Media Releases 2014
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Recent Media Releases
Unions proud to launch first Reconciliation Action Plan
July 23, 2014
The ACTU has launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan.
Unions fight back against Abbott Government’s cruel budget cuts
July 22, 2014
Unions will seek to shield Australian workers from the Abbott Government’s cruel and unfair budget by pushing through workplace claims to pass the costs onto employers.
Government must provide more money to early childhood care
July 22, 2014
Any move to extend subsidised childcare rebates to people who use in-home care must be paid for with additional funding to the early childhood sector.
Government back down on Qantas a win for unions and their supporters
July 18, 2014
Thousands of jobs have been saved by the Government’s back down on its push to open up Qantas to foreign investment through the Qantas Sale Amendment Bill.
Support for Low Income Super Contribution a win for workers
July 7, 2014
Support for Low Income Super Contribution a win for workers
Unpaid Super a Billion Dollar problem, says ACTU
July 7, 2014
Unpaid Super a Billion Dollar problem, says ACTU
Big Miners and State Liberal Mates the winners in Abbott Government’s latest attack on rights at work
July 1, 2014
The Abbott Government’s latest attack on workplace rights comes in the form of sneaky changes to regulations that will give the big miners and the WA State Liberal Government greater powers to stop lawful industrial action.
Alliance Proposes Partnerships to Secure Jobs for Disadvantaged Jobseekers
June 30, 2014
The Australian Council of Social Service, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Business Council of Australia today jointly proposed improvements to employment services to deliver better job outcomes for people disadvantaged in the labour market.
Abbott’s attack on rights, wages and conditions stalls… for now
June 25, 2014
By putting the brakes on a wholesale review of workplace laws, the Abbott Government has acknowledged that the same hardworking Australians that will take a hit from their budget changes to health, welfare and education are the same people whose wages and workplace conditions will be in the firing line under this review.
Federal Court latest frontier in the battle for the weekend
June 20, 2014
Federal Court latest frontier in the battle for the weekend
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