Media Releases 2009
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Recent Media Releases
Action is needed to prevent underemployment becoming more entrenched in the workforce
October 15, 2009
A chronic problem of underemployment in the Australian economy is putting greater pressure on household incomes and pushing more families towards the poverty line.
Recovery of global economy must place decent work at front and centre: unions
October 7, 2009
Decent jobs for all workers should be at the heart of government actions to steer the world economy out of the slump caused by the Global Financial Crisis.
Ordinary taxpayers are footing extra tax bill for rich and wealthy, say unions
October 6, 2009
Tax rorts and loopholes that are available only to the rich and wealthy are costing ordinary taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year and should be stopped.
Adopt-a-Dinosaur for clean energy jobs
October 1, 2009
Most Australians want action on climate change. Twenty years ago Australia was a leader in solar technologies. But we failed to support the industry and our best and brightest went overseas. We don’t want to miss out again.
Govt changes to health & safety laws to favour big business at expense of workers’ safety: unions
September 25, 2009
Unions are gravely concerned that changes to national workplace health and safety laws to be released today will favour big business at the expense of workers’ safety.
Politicians should do more to limit executive pay and support low income workers
September 24, 2009
Politicians should do more to limit outrageous executive salaries and bonuses and support low income workers.
Big CEO and director payouts are greedy & hypocritical as workers suffer pay cuts
September 22, 2009
Greedy, hypocritical and unjustified is the only way to describe the $11m termination pay for outgoing Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon and the $4m paid to outgoing Boral CEO Rod Pearse says ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence.
Workplace victims groups join with unions in call for stronger health and safety laws
September 17, 2009
Family members of people who have died at work have joined with unions to lobby the Federal Government over new health and safety laws.
Don’t drop the ball on corporate reform and regulation of executive pay: unions
September 15, 2009
One year after the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers and the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, governments must not drop the ball on business regulation to prevent financial mismanagement and corporate excess.
Fewer hours and falling employment show stimulus spending must be maintained
September 10, 2009
The loss in August of 7000 full-time jobs a week and an increase in underemployment show that it is too early to begin winding back efforts to support the Australian economy.
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