Media Releases 2018
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Recent Media Releases
Change the rules rallies: Working people to march for better pay and secure work in scores of events around Australia
April 4, 2018
Thousands of Australians are expected to hit the streets in April and May in a significant escalation to the Change the Rules campaign demanding more secure work and fair pay.
Greedy big business pays for ads instead of pay rises
March 28, 2018
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has urged big business to pay their fair share of tax, and give working people a fair pay rise and more secure work, rather than lobbying government for special treatment and cash handouts.
Turnbull Government Family and Domestic Violence Leave plan not enough time, and no money
March 27, 2018
The 5 days of unpaid Family and Domestic Leave announced by the Turnbull Government this evening is a very small step in the right direction but doesn’t provide nearly enough time or money to ensure women experiencing violence can make themselves safe and protect their families.
Public service boss pushes for a future of insecure work
March 27, 2018
Commonwealth Public Service boss John Lloyd has delivered a shocking speech attacking unions for opposing the alarming shift towards insecure work in the public sector.
It’s time to change the rules: ACTU’s job security package
March 21, 2018
In the most important speech by a union leader in a generation, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus will outline the rules that need to be changed for more secure jobs and better pay to the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday.
Congratulations to Ged Kearney
March 18, 2018
On behalf of working people across the country and the Australian trade union movement I congratulate Ged Kearney on her win in Batman
ACTU demands action on Exxon’s $1.4 billion in unpaid tax
March 14, 2018
The ACTU has addressed the Senate Corporate Tax Avoidance Inquiry and called for significant changes to tax law to stop the unprecedented tax avoidance being undertaken by Exxon.
How does it feel when big business has too much power?
March 11, 2018
ACTU’s new nationwide ad campaign to fight for working people
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has today launched a new eight-week, nationwide advertising campaign, calling for changes to the rules so that working people have more secure jobs and fair pay increases.
Future of work is what we make it
March 6, 2018
The shape of our future working lives depends on Australian governments making the right choices to navigate looming technological and social changes, an ACTU submission to a senate committee from the peak body for working people says.
Biggest ever worker survey shows Australians want fair pay, secure jobs
March 2, 2018
The largest survey of workers ever undertaken by the Australian union movement, released today, shows that working Australians are overwhelmingly concerned about the difficulty of winning fair pay increases and the threats to good, secure jobs.
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