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Recent Media Releases

Unions celebrate new era of support for working mothers and call on Coalition to back paid maternity leave plan

May 13, 2009

Unions celebrate new era of support for working mothers and call on Coalition to back paid maternity leave plan

Jobs, jobs, jobs Budget (with a bit of tough love) will protect working families in downturn

May 12, 2009

For working Australians and their families this is a Budget for jobs, jobs and jobs with a bit of tough love on the side.

Workers’ lives at risk: new union push for tougher national health and safety laws

May 11, 2009

Workers’ lives at risk: new union push for tougher national health and safety laws

ACTU and unions welcome paid maternity leave scheme for working mothers

May 10, 2009

ACTU and unions welcome paid maternity leave scheme for working mothers

BHP shows the way on paid parental leave; Federal Govt must act in next week’s Budget

May 8, 2009

BHP shows the way on paid parental leave; Federal Govt must act in next week’s Budget

Save jobs by making police, posties, fire-fighters and defence uniforms in Australia, say unions

May 6, 2009

Save jobs by making police, posties, fire-fighters and defence uniforms in Australia, say unions

Thousands of workers locked into lower pay and conditions while remnants of WorkChoices remain

April 30, 2009

Thousands of workers locked into lower pay and conditions while remnants of WorkChoices remain

Paid maternity leave will help redress gender inequality and must be in Federal Budget

April 29, 2009

Paid maternity leave will help redress gender inequality and must be in Federal Budget

Australian workers grieve for lives lost in workplaces: International Workers’ Memorial Day

April 27, 2009

Australian workers grieve for lives lost in workplaces: International Workers’ Memorial Day

Workers stuck on WorkChoices job contracts are $7500 a year worse off: call for Govt to act

April 26, 2009

Workers stuck on WorkChoices job contracts are $7500 a year worse off: call for Govt to act

Past Media Releases

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