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Recent Media Releases
Australian unions to investigate human and labour rights abuses in Fiji following ILO intervention
December 7, 2011
Australian unions welcome moves today by the International Labour Organisation to intervene to safeguard human and labour rights in Fiji, ahead of a delegation heading to the island nation next week to investigate abuses of workplace rights first hand.
Government commitment to higher apprentice wages is a good first step to lifting completion rates
December 6, 2011
Federal Government support for a pay increase for apprentices is a good first step towards improving the appalling apprentice completion rate.
New Labor platform will strengthen collective bargaining and improve worker rights
December 2, 2011
Workers will have enhanced rights to bargain for better pay and conditions and secure jobs under changes to the Labor Party’s national platform adopted at the National Conference.
Half of casual workers would prefer to have a secure job, official data finds
November 29, 2011
Half of all casual workers would prefer to have a standard, secure job, according to new research released by the ACTU.
Foxtel is exploiting contractors and shirking fair work responsibilities
November 24, 2011
The workers who install home services for pay TV operator Foxtel should have secure jobs and fair pay and conditions in line with Australian workplace standards.
Four years to the day Australian workers voted out WorkChoices, Liberals still want it back
November 24, 2011
On the fourth anniversary of the rejection of the Howard Government’s WorkChoices at the 2007 election, the Liberal Party has confirmed it is clinging to its ambition to return to those dark days.
Unions condemn employer militancy, pledge to improve and strengthen workers’ rights
November 22, 2011
Unions have today resolved to vigorously defend workers’ rights against a new wave of employer militancy that is threatening the livelihoods of working Australians.
Baiada must stop the legal threats and listen to workers’ concerns about secure jobs
November 20, 2011
The management of Baiada Poultry must acknowledge low-paid employees’ concerns about insecure work and participate in negotiations for secure jobs, a safer workplace and decent pay and conditions.
ACTU & ACCI call for freedom of association in Fiji
November 17, 2011
The Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Chamber of Commerce have combined to call on the government of Fiji to take immediate steps to restore workplace rights in the country.
Wages breakout? What wages breakout? Latest ABS data confirms cost of living pressures for workers
November 16, 2011
Wages in Australia are growing at a solid and sustainable pace, with no signs of the wages breakout employers have spent all year warning about.
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