November 8, 2011
The passing of the Clean Energy Future legislation through the Senate today marks the beginning of a new era of economic reform for Australia.
November 7, 2011
The rights of Fijian workers have deteriorated further following the start of a draconian decree that effectively bans collective bargaining.
November 5, 2011
Australian unions are increasingly concerned at what appears to be a systematic campaign of persecution by the Fijian Government of workers and their representatives following the arrest of another senior Fijian labour movement official.
November 2, 2011
Submissions will open today for Australia’s first formal investigation into the rise of insecure work and its effect on families and communities.
November 2, 2011
Unions today strongly welcomed the Labor Government’s introduction of legislation to increase superannuation to 12%, hailing it as a reform that would provide real benefits to Australians for decades to come.
October 31, 2011
Qantas must immediately resume flying its planes following Fair Work Australia’s decision early this morning to terminate the airline’s industrial action.
October 30, 2011
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has it within his power to immediately end the grounding of the airline’s fleet that has caused immeasurable disruption to Australians and should do so immediately.
October 30, 2011
Australian unions have serious concerns about the welfare of the head of the Fiji Trades Union Congress after he was reportedly arrested and detained on his return from a visit to Australia yesterday.
October 26, 2011
More than a quarter of countries represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth this week have failed to allow basic industrial rights for workers, the ACTU said today.
October 20, 2011
Insecure work is trapping people in poverty so that they are struggling to meet the cost of housing, let alone other necessities.
