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Recent Media Releases
All Australians need to listen to the ‘Statement from the heart’
May 27, 2017
The ‘Statement from the heart’ released by the Uluru Constitutional Convention yesterday sets out a simple but powerful objective – to better express pre-existing and ongoing Aboriginal and Torres Strait ownership of this country and in doing so address the ‘torment of [Indigenous] powerlessness’.
Statement from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus on Qld law to stop exploitive labour hire contracts
May 25, 2017
The Queensland Government is taking action to regulate labour hire practices — the Federal Government needs to stop sitting on its hands and do the same.
Media Alert: Sally McManus to attend picket at Carter Holt Harvey ply mill Myrtleford
May 24, 2017
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus will attend the picket outside the Carter Holt Harvey mill in Myrtleford and meet the workers who have been locked out for a month after their employer walked away from negotiations on a pay increase, income insurance and the right to take annual leave over the Christmas period.
Fletcher workers win on redundancies, labour hire and hours of work after 96 days
May 24, 2017
The workers at Fletcher Insulation have won better terms on redundancies, use of labour hire and casual workers and hours of work after 96 days on strike.
Another generation locked into Income inequality under Turnbull
May 23, 2017
Turnbull Government policies continue to worsen inequality for women with analysis of this year’s budget showing younger women are some of the biggest losers.
Save Dave Campaign
May 20, 2017
Statement from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus
Australia’s industrial laws are broken and it’s individuals like NSW miner Dave McLachlan who are suffering.
Dave, a miner in Southern NSW was fired in April by South32 for standing up for his workmates against an employer who had failed to implement the terms of an EBA for nearly 18 months.
Dave and his workmates had been protesting against South32’s refusal to provide a laundry service for their coal-ridden work uniforms for 18 months, despite a legal agreement to do so.
ACTU welcomes plan to reform Fair Work Act
May 19, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomes the commitment given today by shadow workplace relations minister Brendan O’Connor that Labor would seek to stop employers simply tearing up enterprise bargaining agreements (EBAs) to cut workers’ pay and conditions.
CUB manager planned to ‘shoot’ workers shut out for refusing lower wages
May 18, 2017
A senate inquiry this morning revealed that CUB management kept notes describing the CUB 55 dispute in 2016 as a ‘war’ and had a strategy to ‘shoot the sh*t’ out of the striking workers in order to avoid paying them their fair wages and conditions.
Labor’s 457 visa plan will restore integrity and trust in the system
May 3, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) today welcomes the Labor Party’s plan to address the serious issues with the 457 visa program.
ACTU celebrates 90 years of leading Australian Unions and supporting working people
May 3, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) today celebrates its 90th anniversary.
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