Media Releases 2021
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
ACTU condemns ACCC for abuse of power
August 17, 2021
The ACTU welcomes the decision by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) to withdraw criminal cartel charges against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) and its ACT Divisional Branch Secretary Jason O’Mara.
Paid vaccine leave essential for all workers
August 16, 2021
The ACTU is calling on the Morrison Government to provide a new universal leave entitlement through the National Employment Standards (NES) for paid leave for every worker, including casual workers, to get the jab and recover from any routine side effects.
Joint statement from the BCA and ACTU on Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
August 13, 2021
Unions and business are committed to working cooperatively with governments to keep workplaces safe and to achieve the highest possible rates of vaccination though building confidence in the vaccination program and supporting workers to get vaccinated.
Morrison must act as new report shows window for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees almost closed
August 9, 2021
Prime Minister Morrison must act immediately to increase Australia’s ambition on climate change and support a just transition for Australian workers as the UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) science report found that the last decade was hotter than any period in the past 125,000 years.
Morrison ignores critical Respect@Work reforms
August 6, 2021
The Morrison Government has again today rejected key recommendations put forward by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, in her landmark Respect@Work report.
Fair Work Commission shoots down McCain’s shabby treatment of Tasmanian workers
August 6, 2021
The ACTU welcomes the recent decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission which confirmed that McCain’s repeated lockout of workers at its plant in Smithton Tasmania was unlawful.
Vale Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President and global union leader
August 6, 2021
The ACTU is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka, who died unexpectedly, the AFL-CIO announced on Thursday. We extend our deepest sympathies to President Trumka’s family, friends, the AFL-CIO and members of American unions.
Rossato decision means Scott Morrison has nowhere left to hide and must act on insecure work
August 4, 2021
Today’s outcome in the Workpac v Rossato case is a yet another blow for hard-working Australians.
Thousands of workers left in the lurch as Morrison refuses to clarify which aviation workers will receive support
August 3, 2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison must immediately guarantee all aviation workers affected by Qantas and Jetstar’s minimum two-month stand down of thousands of its workforce will receive the full Covid support payments announced yesterday.
ACTU throws support behind locked out Tasmanian McCain food workers
July 31, 2021
The ACTU stands in solidarity with essential food workers at McCain in Tasmania who have been locked out of work for the second time in two weeks.
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