Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
RCEP agreement will legitimise the military dictatorship in Myanmar and fails to provide benefit to Australian workers.
July 28, 2021
The ACTU has called on the Morrison Government not to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, which includes Myanmar’s military junta, at today’s JSCOT inquiry.
Morrison Government finally increases support payment, but fails to protect jobs with JobKeeper
July 28, 2021
The Morrison Government has finally relented to pressure on increasing the amount of the COVID-19 disaster payment to a maximum of $750 per week, more than a month into the Sydney lockdown.
Statement on election of ACTU officials at Congress 2021
July 27, 2021
The leadership team of Sally McManus, Michele O’Neil, Scott Connolly and Liam O’Brien were re-elected by the ACTU Congress today. The ACTU Congress is the supreme decision-making body of the Australian union movement, representing more than 30 affiliates and nearly 1.8 million members.
CFMMEU wins against the ABCC in the High Court
July 23, 2021
ACTU congratulates the CFMMEU for their win in the High Court after six years fighting against the Government’s anti-union ABCC over industrial action taken in Brighton in 2015 in support of bathroom facilities for a woman working on site.
Australia should seize offshore wind opportunity
July 22, 2021
The ACTU has joined calls for Australia to take advantage of its potential for a new offshore wind industry.
Employers want all the control of JobKeeper, with none of the security for workers
July 21, 2021
A group of employer groups led by ACCI and Ai Group are asking the Federal Government to
include the ability to vary the hours and reduce the pay of working people that they were
granted under JobKeeper in the new support payment system, while offering workers none of
the protections or security that JobKeeper provided
Morrison must adopt all Respect@Work recommendations
July 19, 2021
The ACTU will appear at the Senate inquiry into the Morrison Government’s proposed changes to the Fair Work and Sex Discrimination Acts in response to the Respect@Work report. They call on the Prime Minister to act on all 55 recommendations rather than ignoring key elements of the report which would create safer workplaces for women.
Unions call on Minister Hunt to urgently act on silicosis
July 19, 2021
Unions have met with Health Minister Greg Hunt to urgently address the absence of preventative measures in the National Dust Disease Taskforce’s (NDDT) report – released last week.
ACTU calls on Fair Work Commission to Protect Jobs during lockdowns
July 15, 2021
The ACTU is extremely concerned that because the Morrison Government has walked away from JobKeeper which guaranteed job and income security, many workers are now in danger of losing their jobs as there are very weak obligations on employers.
FWC calls unions, employers, NSW and Federal Governments to conference to discuss safeguards for workers in lockdown
July 15, 2021
FWC President Iain Ross has called Australian Business Industrial, the ACTU, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group, the Australian Retailers Association, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, Master Builders Australia, the Master Grocers Association, the National Farmers’ Federation, the National Retail Association, the Newsagents Association of NSW and ACT and representatives from the Australian Government, and NSW Treasury together to discuss necessary safeguards for workers who are receiving recently announced lockdown support payments.
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