Media Releases 2021
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Recent Media Releases
2 million still unemployed or underemployed, with JobKeeper cut looming
February 18, 2021
Just over 2 million people are unemployed or underemployed according to data released by the ABS today.
Morrison Government attacks workers’ retirement
February 17, 2021
Today the Government introduced to parliament its latest attack on working people’s retirement savings.
The Australian Union movement stands with faith organisations in rejecting dangerous elements of IR Omnibus Bill
February 17, 2021
The Australian Union movement joins with leaders of faith organisations to reject the IR Omnibus Bill proposed by the Morrison Government, which will see a rise in insecure work and further casualisation of the Australian workforce.
Public health experts condemn Morrison’s Omnibus Bill
February 16, 2021
No access to paid sick leave and insecure working conditions are putting Australians at greater risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a submission by epidemiologists from ANU in response to the Morrison Government’s proposed IR Omnibus Bill.
Prime Minister continues to ignore Human Rights Commission recommendations on sexual harassment
February 16, 2021
The ACTU has today rejected the Prime Minister’s internal review as an inadequate response to the sexual assault in Parliament House, and urged the Government to act on the Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s report released 12 months ago.
Free Dr Sean Turnell
February 15, 2021
The Australian Union movement is extremely concerned about the detention of Dr. Sean Turnell in Myanmar. Dr. Turnell is an active member of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and well-respected academic at Macquarie University.
JobKeeper must be extended as industries struggle to recover and areas deal with lockdowns
February 15, 2021
The hard-earned JobKeeper wage subsidy which has kept millions of Australians employed throughout the pandemic is still essential and must be extended as there are sectors and regions which are still deep in crisis and areas which are experiencing snap lockdowns.
ACTU welcomes Labor’s comprehensive response to insecure work.
February 10, 2021
The ACTU welcomes Labor’s comprehensive approach to addressing casualisation and insecure work, as outlined in Brisbane today.
350 jobs at risk as Morrison refuses to provide certainty for manufacturing
February 10, 2021
Statement attributable to Assistant Secretary Scott Connolly,
The closure of Altona’s Exxon Oil Refinery will put 350 working Australians’ jobs at risk, after 70 years of service to the people of Victoria and our Nation.
$36 billion stripped from retirement savings revealed by APRA
February 9, 2021
Latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) data on early release of super reveals
that workers withdrew more than $36 billion from their retirement savings after being forced to
find their own crisis response.
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