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Recent Media Releases
Supplier of meat products to major supermarket chain Woolworths forces workers to work while infectious with Covid virus
January 12, 2022
Teys Australia is forcing workers to report for duty at one of its South Australian abattoirs even though they have tested positive for Covid and are actively infectious with the virus.
Unions call for emergency meeting with Prime Minister over Omicron crisis, lay out list of urgent actions needed for workers
January 11, 2022
Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus wrote to the Prime Minister overnight, calling on him to convene an emergency meeting with union leaders representing essential workers to address the escalating national Omicron crisis.
Scott Morrison abandons workers, holds secret meeting with Employers to wind back isolation requirements in transport sector
January 9, 2022
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will host talks with industry bosses at a closed-door meeting at 2pm today to develop plans to force supply chain workers back to the front lines despite being possibly infected with the Covid virus.
Abandoned workers across the country forced to take leave with no pay.
January 9, 2022
Thousands of workers are isolating without pay and are unable to access Paid Pandemic Leave because of the Morrison Government’s narrow definition of a ‘close contact’.
Morrison refuses to listen to public health experts, doctors, unions and businesses to make RATs free
January 5, 2022
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in his announcement today, has once again rejected the calls of doctors, public health experts, unions, and small businesses to make rapid antigen tests free for all. This is a slap in the face to the Australians who have sacrificed and lost so much to keep each other safe during the pandemic.
STATEMENT FROM ACTU ACTING SECRETARY LIAM O’BRIEN PRIME MINISTER’S ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ON RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS
January 5, 2022
Today’s attempt to distract from his ongoing failure to make Rapid Antigen Tests free and accessible for all Australians proves that Prime Minister Scott Morrison still doesn’t get it and again highlights that, when it comes to the pandemic, the Morrison Government’s ‘too little, too late’ approach means Australians will continue to suffer the consequences.
ACCC announcement a damning indictment of Scott Morrison’s failure of leadership on Rapid Antigen Tests
January 4, 2022
Today’s announcement that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been forced to take action to stop unscrupulous operators ripping off Australians desperate to get their hands on Rapid Antigen Tests is a damning indictment of Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his ongoing failure of leadership when it comes to the pandemic.
Morrison dodges pandemic responsibility once again
December 30, 2021
Unions are urging the Morrison Government to make rapid antigen tests free and accessible across all states and territories to take some pressure off family budgets and PCR testing.
Scott Morrison abandons working Australians with callous indifference on Rapid Antigen Testing
December 23, 2021
The Prime Minister’s callous indifference on the costs of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), on full display during his press conference yesterday, Wednesday December 22nd, confirms yet again that working Australians cannot rely on Scott Morrison to have their back in times of need.
Statement from ACTU Acting Secretary Liam O’Brien: Appointments to the Fair Work Commission
December 18, 2021
The Morrison Government’s decision to sneak out the appointment of two new employer advocates to the Fair Work Commission, on a Saturday afternoon, the week before Christmas, demonstrates the contempt that Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Government have for working people.
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