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Equal pay fight continues fifty years after landmark case

19 Jun 2019 On Wednesday the peak body for working people will celebrate five decades since the 1969 landmark equal pay case.

RBA raises concerns about high levels of underemployment

18 Jun 2019 Notes from the Reserve Bank’s June meeting, at which it lowered Australia’s interest rate below emergency levels, reveals the bank is concerned about the rates of unemployment and underemployment in the Australian economy.

Statement from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus on John Setka

13 Jun 2019 Today I met and had a long and frank discussion with John Setka. I told him it is in the best interests of the union movement that he resigns.

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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Hundreds of workers across the country are being exposed to dangerous levels of silica dust every day. Every worker has a ri…
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As we honour the women who led the charge for equal pay on the 50th anniversary of the first federal equal pay case… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Show your true colours and #WearRedForEd every Wednesday! The AEU encourages everyone to wear red clothing every Wednesday as a…
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Aldi's new ad campaign says they'll do whatever it takes to get disgruntled customers back. But when it comes to truck drivers…
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The AMWU @theamwu

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the ACTU’s momentous victory for #equalpay. It was strong union women who came forward and…
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Jessica Munday @MundayJessica

50 years on from the historic #equalpay case won by #AusUnions, we have a persistent gender pay gap, our superannuation…
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Tanya Plibersek @tanya_plibersek

Equal pay, equal work. Thanks @unionsaustralia #unionproud twitter.com/sallymcmanus/s…
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The Conversation @ConversationEDU

50 years after Australia's historic 'equal pay' decision, the legacy of 'women's work' remains theconversation.com/50-years-after……
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The Morrison government have repeatedly failed to recognise the solutions to structural gender inequity in our work… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We have also argued to: - implement measures to ensure equity in retirement incomes for women - mandate 10 days pai… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We have argued to: - enshrine the principle of equal pay in the operation of the industrial empire, ensuring that t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We have called for changes to the Fair Work Act so the Fair Work Commission can order pay increases for workers in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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It is 50 years on and we still see such a massive difference in women and men's wages. We've got an issue because t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The courts and the commission say that you must find an equivalent male comparator job to be able to argue the valu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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In female dominated industries such as childcare, aged care, and disability care, the ability to win equal pay for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The gender pay gap has fluctuated between 15 and 19% for the past two decades, and the biggest gap during the perso… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Despite these successes, the struggle for pay equity continues. Today the full-time gender pay gap sits at 14.1%.
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The success of this case formed the basis of the 1972 ruling for not just equal pay for equal work, but for equal p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The full bench of the Commonwealth Arbitration Commission unanimously accepted the principle of equal pay for equal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Bob Hawke represented the ACTU in the case tackling the premise that employers should be able to pay women 25% less. pic.twitter.com/Nm5NetceUT

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