Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Left Footers Kick Back
May 13, 2005
Australias minimum wage must “adequately” reward workers and “meet the needs” of families, according to…
Budget Hits Civil Rights
May 13, 2005
Money that doesnt end up as personal tax cuts will be used to undermine the…
Factory Workers Forced Into Sham Independent Contractor Scheme
May 12, 2005
Pressure is increasing on plastics manufacture Kemalex and its Managing Director Richard Colebatch to drop…
Be Part Of The Solution To The Child Care Crisis In Tasmania
May 10, 2005
LHMU Tasmania Child Care Union is holding an all day forum on childcare issues in…
Ban Kickbacks For Financial Planners: ACTU Call To Protect Superannuation
May 10, 2005
The ACTU has today called for more regulations to protect the retirement savings of employees…
Hospitality Unions Pink Roses For The Pink Salt
May 9, 2005
The NSW Hospitality Union has sent a huge bunch of Pink Roses to The Pink…
Pink Salt Forks Out As Restaurant’s E-mail Box Overloaded With Outraged Protests
May 6, 2005
The swish Sydney Pink Salt restaurant, competing in the reality TV show My Restaurant Rules,…
Justice For Refugees Rally
May 2, 2005
Join the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) march to demand permanent protection for all refugees, and…
May Day! May Day! May Day! Federal Government Threatens Basic Rights At Work
May 2, 2005
ACTU President Sharan Burrow will use her 2005 May Day address in Brisbane to warn…
ACTU And Trade Union Involvement In Make Poverty History 2005
April 29, 2005
Support to the Make Poverty History coalition (MPH) is a natural step in unions further…