Media Releases 2021
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Recent Media Releases
TWU members win outsourcing case against Qantas
July 30, 2021
The TWU has had a huge win against Qantas today, with the Federal Court ruling against Qantas’ axing and outsourcing of 2,000 ground workers’ jobs. Baggage handlers, ramp workers and cabin cleaners are now hoping to get their jobs back as soon as possible.
Centrelink workers are bearing the brunt of administering new, complicated disaster payments
July 30, 2021
Centrelink workers are dealing with serious occupational health and safety issues as they work tirelessly to administer payments under the Morrison Government’s new, complicated disaster payment system.
Tug operator Svitzer rips up secure port jobs
July 29, 2021
Svitzer, a company that operates tug boats in Geelong, have sacked their entire workforce in an attempt to replace secure, well-paid jobs with labour hire workers on less pay and with no job security.
RCEP agreement will legitimise the military dictatorship in Myanmar and fails to provide benefit to Australian workers.
July 28, 2021
The ACTU has called on the Morrison Government not to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, which includes Myanmar’s military junta, at today’s JSCOT inquiry.
Morrison Government finally increases support payment, but fails to protect jobs with JobKeeper
July 28, 2021
The Morrison Government has finally relented to pressure on increasing the amount of the COVID-19 disaster payment to a maximum of $750 per week, more than a month into the Sydney lockdown.
Statement on election of ACTU officials at Congress 2021
July 27, 2021
The leadership team of Sally McManus, Michele O’Neil, Scott Connolly and Liam O’Brien were re-elected by the ACTU Congress today. The ACTU Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the Australian union movement, representing more than 30 affiliates and nearly 1.8 million members.
CFMMEU wins against the ABCC in the High Court
July 23, 2021
ACTU congratulates the CFMMEU for their win in the High Court after six years fighting against the Government’s anti-union ABCC over industrial action taken in Brighton in 2015 in support of bathroom facilities for a woman working on site.
Australia should seize offshore wind opportunity
July 22, 2021
The ACTU has joined calls for Australia to take advantage of its potential for a new offshore wind industry.
Employers want all the control of JobKeeper, with none of the security for workers
July 21, 2021
A group of employer groups led by ACCI and Ai Group are asking the Federal Government to
include the ability to vary the hours and reduce the pay of working people that they were
granted under JobKeeper in the new support payment system, while offering workers none of
the protections or security that JobKeeper provided
Morrison must adopt all Respect@Work recommendations
July 19, 2021
The ACTU will appear at the Senate inquiry into the Morrison Government’s proposed changes to the Fair Work and Sex Discrimination Acts in response to the Respect@Work report. They call on the Prime Minister to act on all 55 recommendations rather than ignoring key elements of the report which would create safer workplaces for women.
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