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Sharan Burrow and ACTU
Highlights this month
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Extremely concerned at the large number of arrests and the ...
Sharan Burrow letter condemning arrests in Zimbabwe
4 December 2008 His Excellency Mr. Robert G. Mugabe President Causeway Harare Zimbabwe Fax: + 263.4.70.38.58 RE: More than 48 ZCTU arrests Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Australian ...
ACTU - 1 month ago
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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 - 1 month, 1 week 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 month, 2 weeks 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 - 1 month, 3 weeks 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 - 1 month, 4 weeks ago
1 day, 12 hours ago
Burrow dismisses Gillard's wage restraint call
Australian Council of Trades Union president (ACTU) Sharan Burrow has dismissed a Federal Government call for wage restraint and is standing by a 33 per cent pay claim for some ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 7:49 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 7:49 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
Acting PM urges union wage restraint in tough economic times
The acting Prime Minister is urging the CFMEU to be responsible in its enterprise bargaining negotiations with aluminium giant Alcoa. The union is demanding a pay rise of up to ...
AM - 7:12 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
AM - 7:12 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
07:50 - Federal Government warns unions against pushing for big pay rises as the economy weakens (audio)
Marius Benson seeks reaction from the ACTU President Sharan Burrow
ABC NewsRadio politics - 6:50 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
ABC NewsRadio politics - 6:50 a.m. Thursday 8th January 2009
1 month ago
Sharan Burrow letter: appeal to Korea on ITF appeal case
On 10 December the Government of Republic of Korea will decide the appeal case of Captain Jasprit Chawla and Chief Officer Syam Chetan ex-crew of the MT Hebei Spirit. The ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 9th December 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 9th December 2008
1 month ago
Sharan Burrow letter condemning arrests in Zimbabwe
4 December 2008 His Excellency Mr. Robert G. Mugabe President Causeway Harare Zimbabwe Fax: + 263.4.70.38.58 RE: More than 48 ZCTU arrests Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Australian ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 2 weeks ago
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 month, 3 weeks ago
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
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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 - 9:07 a.m. Friday 24th October 2008
ACTU - 9:07 a.m. Friday 24th October 2008
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Trading debate 'out of whack', says BP chief; Australia dragging the chain on green jobs, says ACTU
BP chief Gerry Hueston today criticised those both sides of the 'fault line' in debate over the treatment of emissions-intensive industries, while ACTU chief Sharan Burrow said Australia lagged other ...
CE Daily - 2:41 p.m. Wednesday 22nd October 2008
CE Daily - 2:41 p.m. Wednesday 22nd October 2008
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Policy innovation in housing
In today’s Age, ACTU President, Sharan Burrow, and my AussieMac co-author, Christopher Joye, move beyond the conventional short-term issues associated with the financial crisis and remind us that governments have ...
CoreEconomics - 6:36 a.m. Friday 17th October 2008
CoreEconomics - 6:36 a.m. Friday 17th October 2008
3 months ago
International unions call for new globalisation to respect rights to decent work and full employment
Global economic turmoil has made the right to decent work and full employment more essential than ever, Australian unions say. For workers around the world, organising and collective bargaining rights ...
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 7th October 2008
ACTU - 10 a.m. Tuesday 7th October 2008
Banks must pass on interest rate cut to avoid economic downturn and help struggling families
An interest rate cut is needed to avoid an economic downturn and to help families struggling with high levels of debt, say unions. ACTU President Sharan Burrow said the present ...
ACTU - 9:57 a.m. Tuesday 7th October 2008
ACTU - 9:57 a.m. Tuesday 7th October 2008
3 months, 1 week ago
ACTU calls for new measures to protect workers from fallout of US financial crisis
ACTU president Sharan Burrow has today put forward proposals to protect Australian working people from mortgage pressures and the financial crisis that is unfolding in the US, while she has ...
Workplace Express - 3:09 p.m. Wednesday 1st October 2008
Workplace Express - 3:09 p.m. Wednesday 1st October 2008
ACTU wants equal benefits for non-working mums
The ACTU president says she will campaign for stay-at-home mothers to get the same financial benefits as those proposed for working women.
ABC News federal politics - 2:50 p.m. Wednesday 1st October 2008
ABC News federal politics - 2:50 p.m. Wednesday 1st October 2008
