Media Releases 2013
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Recent Media Releases
Coalition’s planned construction code is an attack on workers’ rights
March 4, 2013
Coalition’s planned construction code is an attack on workers’ rights
ACTU calls for more action on growth of unpaid work following Ombudsman’s report
February 28, 2013
ACTU calls for more action on growth of unpaid work following Ombudsman’s report
Long overdue changes to 457 Visas will give Australian workers a chance
February 23, 2013
The ACTU has praised changes to the 457 visa program as a long-overdue reform of a system that is being abused by some employers to drive down pay and conditions.
Pay inequity, job insecurity and violence equals trifecta of discrimination for women
February 21, 2013
ACTU president Ged Kearney said as we approach International Women’s Day, March 8, it is a good time to call on employers: “Take an honest look at the impact of your practices on women.”
Cuts to public sector jobs are driving a rise in unemployment and putting pressure on services
February 18, 2013
New research by the ACTU reveals that the number of public sector jobs in Australia has fallen for the first time in more than a decade after Coalition state governments last year sacked tens of thousands of workers.
Latest ME Bank survey shows insecure work and cost of living hitting Australian households
February 11, 2013
New research has provided further confirmation that people in casual and other forms of insecure work are less financially comfortable and more stressed than those in full-time or permanent employment.
ACTU welcomes first steps towards right to request part-time work but calls for further protections for working mothers
February 10, 2013
Unions welcome the Prime Minister’s focus on issues faced by working mothers but more is needed to ensure genuine rights are achieved.
All parties must commit to preserving the weekend and tackling insecure work
February 6, 2013
The ACTU has called on all parties to ensure that they make secure jobs an election issue and to enshrine penalty rates in law to preserve the weekend for Australian workers.
Unions push for apprentices to be paid a living wage
January 31, 2013
Unions will push for a wage rise for apprentices to allow them to cope with the cost of living and ease future shortages in skilled trades.
Job and income security will be the key election issue for working people
January 30, 2013
Job and income security will be the key election issue for working people
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