Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Ratification of ILO conventions sends important message about workers’ rights
August 1, 2011
Australia’s ratification of three International Labour Organisation Conventions is a significant achievement which sends an important message to about the value and respect for workers’ rights.
Tax forum to pave way for all Australians to have a say on future reforms
July 28, 2011
The upcoming Tax Forum must not become a platform for the business lobby to push for corporate tax cuts, but allow all Australians with the opportunity to have a say on the future direction of our nation’s tax system.
New CPI figures show pressure on working families no cause for interest rate rise
July 27, 2011
The latest inflation figures released today show there is no justification for a rise in interest rates while working households continue to face pressures from increases to the cost of food, housing, health and education.
Crackdown on rogue employers who use illegal migrant workers is long overdue
July 21, 2011
Rogue employers who illegally exploit vulnerable migrant workers illegally should feel the full force of tougher penalties to crack down on these rorts.
Australian workers want better job security, not a return to WorkChoices-style policies
July 17, 2011
Plans by the Liberal Party to re-embrace individual contracts and slash unfair dismissal protections would put at risk the pay and job security of millions of Australians at a time when they are experiencing cost of living pressure.
Tax reforms support more women into work
July 15, 2011
Unions have welcomed measures within the Government’s carbon price package that support more Australians to enter the workforce.
Carbon price package provides certainty and safeguards for workers, households and communities
July 10, 2011
Carbon price package provides certainty and safeguards for workers, households and communities
Two years on and the Liberal Party still doesn’t get workers’ rights
June 30, 2011
Two years after the Fair Work Act swept away WorkChoices, Tony Abbott has confirmed he has succumbed to Liberal Party extremists to plan a renewed attack on rights at work.
Insecure work and costs of living head workers concerns, new survey finds
June 19, 2011
Australians want greater job security and are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living, new research by unions has found.
Lowest paid workers get a $19.40 wage rise, but still not enough to bridge gap
June 3, 2011
Today’s decision by Fair Work Australia to grant a 3.4% increase to the one in six workers who are dependent on awards will allow Australia’s lowest paid workers to keep pace with the cost of living, but not with the rest of the workforce.
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