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Paid Maternity Leave not negotiable in 2009 Federal Budget Thursday, 20 November 2008
The ACTU has outlined the immediate economic and social need to include an 18 week paid maternity leave scheme in the 2009 Federal Budget, in its latest submission to the Productivity Commission read more...
Broadband network bidders must ensure workers and consumers are not ripped off Thursday, 20 November 2008
The Federal Government’s National Broadband Network (NBN) must help create long-term jobs in the local communications industry and bring down the price of broadband Internet access for read more...
Boost to infrastructure spending will protect jobs and increase productivity, say unions Tuesday, 18 November 2008
A boost to the nation’s infrastructure funding must be part of a package to insulate Australia from the impact of the global economic slowdown, unions said today. Commenting ahead of read more...
BP Solar decision ‘short-sighted’: unions Tuesday, 18 November 2008
BP Solar must reconsider its short-sighted decision to close its Sydney manufacturing plant, unions say.   ACTU President Sharan Burrow said:   “This is an extremely read more...
Government must adopt temporary migrant worker visa recommendations to end exploitation Friday, 14 November 2008
Unions have urged the Federal Government to adopt the key recommendations of a review of the 457 visa program and end the exploitation of temporary migrant workers. The 457 visa system introduced read more...
Arbitration as a last resort will protect workers and deliver better wages and productivity Friday, 14 November 2008
Unions have welcomed confirmation from the Federal Government that a robust new system of workplace bargaining will be backed by an industrial umpire with strong powers to protect workers. read more...
Unions welcome vital government investment inlocal car industry jobs Monday, 10 November 2008
The ACTU has welcomed the Federal Government’s 13-year, $6.2 billion car industry investment package including the plans to secure the future for thousands of car industry jobs. ACTU read more...
Paid Maternity Leave more crucial than ever for families in uncertain economic climate Friday, 7 November 2008
Paid maternity leave will be even more crucial for parents and their newborn babies as they face job insecurity and financial uncertainty as a result of the global financial crisis, says ACTU read more...
Telstra investors face share price fall unless management puts jobs and broadband first Thursday, 6 November 2008
Senior Telstra management’s aggressive and uncompromising stance on the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network (NBN) is putting at risk thousands of jobs for Telstra workers and read more...
New OHS laws must make employers provide safe workplaces say unions Thursday, 6 November 2008
Unions back new proposals to increase the maximum fines for companies and directors who cause death or injury to workers, but believe the fines need to be even higher if they are to act as an read more...
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