Media Releases 2017



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Recent Media Releases

Huge win for workers at Woolies

November 23, 2017

More than 1500 warehouse workers at Woolworths have won 4% annual pay increases, double the national average.

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Exploitation of migrant workers is systemic according to new report

November 21, 2017

Today’s release of the Wage Theft in Australia survey of temporary visa workers clearly demonstrates the systemic exploitation of migrant workers in many Australian industries.

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LNP have allowed the complete breakdown of law

November 21, 2017

The revelations of systemic wage theft published today by academics Laurie Berg and Bassina Farbenblum show that the Turnbull Government is unwilling to stop employers breaking the law to protect working people.

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Gender pay gap figures show merit of flexible working arrangements

November 17, 2017

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency scorecard released today shows that flexible work arrangements like those outlined in the ACTU’s Family Friendly Test Case are being adopted by a wide range of employers, despite warnings from the business lobby that this would cause huge damage to the economy.

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Low wage growth, 40% in insecure work and rising underemployment: Cash’s legacy

November 16, 2017

The ACTU has urged the Employment Minister Cash take real action to address wage growth, which is close to record lows, and to face up to the crisis in underemployment and insecure work that her government has created.

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ACTU calls for shareholders to support resolutions to hold CBA executives to account

November 16, 2017

The ACTU calls for shareholders of Commonwealth Bank (CBA) to support resolutions to hold CBA to account.

Despite years of scandals and misconduct, CBA will announce a $9.89 billion profit and are seeking to award their executives bonuses on top of their obscene salaries.

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End Manus crisis now

November 10, 2017

The Australian Council of Trade Unions calls on the Australian Government to immediately evacuate people seeking asylum on Manus Island, to end the appalling humanitarian crisis.

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Controversial IR and super legislation must be halted until citizenship crisis is resolved

November 9, 2017

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is calling for all controversial IR legislation to be put on hold until we can know for certain who is, and who isn’t, eligible to sit in the Federal Parliament.

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Porter threatens job security for thousands

November 8, 2017

Social Services Minister Christian Porter has threatened the job security of all employees who work under government contracts in a shocking letter sent to workers at 1800-RESPECT.

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Cash’s Australia: higher youth unemployment, fewer women in trades

November 6, 2017

ABS data released this week shows that on Minister for Women and Employment Michaelia Cash’s watch, apprenticeship numbers have tumbled, and the share of women in apprenticeships has also fallen.

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