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Highlights this month
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Found it hard to round up members -- though that'll ...
C, bee and demarcation
Memo to Sharan Burrow. For the past few decades the ACTU has found it hard to round up members -- though that'll change with mass sackings.
The Australian - opinion - 3 days, 19 hours ago
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Warned the Federal Government that paid maternity leave is not ...
Paid maternity leave 'not negotiable'
THE ACTU has warned the Federal Government that paid maternity leave is not negotiable and must be delivered in next year's Budget.
NEWS.com.au National Breaking News - 1 week, 5 days ago
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Welcomed the move as giving workers added protection, while her ...
Employers take Government concessions on arbitration in their stride
Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard appears to have successfully walked the IR tightrope with her announcement this afternoon that her substantive bill will extend limited arbitration into three new areas. ...
Workplace Express - 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Still pressing the Government on a number of reforms to ...
ACTU wants Labor to do more on collective bargaining; Lessons from the UK
The ACTU is still pressing the Government on a number of reforms to facilitate the spread of collective bargaining, senior industrial officer Cath Bowtell said yesterday.
Workplace Express - 3 weeks ago
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Called on the Government to create a new industrial umpire ...
Telstra workers prepare to strike: ACTU calls for new IR umpire
The ACTU has called on the Government to create a new industrial umpire with dispute-settling powers to break a long-running stalemate between Telstra and its unions that is threatening to...
iTWire - Latest Headlines - 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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Produced a factsheet as part of its campaign for strong ...
Safe Work Week timely reminder of human cost of workplace tragedies and need for strong OHS laws
The unacceptably high human cost of workplace death and injury highlights the need for stronger national workplace health and safety laws, the ACTU said today. As union members around the ...
ACTU - 1 month, 1 week ago
3 days, 7 hours ago
COAG meeting must focus on 'green jobs' spending: ACTU
The ACTU says the COAG meeting in Canberra must result in a bigger spend on infrastructure, particularly in the environmental sector.
ABC News federal politics - 11:26 a.m. Saturday 29th November 2008
ABC News federal politics - 11:26 a.m. Saturday 29th November 2008
3 days, 19 hours ago
C, bee and demarcation
Memo to Sharan Burrow. For the past few decades the ACTU has found it hard to round up members -- though that'll change with mass sackings.
The Australian - opinion - 11 p.m. Friday 28th November 2008
The Australian - opinion - 11 p.m. Friday 28th November 2008
BOOT test tougher than the NDT, says AIG; ACTU disagrees
The Fair Work Bill's better off overall test lifts the bar on the current no disadvantage test and is likely to result in better outcomes for employees, a leading IR ...
Workplace Express - 2:24 p.m. Friday 28th November 2008
Workplace Express - 2:24 p.m. Friday 28th November 2008
5 days, 8 hours ago
Telstra mini-bid risks jobs, claims ACTU
Telstra's submission of what appeared to be a non-compliant National Broadband Network bid put the jobs of its workers at risk, the Australian Council of Trade Unions said today.
zdnet Headlines - 10:20 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
zdnet Headlines - 10:20 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
Telstra mini-bid risks jobs, claims ACTU
Telstra's submission of what appeared to be a non-compliant National Broadband Network bid put the jobs of its workers at risk, the Australian Council of Trade Unions said today.
zdnet Headlines - 10:20 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
zdnet Headlines - 10:20 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
1 week ago
ACTU calls on opp to support Labor's new IR laws
Unions are urging the federal opposition to back legislation that'll put another dent in WorkChoices when it's introduced into parliament today.
The Independent Weekly - 8:03 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
The Independent Weekly - 8:03 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
1 week, 1 day ago
IR legislation to hit Parliament tomorrow; and more
IR legislation to hit Parliament tomorrow; ACTU and CFMEU launch new tv commercials; Nothing fundamentally wrong with for-profit childcare: Gillard; Buswell considers 'workplace surveillance team' to replace ABCC; Make Federal ...
Workplace Express - 11:48 a.m. Monday 24th November 2008
Workplace Express - 11:48 a.m. Monday 24th November 2008
The union movement launches a national television advertsing campaign this week ... targetting Malcolm Turnbull. (audio)
ACTU President Sharan Burrow tells Steve Chase says the ads are designed to pressure the opposition on new federal workplace laws
ABC NewsRadio politics - 7:45 a.m. Monday 24th November 2008
ABC NewsRadio politics - 7:45 a.m. Monday 24th November 2008
1 week, 5 days ago
Vote in Telstra protected action ballot starts tomorrow; VTHC leads protest to Gillard's office; and Ernies going strong, 16 years on
Vote in Telstra protected action ballot starts tomorrow; VTHC leads protest to Gillard's office; Ernies going strong 16 years on; Deloitte wins gong for commitment to women in the workplace; ...
Workplace Express - 5:03 p.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
Workplace Express - 5:03 p.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
Paid maternity leave 'not negotiable'
THE ACTU has warned the Federal Government that paid maternity leave is not negotiable and must be delivered in next year's Budget.
NEWS.com.au National Breaking News - 3:24 a.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
NEWS.com.au National Breaking News - 3:24 a.m. Thursday 20th November 2008
2 weeks ago
New union rights to inspect records; ACTU says new IR laws not Work Choices "lite"; and more
Unions to have right to inspect non-members employment records, but face fines for misuse of information; Lawrence says Labor's IR changes not Work Choices lite; Unions push for constructive union-employer ...
Workplace Express - 8:16 a.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
Workplace Express - 8:16 a.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Coverage fears "gumming up" award modernisation process: Bowtell
The ACTU believes the custodianship of unions and employer groups over awards should be maintained, but severing the link between award respondency and representation rights could help the award modernisation ...
Workplace Express - 2:45 p.m. Monday 17th November 2008
Workplace Express - 2:45 p.m. Monday 17th November 2008
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Employers take Government concessions on arbitration in their stride
Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard appears to have successfully walked the IR tightrope with her announcement this afternoon that her substantive bill will extend limited arbitration into three new areas. ...
Workplace Express - 4:18 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
Workplace Express - 4:18 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
Unions contribute to G20 debate
A crisis summit of the G20 this weekend must begin work on a more inclusive, just and democratic system for the governance of the global economy, say Australian unions. Workers, ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Friday 14th November 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Friday 14th November 2008
3 weeks ago
ACTU wants Labor to do more on collective bargaining; Lessons from the UK
The ACTU is still pressing the Government on a number of reforms to facilitate the spread of collective bargaining, senior industrial officer Cath Bowtell said yesterday.
Workplace Express - 6:02 p.m. Tuesday 11th November 2008
Workplace Express - 6:02 p.m. Tuesday 11th November 2008
