Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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All ACTU media enquiries should be directed to ACTU Media team:
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November 23, 2017
More than 1500 warehouse workers at Woolworths have won 4% annual pay increases, double the national average.
November 21, 2017
Today’s release of the Wage Theft in Australia survey of temporary visa workers clearly demonstrates the systemic exploitation of migrant workers in many Australian industries.
November 21, 2017
The revelations of systemic wage theft published today by academics Laurie Berg and Bassina Farbenblum show that the Turnbull Government is unwilling to stop employers breaking the law to protect working people.
November 17, 2017
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency scorecard released today shows that flexible work arrangements like those outlined in the ACTU’s Family Friendly Test Case are being adopted by a wide range of employers, despite warnings from the business lobby that this would cause huge damage to the economy.
November 16, 2017
The ACTU has urged the Employment Minister Cash take real action to address wage growth, which is close to record lows, and to face up to the crisis in underemployment and insecure work that her government has created.
November 16, 2017
The ACTU calls for shareholders of Commonwealth Bank (CBA) to support resolutions to hold CBA to account.
Despite years of scandals and misconduct, CBA will announce a $9.89 billion profit and are seeking to award their executives bonuses on top of their obscene salaries.
November 10, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions calls on the Australian Government to immediately evacuate people seeking asylum on Manus Island, to end the appalling humanitarian crisis.
November 9, 2017
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is calling for all controversial IR legislation to be put on hold until we can know for certain who is, and who isn’t, eligible to sit in the Federal Parliament.
November 8, 2017
Social Services Minister Christian Porter has threatened the job security of all employees who work under government contracts in a shocking letter sent to workers at 1800-RESPECT.
November 6, 2017
ABS data released this week shows that on Minister for Women and Employment Michaelia Cash’s watch, apprenticeship numbers have tumbled, and the share of women in apprenticeships has also fallen.
