Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Divide between state and federal aged care shows Morrison’s failure on vaccine
May 27, 2021
The ACTU and the aged care unions are calling on the Morrison Government to immediately seek the assistance of, and provide the necessary funding to, state governments to complete the vaccine rollout in aged and disability care.
New report finds Morrison siding with business against workers and recovery on wages
May 26, 2021
Wage increases for working people are essential for the recovery from the pandemic and the arguments being made against them are in bad faith and dangerous to the economy, according to a new report from Per Capita released this morning.
WHS ministers vote for huge step forward on mental health, sexual harassment, but miss opportunity on industrial manslaughter
May 21, 2021
The ACTU supports yesterday’s state and federal WHS ministers’ vote to regulate psychosocial hazards. This decision is a huge step forward for the prevention of mental illness and towards addressing sexual harassment and gendered violence in the workplace.
More than one million Australians desperate for more hours and reliable incomes
May 20, 2021
The headline unemployment figure, sitting at 5.5 per cent according to data released this morning by the ABS, does not capture the reality of working life for millions of Australians unable to find enough work to support themselves or their families, or trapped in insecure, unreliable employment.
TWU wins landmark unfair dismissal case against Deliveroo
May 18, 2021
Transport Workers Union member Diego Franco has won his unfair dismissal case against Deliveroo, who sacked him without notice at the height of the pandemic in April 2020. Diego had worked for the company for three years.
Mental health funding means little with no action on prevention
May 13, 2021
The ACTU is calling for urgent action on workplace mental health as the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work released a damning report today that found poor workplace practices that cause mental health issues costs the economy $200-220 billion per year.
Morrison Government chooses more insecure work, lower wages
May 11, 2021
The Morrison Government’s 2021 budget decisions will not improve the central issues facing working Australians –
insecure work and low wage growth.
ACTU calls for national plan to halve number of insecure jobs by 2030, address record level of multiple jobs
May 7, 2021
The ACTU is calling for a national target to halve the number of insecure jobs in Australia by 2030 in a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security.
Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support
May 6, 2021
Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO.
ACTU, mental health groups and academics call on Cash to back reforms to protect mental health at work
May 4, 2021
The ACTU has joined with mental health advocates and academics, releasing a joint statement calling on Minister Michaelia Cash and all Work Health and Safety Ministers to vote to support key reforms recommended in both the Boland Review of Model WHS Laws and the Respect@Work report on sexual harassment in the workplace at an upcoming meeting of state, territory and federal WHS ministers.
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