Media Releases 2011



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Recent Media Releases

Half of casual workers would prefer to have a secure job, official data finds

November 29, 2011

Half of all casual workers would prefer to have a standard, secure job, according to new research released by the ACTU.

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Foxtel is exploiting contractors and shirking fair work responsibilities

November 24, 2011

The workers who install home services for pay TV operator Foxtel should have secure jobs and fair pay and conditions in line with Australian workplace standards.

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Four years to the day Australian workers voted out WorkChoices, Liberals still want it back

November 24, 2011

On the fourth anniversary of the rejection of the Howard Government’s WorkChoices at the 2007 election, the Liberal Party has confirmed it is clinging to its ambition to return to those dark days.

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Unions condemn employer militancy, pledge to improve and strengthen workers’ rights

November 22, 2011

Unions have today resolved to vigorously defend workers’ rights against a new wave of employer militancy that is threatening the livelihoods of working Australians.

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Baiada must stop the legal threats and listen to workers’ concerns about secure jobs

November 20, 2011

The management of Baiada Poultry must acknowledge low-paid employees’ concerns about insecure work and participate in negotiations for secure jobs, a safer workplace and decent pay and conditions.

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ACTU & ACCI call for freedom of association in Fiji

November 17, 2011

The Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Chamber of Commerce have combined to call on the government of Fiji to take immediate steps to restore workplace rights in the country.

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Wages breakout? What wages breakout? Latest ABS data confirms cost of living pressures for workers

November 16, 2011

Wages in Australia are growing at a solid and sustainable pace, with no signs of the wages breakout employers have spent all year warning about.

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Report confirms sham contracting rife across Australian industries

November 11, 2011

Workplace protections must be strengthened to ensure secure jobs in the wake of a Fair Work Ombudsman’s report that sham contracting is rife across a range of industries.

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Barnett Government will leave WA workers with second rate health and safety

November 10, 2011

West Australian workers are calling on the Barnett Government not to leave them with second rate safety by ignoring the national harmonisation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws.

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Government’s commitment to equal pay an historic day for women workers

November 10, 2011

Decades of undervaluation of the work of women will be overcome following the Labor Government’s historic commitment to fund pay rises for 150,000 social and community sector workers.

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Worksite

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OHS

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Union Aid Abroad

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