Author: Gareth Hathway
Media Releases:
- July 3, 2024: Future Made in Australia important for jobs and climate action
- July 2, 2024: Unions call for Net Zero Economy Authority as matter of urgency
- June 28, 2024: Workers take home pay up from 1 July
- May 16, 2024: ACTU calls on Dutton to rule out changes to workplace laws that are boosting wage growth
- April 26, 2024: 70% of global workforce exposed to health risks from climate change
- April 22, 2024: ACTU Statement on Gaza
- April 14, 2024: ACTU will call out ‘Rockets and Feathers’ as just one example of unfair pricing practices by supermarkets
- April 11, 2024: “Future Made in Australia Act” historic step forward for workers
- March 25, 2024: ACTU calls for 5% increase to minimum wages
- March 21, 2024: Rise in more secure jobs welcomed by ACTU
- March 19, 2024: Forcing unemployment to rise is not the answer, says ACTU
- March 13, 2024: Award system letting down women and carers
- March 7, 2024: Super on paid parental leave historic step in achieving gender equality in retirement
- March 6, 2024: Profits outpace wages as productivity up: time for workers to be fairly rewarded
- March 1, 2024: Vale Linda White
- February 28, 2024: 40th anniversary of ACTU decision to back construction unions campaign for national superannuation scheme
- February 27, 2024: Super funds partnering with community housing providers can help tackle housing affordability
- February 27, 2024: Safe Work Australia report shows why right to disconnect is so important
- February 27, 2024: ACTU welcomes historic publication of gender pay gap across Australia
- February 21, 2024: Fully funded public schools are an essential element of a fair and prosperous society
- February 21, 2024: Woolworths profits show they have far too much power, says ACTU
- February 16, 2024: QBE and IAG show no mercy in a cost-of-living crisis
- February 15, 2024: ACTU welcomes government announcement to strengthen safety for offshore oil and gas workers
- February 13, 2024: Business as usual at CBA as it maintains stellar profitability
- February 8, 2024: ACTU welcomes new rights for workers to help with the cost of living
- February 6, 2024: Professor Fels’ report shines a light on price gouging and unfair pricing
- February 2, 2024: Yes to Renewables: Putting communities and jobs first
- January 31, 2024: Tasmanians losing out: Less than 5% of casual workers who want permanent jobs can secure one
- January 25, 2024: Cost of living bonus for working people
- January 22, 2024: Casualties of a broken system: Less than 5% of casual workers who want permanent jobs can secure one
- December 15, 2023: Australia should not proceed with trade agreement negotiations with UAE until widespread workers’ rights abuses are addressed
- December 13, 2023: Engineered stone ban will save lives
- December 13, 2023: Libs chokehold on TAFE funding key driver in lack of tradies
- December 10, 2023: Fixing broken migration system will go a long way to stopping exploitation of migrant workers
- December 10, 2023: Statement on the passing of John Quessy
- December 5, 2023: ACTU welcomes review into the Your Future, Your Super performance test to improve workers’ retirement outcomes
- December 4, 2023: Retail profits up 25.6% whilst Aussies do it tough
- November 27, 2023: Australia’s Superpower Opportunity
- November 22, 2023: Polling shows Tasmanian voters overwhelmingly back proposed workplace laws
- November 20, 2023: Closing Loopholes Bill would only cost mining industry 0.016% of profits, new ACTU research shows.
- November 15, 2023: Platform workers to lose $110 million due to Closing Loopholes Bill delay
- November 15, 2023: Back workers, not big business profits politicians urged
- November 13, 2023: Australians want action on workplace changes, despite business lobby campaign
- November 10, 2023: Big business and Liberal party blocking urgent cost of living support says ACTU
- November 7, 2023: Closing Loopholes Bill must pass as families hit with cash rate hike
- November 5, 2023: Pass the Closing Loopholes Bill in its entirety to get wages moving
- October 27, 2023: Safe Work Australia’s recommendation will save lives says ACTU
- October 25, 2023: Profit driven inflation heaps more pain on workers
- October 24, 2023: The trade union movement says ban engineered stone or we will
- October 19, 2023: Increase in parental leave welcomed to address gender inequality
- October 14, 2023: Dutton’s Liberals tear down historic referendum
- October 3, 2023: Further delay to implementing bill in its entirety will only hurt workers
- September 27, 2023: Early childhood education and care sector unions win historic first multi-employer bargaining case
- September 25, 2023: ACTU welcomes full employment pledge
- September 14, 2023: ACTU welcomes steady unemployment rate
- September 6, 2023: National Accounts reinforces we must close the loopholes to get wages moving
- September 4, 2023: Joyce taking off, needs to take his baggage with him
- September 4, 2023: Employer role in paid parental leave is crucial
- August 30, 2023: Union movement to mobilise for Voice referendum
- August 25, 2023: It’s (Un)Equal Pay Day
- August 24, 2023: Qantas profits are sky high
- August 22, 2023: Coles announce $1.098 Billion total profit, up 4.8% on back of higher prices, while cost of living hits Australians
- August 21, 2023: IAG see net profits soar a startling 140% while Aussies suffer insurance billshock
- August 17, 2023: Origin Energy profits up by 83.5% whilst workers struggle to cover basics
- August 16, 2023: Fair Work Commission hears first application for Multi-Employer Bargaining
- August 9, 2023: Unions welcome the full establishment of Jobs and Skills Australia
- August 9, 2023: Professor Allan Fels to chair ACTU price gouging inquiry
- August 1, 2023: Strong public support for workplace changes, despite concerted business campaign
- August 1, 2023: RBA rates on hold. Workers shouldn’t pay the price for corporate greed
- July 27, 2023: New US study shows further evidence of the fatal impact of engineered stone
- July 26, 2023: ACTU calls for pause on rates as CPI below expectations
- July 25, 2023: Rugby League Players Association address ACTU for the first time
- July 24, 2023: Australian workers deserve reliable incomes. Minister Burke’s speech welcomed.
