Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
ACTU welcomes first steps towards right to request part-time work but calls for further protections for working mothers
February 10, 2013
Unions welcome the Prime Minister’s focus on issues faced by working mothers but more is needed to ensure genuine rights are achieved.
All parties must commit to preserving the weekend and tackling insecure work
February 6, 2013
The ACTU has called on all parties to ensure that they make secure jobs an election issue and to enshrine penalty rates in law to preserve the weekend for Australian workers.
Unions push for apprentices to be paid a living wage
January 31, 2013
Unions will push for a wage rise for apprentices to allow them to cope with the cost of living and ease future shortages in skilled trades.
Job and income security will be the key election issue for working people
January 30, 2013
Job and income security will be the key election issue for working people
Proposed Anti-Discrimination laws will improve workers’ protection from unfair treatment
January 23, 2013
The Gillard Government’s reform of anti-discrimination laws will make it easier for workers to take action when they are discriminated against.
Unions call for strong action against latest Fijian Military Dictatorship decree
January 16, 2013
The Australian Government must take strong action against the Fijian military regime’s latest attempts to suppress participation and a genuine return to democracy.
New setback for workers’ rights in Fiji after regime dumps plans for a fresh, independent constitution
January 14, 2013
The abandonment of a pledge by the Bainimarama government to allow an independent constitution to be drawn up is a major setback for workers’ rights in Fiji.
Roundtable begins search for ways to improve job opportunities for disadvantaged groups
December 22, 2012
A joint roundtable stemming from the new collaboration between the ACTU, ACOSS, and the BCA found there are major barriers towards getting unemployed people into jobs and discussed the potential for new approaches such as ‘demand-led’ employment to meet the needs of both employers and people disadvantaged in the labour market.
Government has done the right thing by putting Australian jobs first
December 20, 2012
Government has done the right thing by putting Australian jobs first
Business push to slash penalty rates must be resisted
December 18, 2012
Business push to slash penalty rates must be resisted
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