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Recent Media Releases
Clean exports could deliver 395,000 new jobs
October 14, 2021
Together, ACF, WWF-Australia, ACTU and BCA are today releasing Sunshot: Australia’s
opportunity to create 395,000 clean export jobs, charting a path for the country through the
global transition to net-zero that delivers new jobs.
We must not leave workers behind on dust disease prevention
October 14, 2021
Safe Work Australia will meet on Thursday to decide whether to expand regulations protecting workers from dust diseases like silicosis beyond those working directly with engineered stone which is used in the manufacture of benchtops. It is essential that Safe Work Australia ensures that all workers are protected from deadly dust diseases.
QUBE ignores Premier’s call to return to negotiations
October 14, 2021
QUBE Ports has continued its refusal to re-enter negotiations with the MUA over the ongoing dispute at the Port of Fremantle, despite being called on to do so by WA Premier Mark McGowan, several Ministers and the Fair Work Commission.
2.5 million effectively out of work or looking for hours
October 14, 2021
Young people and those in insecure work continue to bear the brunt of ongoing lockdowns without sufficient support from the Federal Government, according to data released today by the ABS.
Insecure work is a massive work health and safety risk
October 13, 2021
A shocking 67% of injured or ill insecure workers reported not taking time off because they feared it would negatively impact their job, and 60% reported not taking time off because they had no paid leave available.
QUBE walks away from Port of Fremantle talks
October 13, 2021
QUBE Ports has refused to attend conciliation talks with the MUA over the ongoing dispute at the Port of Fremantle, despite requests from the Fair Work Commission and the West Australian Government to do so.
ACTU launches demands for COVID-safe workplaces
October 11, 2021
New guidance for Heath and Safety Representatives and union delegates released by the ACTU outlines the changes that will be necessary in all Australian workplaces as lockdowns ease and more people return to work.
Morrison Government continues to cut disaster payments as one in four hospitality and accommodation pre-pandemic jobs lost
October 7, 2021
Accommodation and hospitality workers continue to be the most impacted by pandemic job losses, with payroll jobs falling to 23.8 per cent below pre-pandemic level by mid-September, according to ABS data released today.
Threats to mental health and workplace violence among OHS risks faced by frontline workers
October 6, 2021
A new survey conducted for the ACTU shows that mental health continues to be the fastest growing challenge to the safety of working people in their workplaces, as well as appalling rates of workplace violence experienced by frontline workers who continue to protect the community from the pandemic.
Morrison refuses to support workers while job vacancies drop 10 per cent and effective unemployment hits 9.7 per cent
September 30, 2021
Job vacancies fell 10 per cent amid widespread lockdowns, ABS data reveals today, and the Morrison Government’s decision to cut disaster payments before the workforce recovers will only make the situation worse for Australian workers who have lost work or hours due to lockdowns.
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