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Thursday, 19 October 2006
The ACTU is calling on the Federal Government to stop ducking its responsibility to fix Australia's under-funded TAFE system following a new report that shows young Australians are missing out on a high quality technical education. ACTU President
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Wednesday, 18 October 2006
Make Poverty History campaign, will be holding many activities over coming months, including Stand Up on 16 October, and a mass mobilisation in relation to the meeting of the G20 in Melbourne 18-19 November. ACTU Campaign News
Make Life
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Friday, 6 October 2006
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) and the Global Union Federations (GUFs) called on Heads of State and Ministers participating in the United Nations General Assembly High Level
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Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Day of Action for Columbia 16 September 2006 on Tripartite Agreement on Freedom of Association and Democracy. Letter from Sharan Burrow, President, ACTU to Dr lvaro Uribe Vlez, President of the Republic of Colombia.
Letter from ICFTU, ETUC
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Friday, 22 September 2006
In response to the violent repression of trade unions in Zimbabwe over the last weeks, the ACTU sent a letter of protest to President Mugabe, the police authorities and the Embassy of Zimbabwe in Canberra. Please add your voice and WRITE TODAY.
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Thursday, 21 September 2006
A decision by the Federal Government to seek childcare co-ordinators from offshore is not the answer to the shortage of workers in the childcare industry says the ACTU.
Commenting on the Government announcement ACTU President Sharan Burrow said
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Monday, 24 July 2006
Ordinary Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli families are suffering from a military conflict in the Middle East that must cease says the ACTU. The ACTU calls for an immediate end to attacks on civilians and an urgent solution to the current Middle
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Thursday, 15 June 2006
Young workers need special protection from the excesses of federal government legislation and, during SA Youth Week 12-18 June 2006 - SA Unions is calling on the state Industrial Relations Commission to ensure they get it. SA Unions secretary
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Wednesday, 24 May 2006
SA Unions in conjunction with Art in Working Life are running a t-shirt logo design competition. Designs are to focus on the message young people want to send to the community about the Howard Government's IR laws. It is nearly a year since the
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Applications are sought for the above position within the National Office of the LHMU in Sydney.
The LHMU represents 130,000 workers throughout its 8 branches in all states and territories. Responsibilities of the position will include:
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