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Recent Media Releases
Unpaid Super a Billion Dollar problem, says ACTU
July 7, 2014
Unpaid Super a Billion Dollar problem, says ACTU
Big Miners and State Liberal Mates the winners in Abbott Government’s latest attack on rights at work
July 1, 2014
The Abbott Government’s latest attack on workplace rights comes in the form of sneaky changes to regulations that will give the big miners and the WA State Liberal Government greater powers to stop lawful industrial action.
Alliance Proposes Partnerships to Secure Jobs for Disadvantaged Jobseekers
June 30, 2014
The Australian Council of Social Service, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Business Council of Australia today jointly proposed improvements to employment services to deliver better job outcomes for people disadvantaged in the labour market.
Abbott’s attack on rights, wages and conditions stalls… for now
June 25, 2014
By putting the brakes on a wholesale review of workplace laws, the Abbott Government has acknowledged that the same hardworking Australians that will take a hit from their budget changes to health, welfare and education are the same people whose wages and workplace conditions will be in the firing line under this review.
Federal Court latest frontier in the battle for the weekend
June 20, 2014
Federal Court latest frontier in the battle for the weekend
Penalty rates are not for the taking Mr Abbott
June 18, 2014
The campaign to protect penalty rates kicked up a gear today with the release of new ACTU research, ‘One out – The Abbott Government and the return of unfair individual contracts’ which outlines how the Abbott Government’s proposed Industrial Relations legislation robs workers of their penalty rates alongside other workplace rights.
Abbott Government to give big banks the right to rip off punters
June 17, 2014
Anti-consumer laws that remove protections for those seeking financial advice will see working people ripped off by the big banks who will no longer be required to act in the best interests of their clients.
Historic move to stamp out forced labour at ILO
June 12, 2014
Unions and business unite to applaud a historic moment as a new legally binding protocol on forced labour is overwhelmingly voted for at the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.
It’s on – unions ready to fight for penalty rates
June 3, 2014
Australian Unions will fight a campaign by the business lobby to cut weekend penalty rates, challenging them today to ‘bring it on’.
Enough is enough: Trade deals should benefit local workers
June 2, 2014
Unions condemn further moves by the Abbott Government to make it easier for international workers to fill job vacancies where local workers are seeking employment.
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