Media Releases 2019
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Recent Media Releases
Working people win at Chemist’s Warehouse
March 28, 2019
The peak body for working people has congratulated union members who stood up for their rights and won a fair workplace agreement in the Chemist’s Warehouse distribution centres in Victoria and Queensland.
Change the Rules election campaign kicks off in Herbert
March 27, 2019
Working people and other members of the community from Townsville and surrounds will gather on the evening of Wednesday 27 March to kick off the Change the Rules election campaign for Herbert.
Labor to re-instate living wage
March 26, 2019
A Shorten Labor government will replace the minimum wage with a living wage, ensuring that no full-time worker lives in poverty.
Change the Rules election campaign kicks off in Boothby
March 21, 2019
Working people and volunteers from in and around the electorate of Boothby, which centers on Southern Adelaide will gather on Thursday evening to kick off the Change the Rules election campaign.
Minimum wage: Fair Work should close the poverty gap over 2 years
March 13, 2019
The Fair Work Commission should close the gap between the minimum wage and the OECD definition of relative poverty within 2 years so that no full-time worker is living in poverty, starting with a 6% increase this year a– or $43 per week.
More scrutiny needed on Self-Managed Funds
March 13, 2019
The ACTU supports calls for an inquiry examining the under-performance of small self-managed super funds (SMSFs) after the productivity commission revealed that SMSFs with less than $500,000 perform ‘significantly worse’ than regular super funds.
Telstra workers demand better pay and conditions
March 12, 2019
Workers at Telstra are fighting for better pay and conditions after being offered pay increases well below inflation – effectively a pay cut.
Working women need urgent change
March 8, 2019
International Women’s Day is a reminder of the barriers women still face in getting a fair go at work and in the lead up to the federal election the peak body for working people calls for the rules to be urgently changed for working women.
Fels report falls short on worker protections
March 7, 2019
The peak body for working people has expressed disappointment with the key recommendations of a Morrison Government report into migrant worker exploitation as materially inadequate.
Nobody should work full-time and live in poverty
March 6, 2019
The peak body for working people re-stated its call for a living wage in Australia.
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