Media Releases 2017
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Recent Media Releases
Fixing broken work migration system will take more than a re-brand
April 18, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions says Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement today that he will replace 457 visas that have a different name will not address the real concerns of workers who are unemployed, wanting more hours and frustrated at the Turnbull government’s inaction while jobs are being replaced and casualised.
Majority of Australians think minimum wage too low: new poll
April 17, 2017
New polling released by the ACTU today show the vast majority of Australians understand what Malcolm Turnbull does not: that the minimum wage is too low and must be increased.
Handing our kids out as free labour in the PaTH Program will replace real jobs, do nothing to help unemployed
April 3, 2017
The Turnbull Government is ploughing ahead with the deeply troubling PaTH ‘internship’ program despite significant community concern about the impact the program will have on vulnerable young job seekers.
Minimum wage must be increased by $45 a week to avoid American-style working poor
March 29, 2017
Australian Council of Trade Union secretary Sally McManus today announced the union movement’s call for a $45 a week increase to the minimum wage. A real increase to the minimum wage will address rising cost of living, inflation and boost the economy.
Penalty rates decision, cutting pay, must not go ahead: ACTU submission to the Fair Work Commission
March 24, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has joined with affiliate unions in making a submission to the Fair Work Commission asking that the ruling on cuts to Sunday penalty rates not be implemented
Australian Unions welcome Senate Inquiry into racist CDP
March 23, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomes the referral of an inquiry into the Turnbull Government’s punitive Community Development Program (CDP) to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee.
Union Parmalat victory a warning for business and the government
March 20, 2017
The ACTU welcomes the resolution of the Parmalat dispute in Echuca, with Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and Electrical Trade Union (ETU) members voting to accept an agreement that includes wage rises, improved redundancy provisions, and mandated consultation if contractors are brought in.
Penalty rates cuts devastating for Coalition in WA: new poll shows
March 20, 2017
Penalty rates were a key factor for voters in the recent Western Australian state election, a new exit poll commissioned by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) shows.
Statement from ACTU President Ged Kearney on National Job and Skills Summit
March 17, 2017
Australian Unions welcome the ALP’s focus on jobs and skills training, and congratulate Bill Shorten for taking a proactive approach to this key area of economic policy that has been comprehensively mishandled by the Liberal Government, leaving a range of challenges that must be urgently addressed.
Statement from Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus
March 16, 2017
Australia has been built by working people who have had the courage to stand up to unfair and unjust rules and demand something better.
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