February 8, 2022
ACTU President Michele O’Neil will be joining aged care nurses in a Covid-safe protest in Canberra today, to demand the Morrison Government take immediate action to address an industry in crisis.
February 7, 2022
The Morrison Government has announced for the third time in as many months, that the cost of some RATS may be tax deductible.
February 4, 2022
Over one in ten (14%) cases of lung cancer could be prevented if asbestos, silica, diesel exhaust and welding fume exposure were reduced in workplaces, according to best available data.
January 21, 2022
The consequences of Australia’s depleted domestic manufacturing capacity have been laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic: Australia was not able to manufacture surgical masks at the outset of the pandemic and we had to urgently develop the capacity to manufacture the latest vaccine technology onshore, leading to the production under licence of the AZ vaccine.
January 20, 2022
Qantas has informed international flight attendants that it has applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate their agreement, a decision which would cut wages by almost half for some staff.
January 20, 2022
Patrick Terminals have applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate its existing enterprise agreement, a move which would cut the pay, conditions and job security of dock workers. If the company succeeds, workers face a staggering 50 per cent wage cut.
January 19, 2022
Prime Minister Morrison has again today refused to accept any responsibility for the failure of his government to listen to advice from medical experts, businesses, and unions as far back as 2020 that large numbers of Rapid Antigen Tests would be required to keep working people and the broader community safe.
January 19, 2022
Aged care providers and unions have united to call on the Prime Minister to deploy the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide emergency support and assistance to overwhelmed aged care workers at nursing homes across the country. Providers and unions also want the federal government to fund additional direct payments for staff to secure the workforce.
January 18, 2022
Teys Australia has bowed to the demands of workers and agreed the company will no longer compel its workforce to continue working while infected with Covid.
January 17, 2022
Leaders from national unions have today met to discuss the ongoing health and economic crisis caused by the rapid spread of Omicron.
