Media Releases 2019
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
A cap on fixed term contracts welcomed
May 16, 2019
The peak body for working people welcomes the ALP’s commitment to cap the number of fixed term contracts and endless job insecurity.
Statement from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus and President Michele O’Neil on the passing of Bob Hawke
May 16, 2019
It is with immense sorrow and gratitude that the Australian union movement acknowledges the passing of Bob Hawke.
ACTU welcomes ALP action on wage theft
May 15, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the commitment by the ALP to establish a small claims jurisdiction sitting alongside the Fair Work Commission to provide simple, low-cost, plain language access to justice for workers who have their wages stolen.
Minimum wage workers robbed in Morrison’s Australia
May 15, 2019
Full-time workers should not live in poverty in modern Australia. That is the basic proposition the ACTU will put to the Fair Work Commission today on behalf of Australian workers.
Delivery riders need real rights at work
May 14, 2019
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus will address a rally of food delivery riders outside Uber headquarters in Sydney today calling for them to have the right to negotiate a fair deal with companies they work for.
Michele O’Neil first ACTU President since Hawke to address minimum wage case
May 13, 2019
ACTU President Michele O’Neil will present the union movement’s case to a hearing to determine the annual minimum wage case this week as the country faces a clear choice on the future of the minimum wage.
Women most likely to be working multiple jobs: RBA
May 12, 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia has blown the whistle on a worsening insecure work crisis for women in its statement on monetary policy.
ACTU welcomes ALP plan for federal public service
May 10, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the announcement by the ALP of a range of new policies in relation to jobs and bargaining at the Australian Public Service (APS).
ACTU welcomes closure of corporate tax loopholes
May 10, 2019
The peak body for working people has welcomed the ALP’s announcements that they will close loopholes used by multinationals and the extremely wealthy to funnel funds away from schools, cancer treatment, hospitals, roads and universities into offshore accounts.
Morrison’s failed policies stall economy
May 7, 2019
The fact that the Reserve Bank seriously considered cutting interest rates to below emergency levels shows the damage the Morrison Government’s failed trickle-down economics have done to Australia.
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