Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Abbotts $108-a-week Pay Rise Insult To Sacked Aussie Seafarers
August 1, 2002
Federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott this week is receiving an automatic pay rise of…
Family Friendly Hours To Flow From ACTU Test Case Ruling
July 23, 2002
Australian employees cannot be forced to work unreasonable hours of work after the Australian Industrial…
Superannuation Is A Key To Economic Equality
July 23, 2002
ACTU Senior Industrial Officer Linda Rubinstein outlines ACTU and union policy on superannuation, what have…
Childcare, Carer’s Leave Needed For Family Friendly Workplaces
July 17, 2002
A national paid maternity leave scheme should be the centrepiece of a whole package of…
Sharan Burrow’s Address to Workers with a Disability Conference
July 12, 2002
Physical barriers, attitudinal barriers, social barriers and psychological barriers all stand between workers with a…
Workers With a Disability Deserve Better
July 11, 2002
Working people with a disability are being represented at Australia’s first national conference today to…
ACTU Call Centre Seeks Organiser
July 3, 2002
ACTU Member Connect is looking for an Organiser to work in their call centre. If…
Abbott Should Apologise Says ACTU
July 2, 2002
The ACTU has called on Federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott to apologise for saying…
Union Bargaining Fees Are Fair Enough
July 1, 2002
Anyone worried by Workplace Minister Tony Abbott’s scare campaign over union bargaining fees can rest…
NTEU Seeks Communications Officer
July 1, 2002
The NTEU is seeking applications for a Communications Officer (Publications and Web) to provide high…