April 2, 2012
The chair of the Independent Inquiry into Insecure Work in Australia, Brian Howe AO, will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 18 April.
April 2, 2012
Skills shortage claims must be independently investigated before Aussie jobs offshored
April 1, 2012
A new agreement between the federal Government and retail giant Woolworths to create 10,000 new jobs this year must be accompanied by measures to ensure these are secure jobs and not just transient, casual positions
March 29, 2012
The Australian Services Union’s long and ultimately successful fight for equal pay for women in the social and community sector has been recognised with two awards from the ACTU.
March 29, 2012
Australian unions are proud to support the Welcome to Australia campaign to make asylum seekers and new migrants feel welcome to our country.
March 29, 2012
Moves by the social networking site Facebook to prevent employers from intruding on workers’ privacy by forcing them to hand over access to their personal information should be commended.
March 22, 2012
Australian workers have taken two major steps towards secure jobs this week, with the passage by Parliament of two Bills to improve the pay and conditions of some of our most vulnerable workers.
March 21, 2012
The Senate vote to end the Australian Building and Construction Commission is a win for Australian workers and ends seven years of biased attacks on unions and workers.
March 19, 2012
With a new national poll showing 75% of Australians support lifting superannuation to 12%, the ACTU has joined with the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) in calling on Parliament to pass the super legislation this week.
March 14, 2012
It is workers, not employers, who overwhelmingly bear the costs of workplace injuries and diseases, a new report has shown.
