Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Young Australians face long-term unemployment and poverty without government investment
April 10, 2015
A generation of young Australians will be trapped in long-term unemployment and poverty without investment in proven skills and training programs.
Paying Easter penalty rates will not hurt business
April 2, 2015
Australians are being subjected to a false and misleading campaign about penalty rates by employer groups in the lead up to Easter, Australian Unions said today.
Unions urge PC inquiry to give more rights at work to casuals and women
April 1, 2015
The ACTU calls for workplace rights to be strengthened for women and millions of Australians in casual and insecure work in its submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into workplace relations.
Tax debate must be about fairness not profits
March 30, 2015
Unions welcome further discussion on tax reform but the focus must be on creating a more equitable system, not a bonanza for the wealthy.
$27 pay rise and 10% super for minimum wage workers
March 27, 2015
The ACTU is calling for a $27 increase in the minimum wage to $667.90 per week or $17.58 per hour.
The ACTU’s submission to the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review shows minimum wages are at a record low of 43.4% of average weekly full time earnings and that inequality in Australia will grow even further without a $27 pay rise for the lowest paid workers.
Unions to push for superannuation increase for minimum wage workers
March 26, 2015
The ACTU will ask the Fair Work Commission to increase compulsory superannuation contributions for workers on award minimum wages to compensate them for the cut to their retirement savings because of the Abbott Government’s decision to freeze superannuation increases.
Union movement condemns forcible closure of Aboriginal communities
March 26, 2015
The ACTU Executive has voted unanimously to condemn the Abbott and Barnett Governments’ moves to forcibly close Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
Statement on the election of the new ACTU Assistant Secretary
March 24, 2015
The ACTU is pleased to announce that Mr Scott Connolly was unanimously elected as the new Assistant Secretary by the ACTU Executive today.
Expanded Comcare would disadvantage injured workers
March 23, 2015
Injured workers will be worse off under the Abbott Government’s plans to expand Comcare – the national OHS and worker’s compensation scheme.
Unions to call for an increase in the minimum wage
March 21, 2015
With the deadline for the Annual Wage Review just one week away, the ACTU has called on employers to be honest about the impact of increasing the minimum wage.
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