Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
ACTU President Michele O’Neil calls on COVID Senate Inquiry to support paid pandemic leave
June 23, 2020
ACTU President Michele O’Neil will tell the Senate Inquiry into the Government’s response to COVID-19 that the response has fallen short on wage subsidies, sick leave and OHS while ignoring the impact of the pandemic on women and young people.
States leading the way on Pandemic Leave, Morrison must catch up
June 21, 2020
The announcement by the Victorian Government of a Pandemic Leave scheme which will provide desperately needed sick leave for those who do not have it shows that the Morrison Government is lagging behind the states in providing essential leave entitlements for working people.
Fair Work Commission confirms wage growth essential to recovery
June 19, 2020
Minimum wage and award-dependent workers will receive a 1.75 per cent pay rise, raising the base-line rate to $39,167.60 per year, or $19.84 per hour after the Fair Work Commission handed down its ruling on the annual minimum wage case this morning.
Unemployment nears 1 million
June 18, 2020
Unemployment has jumped to 7.1 per cent, to 927,600 people, with 13.1 per cent of the workforce underemployed, according to new data released by the ABS this morning. This is the highest unemployment rate in almost 20 years.
Support for unions at historic high: Essential poll
June 16, 2020
A new poll has revealed that for the first time since the series began in 2012, half of all Australians believe Australian workers would be better off with stronger unions.
Sally McManus tells CEDA workers need to lead recovery
June 16, 2020
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus will today tell the Committee for Economic Development for Australia (CEDA) Conference that Australian workers won’t cop a cut to their take-home pay and conditions as Australia emerges from the economic downturn created by the COVD-19 pandemic.
Government needs to act urgently to ensure successful sale and secure future for Virgin
June 16, 2020
The ACTU has met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack to impress upon him and his Government the need for intervention to support airline workers, and to ensure a successful sale of Virgin.
Morrison Government’s early childhood education decision hits women the hardest
June 9, 2020
The peak body for working people in Australia has denounced the Morrison Government’s short-sighted and cruel decision to end free early childhood education and throw educators off JobKeeper.
ACTU slams Productivity Commission report into apprenticeships
June 5, 2020
The peak body for working people in Australia has slammed a report from the Productivity Commission into training and apprenticeships funding that recommends cutting apprentice wages and conditions, and is calling on the government to take responsibility for the skills and training crisis they have created.
Global Social Protection Fund needed to provide basic services for all working people
June 4, 2020
With 305 million full-time equivalent jobs lost worldwide due to the pandemic, Australia and other leading economies need to act now to protect the rights and livelihoods of working people around the world.
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