Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Morrison must dismiss call to raid workers’ super again
August 26, 2021
Perennial anti-super Senator and former for-profit super representative, Andrew Bragg, has once again proposed that the Morrison Government force working people to raid their retirement savings rather than properly funding support for working people through the ongoing pandemic.
Voters in key marginal seats say Morrison Government hasn’t done enough on Respect@Work
August 24, 2021
More than half of all voters in the key marginal seats of Bass (TAS), Chisholm (VIC) and Macquarie (NSW) believe that the Morrison Government has not done enough to help reduce sexual harassment in workplaces – a fact that could harm their election prospects significantly.
Australians lost 3 million hours of work over the month of July
August 19, 2021
36,000 workers in NSW lost their jobs in the month of July, while the Morrison Government continues to
refuse the reimplementing of JobKeeper to help workers stay connected to their employers.
Workers’ wages are going backwards
August 18, 2021
Workers’ wages in Australia are more than remaining dismally stagnant – they are in fact going backwards in real terms.
ACTU condemns ACCC for abuse of power
August 17, 2021
The ACTU welcomes the decision by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) to withdraw criminal cartel charges against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) and its ACT Divisional Branch Secretary Jason O’Mara.
Paid vaccine leave essential for all workers
August 16, 2021
The ACTU is calling on the Morrison Government to provide a new universal leave entitlement through the National Employment Standards (NES) for paid leave for every worker, including casual workers, to get the jab and recover from any routine side effects.
Joint statement from the BCA and ACTU on Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
August 13, 2021
Unions and business are committed to working cooperatively with governments to keep workplaces safe and to achieve the highest possible rates of vaccination though building confidence in the vaccination program and supporting workers to get vaccinated.
Morrison must act as new report shows window for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees almost closed
August 9, 2021
Prime Minister Morrison must act immediately to increase Australia’s ambition on climate change and support a just transition for Australian workers as the UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) science report found that the last decade was hotter than any period in the past 125,000 years.
Morrison ignores critical Respect@Work reforms
August 6, 2021
The Morrison Government has again today rejected key recommendations put forward by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, in her landmark Respect@Work report.
Fair Work Commission shoots down McCain’s shabby treatment of Tasmanian workers
August 6, 2021
The ACTU welcomes the recent decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission which confirmed that McCain’s repeated lockout of workers at its plant in Smithton Tasmania was unlawful.
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