Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Attacking teachers won’t improve education says ACTU
February 22, 2007
The Howard Government’s push for performance pay in schools is an attack on the professionalism…
Unions to pursue climate change solutions including carbon trading scheme, renewable energy sources and green building codes
February 16, 2007
The Union Forum on Global Warming and Sustainable Energy is being chaired by ACTU President…
ASIC launches civil penalty proceedings against James Hardie directors
February 15, 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that it has commenced civil penalty…
ACTU Proud Of Union Campaign To Win Justice For Asbestos Victims
February 8, 2007
ACTU Secretary Greg Combet has expressed great pride in the role of unions and union…
QANTAS Workers in NT Worried by Fed Govt Refusal to Protect Their Jobs in Airline Takeover
February 8, 2007
ACTU urges James Hardie Shareholders to support asbestos compensation deal
February 1, 2007
James Hardie is providing its Australian-based shareholders with a briefing on the proposed compensation deal…
Pay rate uncertainty hits over one million workers under new IR laws
December 8, 2006
More than a million workers on award wages cannot be sure of their rate of…
Make Poverty History Campaign – Melbourne 18-19 November 2006
October 18, 2006
Make Poverty History campaign, will be holding many activities over coming months, including Stand Up…
Today is an International Day of Trade Union Action for Zimbabwe
September 22, 2006
In response to the violent repression of trade unions in Zimbabwe over the last weeks,…
ACTU Launches New Vision For Workplaces Based On Collective Bargaining
September 13, 2006
ACTU Secretary Greg Combet today released a detailed vision for a new system of workplace relations for Australia based on the right of employees to bargain collectively and to have a democratic vote in workplaces.
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