Media Releases 2015

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Recent Media Releases

Australians worried about wages, job security and rights at work

March 13, 2015

The ACTU has received 500 personal submissions from Australian workers worried about what the Productivity Commission inquiry into workplace relations will mean for their job security, wages and rights at work.

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Australia at risk of long-term structural unemployment

March 12, 2015

Australia’s unemployment rate has now been at or above 6 per cent for nine consecutive months, since June 2014 – this is unacceptably high.

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Auto industry funding backflip is too little too late

March 10, 2015

The Government’s backflip on its $900 million cut to the Automotive Transformation Scheme is little consolation to the thousands of auto industry workers whose jobs are still on the line.

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Australian women work 68 days for free in widening gender pay gap

March 8, 2015

Due to the ever-widening gender pay gap, Australian women are effectively working for free on International Women’s Day.

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Reward business, punish workers: Government’s Intergenerational Report

March 5, 2015

The Abbott Government has again demonstrated that it will heap pressure upon hardworking Australians while rewarding big corporations.

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National Day of Action puts Liberal Government on notice

March 4, 2015

Thousands of Australians will rally around the country in a National Day of Action today to protest against the Liberal Government’s attack on our living standards and rights at work.

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Unions target key marginal seats in new election campaign

March 3, 2015

Unions will target 32 key marginal seats between now and the next federal election to defeat the Coalition Government.

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Unions win for James Hardie asbestos victims

February 27, 2015

Unions have ensured that thousands of Australians suffering from asbestos related diseases will continue to be properly compensated.

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Gender pay gap hits new high while Abbott Government waters down workplace gender reporting

February 26, 2015

New ABS figures showing the gender pay gap has blown out to 18.8 per cent comes one day after the Abbott Government released watered down rules for workplace reporting on gender equity.

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Employers try to cut wages of Australia’s lowest paid workers

February 17, 2015

Employers are trying to cut the wages of hospitality, retail, pharmacy, dry cleaning and laundry workers.

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