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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…
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…
24 Organisers – Expressions of Interest
October 28, 2005
The LHMU, SEIU, TWU and Service and Food Workers in New Zealand have formed a…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…