Media Releases 2004
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Recent Media Releases
ACTU Rejects Plan to Limit Compensation for Asbestos Victims
July 15, 2004
The ACTU has rejected a new proposal by the Board of James Hardie for a…
Unions Welcome Mature Age Workers Commitment
July 8, 2004
The ACTU welcomes Labors announcement to invest $212.4 million in Australias mature age work force,…
New figures show 100 year wait for public housing: Labor plan welcome
July 7, 2004
The ACTU has welcomed Labors plan for a big new investment in public housing in…
OH&S and the Construction Industry
July 4, 2004
Of all the unions in the Australian Union Movement it is the building industry unions…
ACTU Seeks Two New OHS Officers
June 28, 2004
Two positions in the ACTU’s OHS Unit have become available. They are for an OHS…
Top End Tax Cuts & Rorts Leave Single Battlers Further Behind
June 23, 2004
ACTU tax modelling shows that single people battling on incomes of only $540 a week…
Work Interrupted: ACTU Casuals and Insecure Employment Conference
June 22, 2004
This conference held in Melbourne on August 2, 2004 brought together some of Australia’s leading…
National Summit On Housing
June 22, 2004
Housing affordability in Australia has reached its worst-ever level and the problem won’t just go…
Stop Electroluxs Job-Killing Rampage
June 18, 2004
AWU National Secretary Bill Shorten gave the following speech at a Community Forum held in…
More Family Flexibility For Workers: Extra Carers’ Leave
June 17, 2004
Australian workers may soon be able to access up to 10 days of their paid…
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