2
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Bosses can steal millions from workers and all they have to do is pay it back if they get caught. Nothing will chan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Former Calombaris employee urges @Channel10AU to drop MasterThief from Masterchef. Please sign & RT. #auspol megaphone.org.au/petitions/fire…
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Reminder that George Calombaris was a high-profile public advocate for cutting weekend penalty rates – whinging how mu…
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Leave a restaurant without paying a $150 bill in QLD? You could face up to five years in prison. Steal $7.8 million f…
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Michele O'Neil @MicheleONeilAU

So the truth is George would have earned more in interest on the stolen wages than the fine. But don’t worry he also ha…
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Michael Tull @Michtull

My 1st union job was checking time & wages records. Turn up unannounced & access the books. It was an effective compliance sy…
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Leave a restaurant without paying a $150 bill in QLD? You could face up to five years in prison. Steal $7.8 millio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jeff Sparrow @Jeff_Sparrow

Who would have thunk that privatisation would lead to disastrously unsafe practices? theage.com.au/politics/victo…
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PETITION: Fire George Calombaris from #MasterChefAu George should pay a serious price for this massive theft of workers’…
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Ewin Hannan @EwinHannan

Network 10 declares support for George Calombaris in wake of $7.8m underpayment scandal but @MicheleONeilAU says 10 and Mas…
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.@masterchefau must drop George Calombaris like a hot potato. twitter.com/ewinhannan/sta…
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Reminder that George Calombaris was a high-profile public advocate for cutting weekend penalty rates – whinging how… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Morrison’s “Ensuring Integrity” Bill would enable a union to be shut down & its leaders sacked for breaking the same laws…
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It's not "underpayment" – it's theft. pic.twitter.com/9wQyVkzAjE
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George Calombaris’s restaurants systematically stole almost $8 million from staff. A $200K fine is a woefully inad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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