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Recent Media Releases
Annual ACTU Awards Recognise Successful Bargaining Campaigns
March 8, 2006
Campaigns against the introduction of non-union agreements have scooped two of the major prizes in…
Commonwealth Games Souvenirs May Breach Labour Standards
March 3, 2006
Unions are concerned that souvenirs for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games have been manufactured in breach…
Canberra Restaurant Owner Wants To Evict Filipino Guest Workers
February 24, 2006
A Canberra restaurant owner is trying to evict two Filipino guest workers from the spartan…
New Govt Visa Will Allow Employers To Bring In More Temporary Workers
February 16, 2006
The Federal Governments proposal for a new type of visa that would allow employers to…
Tourism Skills Breakthrough Won By LHMU Tasmania
January 18, 2006
The LHMU hospitality union in Tasmania is a key player in a new training program…
Geoff Gallop Has Made A Real Difference To The Lives Of WA Workers
January 16, 2006
One of WAs biggest trade unions has paid tribute to the contribution made by Geoff…
Global Giant Takes The Biscuit. Attacks Local Jobs
January 12, 2006
Another huge bite has been taken into Australia’s shrinking manufacturing industry as Kraft Foods announced…
Australian NGOs and Unions say WTO Development Package Full of Empty Rhetoric
December 15, 2005
Australian NGOs and union delegates at the WTO Ministerial declared today that the development package…
Vale Peter Cook
December 9, 2005
Vale Peter Cook, a union man utterly devoted to improving the lives of working people…
Funny Film – Scary Message
November 28, 2005
A short film has been doing the rounds of people’s emails today and very funny…
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