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Recent Media Releases

Address to the National Press Club – Building a fairer Australia: the role of unions and workers’ rights

March 12, 2008

ACTU Secretary, Jeff Lawrence I appreciate being able to address the National Press Club at…

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Give low paid workers $26 a week pay rise and curb executive salaries

March 12, 2008

ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence will announce for the first time today (Wednesday) that unions will…

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ACTU Executive outlines future agenda for working families

March 6, 2008

The Executive of the ACTU met in Melbourne this week to adopt a new campaign plan…

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Too soon to inflict another interest rate rise on working families

March 3, 2008

It is too soon for working families to be slugged with another interest rate rise…

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Melbourne Qantas valet parking workers out of work

February 29, 2008

Long term Qantas valet parking workers are out of a job this morning (Saturday 1…

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Qantas should stand up for the wages and conditions of valet parking workers say unions

February 26, 2008

Qantas should immediately step in and save 170 valet parking workers from major cuts to…

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Banks must exhaust all options before closing the door on working families

February 22, 2008

Unions are calling on banks and home lenders to change the way they deal with…

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ACTU Radio interview transcript with Jon Faine

February 20, 2008

Issues: Work Choices, AWAs, wage restraint, Qantas valet parking workers, bargaining, Commonwealth Bank, Telstra.  …

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Liberals still hurting workers by holding up scrapping of Work Choices

February 19, 2008

Thousands more Australian workers will be hurt by the loss of pay and conditions while…

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Hockey shows Liberals are still dishonest & out-of-touch with working families on ‘Work Choices’

February 18, 2008

Claims by the former Minister responsible for ‘Work Choices’, Joe Hockey, that his Liberal Cabinet…

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