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Recent Media Releases

Donate To The Union Aid Abroad APHEDA Festive Season Appeal

November 21, 2005

Support workers in developing countries this Festive Season…..DONATE NOW! Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA are…

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ACTU Calls On James Hardie To Conclude Compensation Deal

November 20, 2005

ACTU Secretary Greg Combet today called on James Hardie to finalise the multi-billion dollar compensation…

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24 Organisers – Expressions of Interest

October 28, 2005

The LHMU, SEIU, TWU and Service and Food Workers in New Zealand have formed a…

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Childcare Director Fights Unfair Dismissal – Sacked While On Holidays

October 27, 2005

A Sydney Childcare Centre Director is fighting an unfair dismissal case after her boss sent…

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Australian Youth Ambassadors For Development (AYAD) Program

October 1, 2005

The AYAD Program currently has a fantastic opportunity for a Development Officer (Division of Labour)…

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ACTU Pushes To Lift Pay By 4% For Workers On Minimum Wage

September 21, 2005

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) will today lodge a 4% pay claim for…

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Emergency Service Workers Take IR Concerns To Canberra

September 14, 2005

More than 100 nurses, fire-fighters, ambulance officers and other emergency service workers will hold a…

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Qld Child Care Centre Wants To Take Big Bite At Workplace Rights

September 12, 2005

An attempt to force through a non-union agreement at a childcare centre in Bundaberg Queensland…

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Report Supports ACTU Call To Ban Individual Contracts For Young Workers

September 8, 2005

The ACTU has renewed its call for the Federal Government to stop employers from putting…

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Federal Minister’s Model Aussie Was A Militant Trade Unionist

September 6, 2005

Education Minister, Brendan Nelson, is promoting a trade union activist as the greatest symbol of…

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