Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Company tax cuts put corporate profits ahead of people
February 6, 2018
The Coalition’s planned $65 billion tax cut for corporations will come at the expense of working Australians, the ACTU has warned.
ACTU statement on the passing of Andrew Casey
February 2, 2018
The ACTU expresses our sorrow and condolences on behalf of everyone in the Australian union movement to the family and loved ones of Andrew Casey, who passed away suddenly Thursday.
Right to strike is almost dead
January 25, 2018
Today’s decision by the Fair Work Commission to suspend the action by train drivers is further evidence of the broken rules in Australian workplaces that are driving down wage growth.
ACTU stands with First Nations workers for equal rights at the 30th Anniversary of the Long March
January 25, 2018
ACTU secretary Sally McManus will call for Minister Nigel Scullion to listen to the First Nations Workers Alliance (FNWA) and make systemic changes to the racist Community Development Program at the ‘30th Anniversary of the 1988 Long March’ rally in Sydney’s Hyde Park tomorrow.
New inequality report shows Australia urgently needs a pay rise
January 22, 2018
The ACTU has said today that Australians urgently need a pay rise, after a new report by Oxfam International has shown that inequality, the gap between those with the most and everyone else, has increased.
Sneaky corporate tactics to cancel workplace agreements and leave workers stranded are a disgrace
January 19, 2018
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has condemned the emerging corporate tactic of applying to terminate Enterprise Bargaining Agreements in order to cut workers’ pay and conditions.
Fiji’s history of workers’ rights abuses must not be repeated
January 18, 2018
The ACTU is calling on the Government of Fiji to take action over the illegal treatment of Air Terminal Services (ATS) workers, who have been locked out by management and replaced by unqualified workers, potentially endangering Australian travellers, at a rally today in Sydney.
Unions to offer assistance with victims’ submissions to Banking Royal Commission
January 12, 2018
The ACTU is launching an online tool for victims of criminal and unethical activities by the big banks to submit their stories, which will then be presented to the Banking Royal Commission.
Vale Don McDonald
January 8, 2018
The ACTU joins with the entire Australian Union movement in mourning the loss of Don McDonald, who passed away last week after a battle with cancer.
Cash out, Laundy in: a welcome end to Cash’s attacks on working people
December 19, 2017
“Senator Cash’s tenure as Minister responsible for Industrial Relations has been marked by repeated
attempts to remove rights for working people and indifference to the real life issues facing working
families.”
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