Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
ACTU Statement on Gaza
April 22, 2024
The Australian Union movement is a movement of peace and respect for all races and nationalities. We oppose war, racism, and oppression. We act in solidarity.
The Australian Union movement is horrified by the escalating violence and death toll of civilians in Gaza. The ACTU reiterates its statements and resolution of 19 October 2023 and 23 February 2024 and continues to call for an urgent and permanent ceasefire and the release of hostages and political prisoners.
ACTU will call out ‘Rockets and Feathers’ as just one example of unfair pricing practices by supermarkets
April 14, 2024
ACTU Assistant Secretary Joseph Mitchell is expected to criticise major supermarket pricing practices when he gives evidence to the Senate committee on Supermarket Prices today (Monday).
“Future Made in Australia Act” historic step forward for workers
April 11, 2024
The Australian Council of Trade Unions strongly supports the Prime Ministers announcement today of a Future Made in Australia Act and looks forward to working with Government to ensure that its content guarantees the creation of good, safe, secure well-paid jobs and tangible community benefits.
Unions welcome record pay rises for workers on new collective agreements
April 3, 2024
The ACTU welcomes recently released data by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations for the December 2023 quarter showing that average pay rises for workers covered by new collective agreements reached a 15-year high of 4.3 percent.
‘Roster justice’ needed so workers can plan their lives
March 27, 2024
The ACTU has used its reply submission on the work and care stream of the Fair Work Commission’s
Modern Awards Review 2023-24 to call for “roster justice” and to highlight the impact that unfair
rostering can have on workers
ACTU calls for 5% increase to minimum wages
March 25, 2024
The ACTU announced it will seek a 5% increase in Australia’s minimum and award wages as part of its submission to the Annual Wage Review.
All workers should be protected from discrimination, says ACTU
March 21, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Australian Law Reform Commission’s recommendation to protect students, teachers and other workers at religious educational institutions from discrimination.
Rise in more secure jobs welcomed by ACTU
March 21, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the significant decline in the unemployment rate today as a welcomed boost to working people built on major improvements to our workplace laws.
Forcing unemployment to rise is not the answer, says ACTU
March 19, 2024
The ACTU calls on the RBA to cut the cash rate following today’s decision by the Board to hold it steady at 4.35 percent.
Award system letting down women and carers
March 13, 2024
he ACTU’s response to the Fair Work Commission’s Work and Care discussion paper outlines changes that need to be made to awards to update them to reflect the needs of a modern workforce.
Despite some significant improvements, awards still reflect a long outdated idea that the average worker does not have any caring responsibilities as their partner looks after this at home while they are available to work full time.
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