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November 24, 2010
Today’s acquittal of Adelaide building worker Ark Tribe is proof that the Australian Building and Construction Commission is a farce and should be abolished.
November 22, 2010
Christmas Day should be declared a public holiday in every state and territory to protect workers who usually work on a Saturday from being forced by their employer to work and miss out on a family Christmas.
November 19, 2010
The Federal Government must not abandon the opportunity to create a lasting and landmark reform of the gender pay imbalance in Australian workplaces.
November 18, 2010
A secret operation to spy on workers at Victoria’s desalination plant construction project is unethical business behaviour and an unacceptable breach of workers’ rights.
November 17, 2010
A new analysis of remuneration at Australia’s 50 largest companies reveals the typical CEO is taking home almost 100 times that of the average worker.
November 16, 2010
Unions welcome Labor Government’s delivery of improvements to redundancy payments for workers
November 13, 2010
It is blatant hypocrisy for the major banks to record such massive profits and pay huge executive salaries while at the same time slugging customers and employees.
November 9, 2010
A push by big business to prevent employees from being paid penalty rates for working on Christmas Day is Scrooge-like and would set a bad precedent.
November 4, 2010
Massive multi-million dollar bonuses paid to executives of the major banks are fuelling a grab for profits at the expense of workers and consumers hit by rises in interest rates, bank fees and charges.
November 3, 2010
The latest rise in interest rates will make life harder for working families and worsen mortgage stress in the lead up to Christmas.
