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Recent Media Releases
Unions demand Qantas come clean on its role in dismantling of Fiji workers’ rights
September 30, 2011
Qantas must explain its role in allegations its Fiji partner airline was the architect behind the draconian decree that has dismantled the island nation’s workers’ rights.
Unions launch new campaign for secure jobs and a better future for Australian workers
September 28, 2011
Australian unions will today launch a major national campaign to address the spread of casual, contract and other forms of insecure work in Australian workplaces.
ACTU tells carbon inquiry costs of inaction far outweigh costs of action
September 27, 2011
Claims the ACTU believes workers will be worse off under a price on carbon are wrong.
Stronger Super means more secure retirement for Australian workers
September 21, 2011
Today’s commitment from the Government to deliver better and cheaper superannuation funds for Australian workers is an important step towards providing a more secure retirement.
Unions launch campaign for 12% superannuation to guarantee secure retirement for workers
September 19, 2011
The average 25-year-old worker could lose $143,000 from their planned retirement savings if Parliament does not support the Labor Government’s plan to increase their Superannuation Guarantee to 12%.
All buildings should be cleared of asbestos by 2030 to save future generations
September 16, 2011
An Asbestos Safety Certificate should be required every time a residential property is sold or leased in order to protect future generations of Australians from asbestos diseases.
Ansett: a 10 year journey by workers and unions comes to an end
September 14, 2011
Australian unions will today reflect on a 10 year journey alongside thousands of former employees of Ansett airlines to ensure they received as close to 100% of their entitlements as was possible.
Largest ever workers’ survey shows the modern workplace is increasing job stress and insecurity
September 7, 2011
Australians in 2011 are under more pressure than ever before, working longer hours than they are paid for and increasingly having work invade their home life.
Australians rally for Fiji workers’ safety amid military regime’s growing repression of rights
September 2, 2011
Australian workers will rally in Sydney and Canberra today to protest against the Fiji military regime’s ongoing attacks on workers’ rights, including the recent arrest of the President of the Trades Union Congress, Daniel Urai.
States must commit to equal pay as another year passes with women lagging too far behind men
September 1, 2011
State Governments must commit to equal pay for women as the latest figures show women continue to be paid 17.2% less than men and take an extra 63 days to earn the same average income as men each year.
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