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Recent Media Releases
Message to politicians – attack penalty rates at your peril
September 1, 2014
Over 60% of voters are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports reducing weekend or penalty rates, new research shows.
Abbott Government to create underclass of workers
August 29, 2014
Unions have attacked the Federal Government’s move to help employers import guest workers in the Northern Territory under new designated area migration agreements.
Unions stage major Budget Day rally
August 28, 2014
Hundreds of Tasmanians will converge on Parliament Lawns from 12 Noon today in response to massive job cuts and a wage-freeze flagged in the Liberal’s first State Budget.
No action on offshore safety concerns two years on from Stena Clyde deaths
August 27, 2014
Today marks two years since the deaths of two workers on the Stena Clyde oil rig in the Bass Strait off the coast of Victoria and still no action has been taken over long-standing safety concerns.
No union or TAFE representation on new skills and training board – no surprise from this Government
August 15, 2014
Minister Ian Macfarlane is letting down the industries he is meant to represent by failing to include anyone from unions or the TAFE sector on the new Vocational Education Training (VET) advisory board announced today.
Pay gap will worsen under attack on penalty rates
August 15, 2014
The record high 18.2 per cent gender pay gap will widen even further if business groups win their campaign to strip away penalty rates and attack the minimum wage.
Aussie workers left in the cold by appalling lack of 457 scrutiny: Unions call for Senate Inquiry
August 12, 2014
Resource, health and service sector unions are united in calling for a Senate Inquiry into the 457 visa scheme following allegations of widespread rorting.
Solar scheme delivers green jobs and raises money for Father Bob Maguire Foundation
August 11, 2014
ACTU President Ged Kearney and Father Bob Maguire today launched the first installation of a solar hot water unit in a Father Bob community house under a new not-for-profit manufacturing scheme designed to create green jobs.
Medicare sell off puts thousands of jobs at risk
August 8, 2014
The Government’s plan to privatise Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs payments system could cost many thousands of jobs.
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