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Unions’ fight for hospitality, retail workers’ Sunday penalty rates heads to Federal Court

Sep 27, 2017

THE Federal Court has heard that the Fair Work Commission made errors of law when penalty rates were slashed, as unions take action to protect workers. Read more via news.com.au. Read More »

Australia needs a pay rise, but instead we’ve got Cash

Sep 21, 2017

***A message from Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary*** Michaelia Cash has built a career attacking working people for big business. Help us get a billboard up in Perth to remind people of that fact. While she […] Read More »

Why workers are losing their share of Australia’s national income

Aug 15, 2017

If you want to tackle inequality, the first thing you should do is join a union – a report puts the premium on wages for private sector union workers at 20%. Read more via The Guardian Read More »

War on wages: Australians are working harder and going backwards

Aug 6, 2017

When Sahar Khalili started work as a casual pharmacist eight years ago, she was paid $35 an hour. Over the years that has fallen to as low as $30 while her rent has more than […] Read More »

The power and passion of union boss Sally McManus

Jul 24, 2017

The Guardian has published an excellent profile on ACTU Secretary Sally McManus. It’s long, but it’s well worth the read! As ACTU president Ged Kearney told The Guardian: “This is the time for Sally McManus. She hasn’t changed […] Read More »

Massive pay cut for hundreds of power plant workers in Victoria

Jan 15, 2017

More than 570 workers will have their pay slashed by up to 30 per cent after the Fair Work Commission agreed to tear up the existing pay and conditions for all employees working at the massive Loy […] Read More »

The pension Malcolm Turnbull is not touching

Dec 22, 2016

Last week we reported that Malcolm Turnbull is cutting pensions for hard-working Australians, with some couples set to lose up to $6,120 a year, or $117.70 a week. But there’s one pension he’s not touching… Thanks […] Read More »

Australia ranked alongside Chile, Ghana, UK on workers’ rights

Australia ranked alongside Chile, Ghana, UK on workers’ rights

May 20, 2014

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has named Australia as a “country of concern” during the opening of its third congress in Berlin. Read More »

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