- July 24, 2023: Death of food delivery rider shows why reform is needed
- July 21, 2023: ACTU welcomes release of Government’s new Wellbeing Framework
- July 20, 2023: ACTU welcomes steady unemployment rate
- July 14, 2023: ACTU welcomes Michele Bullock as new RBA Governor
- July 12, 2023: ACTU calls out Jeff Kennett on pay cuts for WFH workers
- July 4, 2023: ACTU welcomes pause on interest rates
- June 30, 2023: Boost to workers pay packets as wages increases kick in
- June 27, 2023: PALM reforms key to protecting Pacific farm workers
- June 25, 2023: Statement from the ACTU on the passing of Simon Crean
- June 22, 2023: Protecting Worker Entitlements Bill: A big step forward to fairer workplaces
- June 15, 2023: Unemployment down but more workers are doing it tough
- June 14, 2023: Government ratifies ILO Conventions to eliminate violence and harassment at work and child labour
- June 7, 2023: Blaming workers for rate rises is lazy and cruel, says ACTU
- June 7, 2023: Economy Slows, Workers’ Troubles Deepen
- June 6, 2023: New employment legislation reflects modern Australian workplaces
- June 6, 2023: Working people being hit by profit-price spiral
- June 5, 2023: Qantas cabin crew employed by 14 companies
- June 5, 2023: Unions welcome additional protections for migrant workers
- May 31, 2023: Lowest paid workers need a lifeline as inflation up again
- May 29, 2023: Time to close labour-hire loopholes and restore fairness
- May 25, 2023: Explosion in sham contracting shows reform needed to protect all workers
- May 25, 2023: Cambodia: Casino Union Leader Chhim Sithar and Strikers Convicted
- May 23, 2023: Record Qantas profit paid for by workers and the public
- May 18, 2023: Rising unemployment sounds warning to Reserve Bank
- May 17, 2023: Wages growth under way but still lagging cost of living
- May 9, 2023: Budget acts on wages, health, energy transition and cost of living
- May 9, 2023: We have a Right to Know! The Rotterdam Convention must be modernised to protect human health and the environment.
- May 8, 2023: Important extension of support for single parents welcome
- May 7, 2023: Tax change to compel gas giants to pay fair share
- May 5, 2023: New National Net Zero Authority a win for workers and climate
- May 4, 2023: Would you like fines with that? McDonald’s franchisee admits to union busting
- May 2, 2023: New payday rule to help stamp out failure to pay super
- April 28, 2023: Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living
- April 28, 2023: Liddell closure underlines need for National Energy Transition Authority
- April 27, 2023: Passport to progress: A better, fairer approach to migration
- April 27, 2023: ACTU 7% wage claim strengthened by new research
- April 24, 2023: Rana Plaza 10 years on: The human cost of fashion
- April 20, 2023: Calls intensify for ban on lethal engineered stone
- April 20, 2023: Reserve Bank review heads in the right direction
- April 4, 2023: Prioritising removal of asbestos still needed to tackle mesothelioma
- March 31, 2023: Restoring balance begins at Fair Work Commission
- March 30, 2023: ACTU calls for 7% increase to minimum wages
- March 28, 2023: Federal Budget must deliver National Energy Transition Authority, says ACTU
- March 15, 2023: 2023-24 Federal Budget could shape Australia’s future in the global energy transition
- March 8, 2023: Unions celebrate 10 wins for women on International Women’s Day
- March 7, 2023: Stop interest rate rises as working people struggle to stay afloat
- March 7, 2023: RBA makes wrong call on 10th straight rate rise
- March 1, 2023: RBA and big business bleed household savings dry
- February 28, 2023: Big step forward in campaign for protections from silicosis
- February 24, 2023: Profits, not wages are pushing up inflation
- May 15, 2019: Minimum wage workers robbed in Morrison’s Australia
- March 13, 2019: Minimum wage: Fair Work should close the poverty gap over 2 years
- December 17, 2015: Mr Turnbull: Why does the average Australian pay more tax than billion dollar companies?
- June 26, 2013: ACTU welcomes resolution of the Labor leadership and calls for unity; acknowledges contribution of Julia Gillard
- June 18, 2005: National Manufacturing Officer
