Media Releases 2014
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Recent Media Releases
Gap between rich and poor growing under Abbott Government
December 4, 2014
A new Senate report showing Tony Abbott’s budget cuts will worsen inequality and poverty in Australia should serve as a wake-up call to the Federal Government.
Liberal Party attacks on workers rejected by Victorians
November 30, 2014
Victorian workers have sent a clear message to the Napthine Government that they will not be taken for granted.
Unions put James Hardie on notice
November 27, 2014
Unions will take legal action to block any application to the Supreme Court to have asbestos victims paid compensation in instalments.
Government must target policies to close the gender pay gap
November 25, 2014
A new study showing Australian women are paid almost 25 per cent less than men who perform the same work highlights the need for comprehensive government action to close the gender pay gap and increase women’s participation in the workforce.
Australians struggling to find work-life balance under Abbott’s IR agenda
November 19, 2014
The Australia Institute’s new report on work-life balance shows the Abbott Government and business lobby push to make people work longer for less is at odds with what working Australians want.
China free trade agreement must protect Australian jobs
November 17, 2014
With an announcement on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China expected as early as today, Australian unions are united in calling on the Federal Government to ensure any deal it does protects Australian jobs.
New research shows Australia’s plan for G20 is on the wrong track for economic growth
November 12, 2014
A new analysis shows wages growth in Australia has reached a 17 year low, raising concerns about a prolonged period of stagnation in real living standards.
Record wages slump but PM Abbott continues to call for real wage cuts
November 12, 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s calls for Australians to accept real wage cuts at a time when new official data shows that we are experiencing the equal lowest wage growth in the 17 year history of records proves he doesn’t understand the pressures on working families.
TPP trade talks must stop
November 11, 2014
The ITUC and the ACTU have called on governments to stop negotiations on the “Trans-Pacific Partnership” agreement, criticising the secrecy and corporate bias in the current negotiations.
Abbott Royal Commission announcement a red-hot political stunt
October 31, 2014
The announcement today by the Federal and Victorian Liberal Governments is a red hot political stunt and proves the Royal Commission into trade unions is a fundamentally political exercise.
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