Media Releases 2011
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Recent Media Releases
Employers have failed to act on equal opportunity; time for stronger enforcement
March 9, 2011
With a gender pay gap of about 17% and appallingly low rates of women in senior positions in the workplace, it is time for employers to face stronger enforcement of equal opportunity laws.
Ark Tribe recognised with special union award for his courageous stand for workplace rights
March 9, 2011
Adelaide building worker Ark Tribe was tonight honoured for his brave stand for his rights at work with a special award from the ACTU.
International Women’s Day 2011: 100 years of achievements but gender pay gap still too wide
March 8, 2011
On a day of celebration of a century of advances for women in the workplace, unions are redoubling efforts to achieve true gender equality by closing the 18 per cent pay gap.
Equal pay group is good step; now SACS workers wait for final decision from Fair Work Australia
March 4, 2011
A new working group to manage the outcome of a landmark equal pay test case is an important step towards closing the gender gap, but in the end it still depends on a positive decision from Fair Work Australia.
Unions welcome long overdue proposal for a National Disability Insurance Scheme
February 28, 2011
A National Disability Insurance Scheme is long overdue and could stand alongside Medicare and compulsory superannuation as a landmark social reform.
Deal to move forward on a carbon price is a vital step towards a clean energy industry for Australia
February 25, 2011
A price on pollution is vital to open the door to investment in clean energy technologies and create jobs for future generations.
The truth is thrown overboard as the Liberals ramp up their campaign to reintroduce WorkChoices
February 24, 2011
The Liberal Party’s unshakeable addiction to WorkChoices has been exposed again today with another influential Liberal calling for a return to the workplace laws so resoundingly rejected by Australian voters.
Parental leave work place entitlement protected after Coalition’s attempt at sabotage was rejected
February 24, 2011
New mothers’ connection with the workplace will be protected following the rejection by Parliament today of a Coalition attempt to weaken the Paid Parental Leave scheme.
Apprenticeship reforms are long overdue and must be acted on to provide a skilled labour force
February 21, 2011
Major reforms are needed to Australia’s apprenticeship system to meet the future skills needs of the Australian economy and its workforce.
Labor Party review reaffirms unions as the “bedrock” of the modern ALP
February 18, 2011
The 2010 ALP National Review Report has reaffirmed the historic shared mission of the union movement and the Labor Party to create a more prosperous, fairer and more inclusive Australia.
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