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Recent Media Releases
Tireless campaigner for maritime health and safety wins top union award
March 6, 2013
A seafarer who spends his spare time mentoring young workers in the shipping industry was last night named the ACTU’s union delegate of the year.
ACTU Executive welcomes recommendations of independent report on union governance
March 6, 2013
The ACTU Executive today received the final report from the independent and expert panel appointed to conduct a review into union governance and best practice.
A shrinking slice of pie: new research shows wages share of national income falling behind profits
March 5, 2013
New research by the ACTU reveals that wages have failed to keep up with productivity growth over the past decade, busting the myth of a wages breakout and confirming that profits are increasing at the expense of workers’ incomes.
$1.2 billion funding injection will hit the right pockets
March 5, 2013
The ACTU congratulates the Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, on his announcement of wage increases for aged care workers as part of the Aged Care Workforce Compact.
Coalition’s planned construction code is an attack on workers’ rights
March 4, 2013
Coalition’s planned construction code is an attack on workers’ rights
ACTU calls for more action on growth of unpaid work following Ombudsman’s report
February 28, 2013
ACTU calls for more action on growth of unpaid work following Ombudsman’s report
Long overdue changes to 457 Visas will give Australian workers a chance
February 23, 2013
The ACTU has praised changes to the 457 visa program as a long-overdue reform of a system that is being abused by some employers to drive down pay and conditions.
Pay inequity, job insecurity and violence equals trifecta of discrimination for women
February 21, 2013
ACTU president Ged Kearney said as we approach International Women’s Day, March 8, it is a good time to call on employers: “Take an honest look at the impact of your practices on women.”
Cuts to public sector jobs are driving a rise in unemployment and putting pressure on services
February 18, 2013
New research by the ACTU reveals that the number of public sector jobs in Australia has fallen for the first time in more than a decade after Coalition state governments last year sacked tens of thousands of workers.
Latest ME Bank survey shows insecure work and cost of living hitting Australian households
February 11, 2013
New research has provided further confirmation that people in casual and other forms of insecure work are less financially comfortable and more stressed than those in full-time or permanent employment.
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