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Urged the Rudd Government to ease restrictions on unions entering ...
Ease right of entry rules: unions
ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence has urged the Rudd Government to ease restrictions on unions entering workplaces after unionists were allegedly forced to hold a meeting sandwiched between two cars in ...
The Australian - The Nation - 4 months, 1 week ago
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Told a conference in Sydney today that he wants to ...
New ACTU leader signals focus on industry-based bargaining campaigns
In his first speech after becoming the ACTU's secretary-elect, Jeff Lawrence has told a conference in Sydney today that he wants to see unions build national and international industry-focused campaigns ...
Workplace Express - 1 year, 5 months ago
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Replace Greg Combet as the new secretary of the ACTU ...
Hospitality union boss named new ACTU secretary
The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union's Jeff Lawrence will replace Greg Combet as the new secretary of the ACTU later this year.
ABC Political News - 1 year, 5 months ago
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Been elected unopposed to replace Greg Combet as ACTU secretary ...
Lawrence to replace Combet as ACTU secretary
LHMU national secretary Jeff Lawrence has been elected unopposed to replace Greg Combet as ACTU secretary later this year after he was the only candidate for the position when nominations ...
Workplace Express - 1 year, 5 months ago
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Who, but you will be forgiven if you've not heard ...
New ACTU boss -- Jeff who?
The Australian labour movement gets a new head honcho today, but who is he? Jeff Lawrence is who, but you will be forgiven if you've not heard his name before.
Crikey - 1 year, 5 months ago
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Telstra workers let down by an industrial umpire that lacks dispute settling powers
Telstra’s workforce needs a strong industrial umpire with dispute settling powers to break the long-running stalemate over a new collective agreement, unions said today. Despite overwhelming evidence of persistent breaches ...
ACTU - 9:13 a.m. Monday 3rd November 2008
ACTU - 9:13 a.m. Monday 3rd November 2008
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Federal judge slams Howard Government watchdog for “blind eye” to employer unlawfulness
The anti-worker bias of the Australian Building and Construction Commission has again been exposed by the acting chief justice of the Federal Court who has found the ABCC turning a ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Friday 10th October 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Friday 10th October 2008
2 months, 2 weeks ago
New workplace rules bring a chilly response from unions who worked so hard to see Labor elected... (audio)
Marius Benson is speaking to ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence
ABC NewsRadio politics - 7:15 a.m. Thursday 18th September 2008
ABC NewsRadio politics - 7:15 a.m. Thursday 18th September 2008
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Legislation has to deal with bargaining deadlocks, says ACTU
The ACTU is arguing for the Federal Government’s substantive IR legislation to provide for the ability to break bargaining deadlocks, secretary Jeff Lawrence said today.
Workplace Express - 4:17 p.m. Tuesday 9th September 2008
Workplace Express - 4:17 p.m. Tuesday 9th September 2008
4 months ago
Building workers should have the same rights as the rest of the workforce
It is unacceptable in a modern democracy that workers in the construction industry have fewer rights than the broader workforce, says the ACTU. Standing with construction unions in a campaign ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Wednesday 30th July 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Wednesday 30th July 2008
4 months ago
Employers are taking advantage of restrictions on union entry to cut rights at work
Unions have called for workers’ rights to meet with union officials to be strengthened following reports that access to workplaces has been prevented by over-zealous employers. Employers are taking advantage ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 29th July 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 29th July 2008
Ease right of entry rules: unions
ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence has urged the Rudd Government to ease restrictions on unions entering workplaces after unionists were allegedly forced to hold a meeting sandwiched between two cars in ...
The Australian - The Nation - midnight Tuesday 29th July 2008
The Australian - The Nation - midnight Tuesday 29th July 2008
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Minimum wage pay decision begins to repair damage done by WorkChoices
The $21.66 minimum wage rise will provide some relief for working families from spiralling petrol, housing and grocery costs, but does not bridge the gap in living standards under two ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 8th July 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 8th July 2008
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Dont push your luck, Gillard warns unions
"julia gillard, unions, workchoices, industrial relations, changes, IR, rudd government, jeff lawrence"
Scopical | scopical.com.au - 5:18 a.m. Sunday 22nd June 2008
Scopical | scopical.com.au - 5:18 a.m. Sunday 22nd June 2008
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Collective bargaining lifts pay and community standards say unions in new TV ads
Unions will ramp up the campaign to scrap Work Choices and bring in new laws that protect workers’ rights with the release of two new union TV advertisements that highlight ...
ACTU - 10:41 p.m. Friday 20th June 2008
ACTU - 10:41 p.m. Friday 20th June 2008
5 months, 2 weeks ago
New employment standards are a step towards plugging the gaps left by Work Choices
The Labor Government's new National Employment Standards (NES) announced today are an important step towards plugging the gaps in workers’ rights and entitlements that have been left by Work Choices ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Monday 16th June 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Monday 16th June 2008
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Unions concerned at moves to allow more migrants to fill workforce gaps... (audio)
Marius Benson is speaking to ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence
ABC NewsRadio politics - 10:20 a.m. Monday 19th May 2008
ABC NewsRadio politics - 10:20 a.m. Monday 19th May 2008
7 months, 2 weeks ago
2020 Summit is a welcome opportunity to consider the needs of working Australians
The Summit is an important opportunity for the needs of working Australians and their families to be fully considered in the development of policy prescriptions for a prosperous and fair ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Friday 18th April 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Friday 18th April 2008
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Fewer than one-in-five workers now unionists in Australia ... why? (audio)
Marius Benson is speaking to the ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence
ABC NewsRadio politics - 7:25 a.m. Tuesday 15th April 2008
ABC NewsRadio politics - 7:25 a.m. Tuesday 15th April 2008
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Job & wages data show ‘coast is clear’ for $26 a week pay rise for low paid workers
The latest ABS jobs data and Government wages figures shows that despite a tight job market there is no wages pressure on inflation and that the coast is clear for ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Thursday 10th April 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Thursday 10th April 2008
