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Recent Media Releases
Qantas applies to terminate flight attendants’ agreement
January 20, 2022
Qantas has informed international flight attendants that it has applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate their agreement, a decision which would cut wages by almost half for some staff.
Patrick moves to cut dock wages in half
January 20, 2022
Patrick Terminals have applied to the Fair Work Commission to terminate its existing enterprise agreement, a move which would cut the pay, conditions and job security of dock workers. If the company succeeds, workers face a staggering 50 per cent wage cut.
Prime Minister continues to duck responsibility for providing RATs, instead attempts to slash WHS protections
January 19, 2022
Prime Minister Morrison has again today refused to accept any responsibility for the failure of his government to listen to advice from medical experts, businesses, and unions as far back as 2020 that large numbers of Rapid Antigen Tests would be required to keep working people and the broader community safe.
Staff shortage emergency: providers and unions call for ADF support and COVID-19 wage payment
January 19, 2022
Aged care providers and unions have united to call on the Prime Minister to deploy the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide emergency support and assistance to overwhelmed aged care workers at nursing homes across the country. Providers and unions also want the federal government to fund additional direct payments for staff to secure the workforce.
Union wins Teys Naracoorte backdown on workers being required to work while COVID positive
January 18, 2022
Teys Australia has bowed to the demands of workers and agreed the company will no longer compel its workforce to continue working while infected with Covid.
Unions to demand new Covid safe plans from all employers, free RATs for community and will take action to ban unsafe work
January 17, 2022
Leaders from national unions have today met to discuss the ongoing health and economic crisis caused by the rapid spread of Omicron.
Emergency meeting of unions to consider action to keep workers safe
January 16, 2022
An emergency meeting of national union leaders today will consider what action will be taken to keep workers safe as the Prime Minister ignores repeated requests for assistance and spurns offers to work together to address the workforce crisis.
Woolworths continues to turn a blind eye as workers forced to work while infected with Covid
January 15, 2022
Woolworths continues to turn a blind eye as one of its major suppliers, Teys Australia, forces its workforce at its abattoir in South Australia to turn up for work even though they are infected with the Covid virus.
Unions condemn failure to provide Rapid Antigen Tests and call emergency meeting of all unions
January 13, 2022
The ACTU condemns in the strongest possible terms the Prime Minister’s failure at National Cabinet to ensure Rapid Antigen Tests be made be free and accessible for all to protect worker and community safety and get the economy moving again.
National Cabinet must make Rapid Antigen Tests free, reject moves to water down workers’ safety
January 13, 2022
Rumours continue to swirl about extreme elements of the employer lobby pushing hard for National Cabinet to water down Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws, in a desperate move to make up for the Morrison Government’s total failure to make Rapid Antigen Tests free and accessible in Australia.
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