Media Releases 2025
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Recent Media Releases
New employer election wish list demands a return of wage-cutting schemes
January 31, 2025
The ACTU today warns that a pre-election wish list by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) will restore the wage cutting schemes used by companies like BHP and Qantas to reduce workers’ wages and conditions.
ACTU statement on Stephen Jones’ retirement from federal politics
January 30, 2025
The ACTU commends the outgoing Assistant Treasurer on a career dedicated to improving the working and retirement lives of Australians.
1 million Australian workers at risk of penalty rate cuts while bosses are promised free lunches
January 30, 2025
With the federal election fast approaching, working people deserve clarity from all major parties on whether they support the Australian Retailers Association’s application to the Fair Work Commission to cut penalty rates, backed by major retailers including Coles, Woolworths, Kmart and Costco.
Inflation data shows rate cuts long overdue: ACTU
January 29, 2025
Today’s inflation figures offer a green light for the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce the cash rate at their meeting in February.
Big business launches bid to scrap penalty rates for retail workers
January 28, 2025
The ACTU warns that today’s proposal by Australia’s largest retailers to abolish penalty rates and cut minimum conditions for supermarket employees risks hurting some of Australia’s lowest-paid workers and sets a precedent for other bosses to do the same.
A+ for State Schools funding deal
January 24, 2025
Australian Unions have welcomed today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that the Federal Government has secured new school funding agreements with Victoria and South Australia.
ACTU welcomes $10,000 cost-of-living boost for apprentices
January 24, 2025
Australian Unions welcome the Albanese Government’s announcement of a $10,000 wage bonus for apprentices to work in housing construction and clean energy.
49,000 and counting – pay rises a reality for early educators
January 24, 2025
An extra 20,100 early educators are set to receive the first stage of a 15 percent pay rise under the Albanese Government’s wage justice for early educators’ reforms.
ACTU slams multinational’s lockout of regional workers
January 21, 2025
Australian Unions are calling on one of Australia’s largest paper and packaging companies to end their indefinite lockout of over 300 workers without pay at the Maryville paper mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
Time’s Up Pay Up! – Unions in BHP Same Job Same Pay fight
January 20, 2025
Australian Unions are taking on mining giant BHP in a fight over Same Job Same Pay rises for more than 1,600 labour hire mineworkers.
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