Australian labour news from LabourStart- Australia : Hospital cuts the beginning of the end
- Australia : Women's cricket team has won a pay rise that means some players will be able to quit their day jobs
- Australia : Mine in central Queensland town of Moranbah to employ 1000 workers on FIFO roster
- Australia : CFMEU attacks BHP for ignoring Central Queensland region's needs
- Australia : Shellhabour council spat over nurse numbers and nurse union campaign
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- Australia : Grocon opposes CFMEU appearance at coronor's inquiry. Police investigating why wall debris was removed from collapse site
- Australia : Supreme Court decision limits public knowledge of OHS offences
- Australia : Workplace needle danger worse in Australia for nurses than Europe or US
- Australia : Independent MP says Qld workers need travel compensation
- Australia : New workplace bullying laws seen as gamechanger â maybe
- Australia : Important survey: What has the attack on NSWâs Workers Compensation laws meant for you?
- Australia : Domestic violence victims denied dedicated support by Charles Sturt University.
- Australia : Panel beater found guilty over sacking man with incurable cancer
- Australia : Australian Nursing Federation calls for state government action over hospital violence
- Australia : Ambos warn of lives in danger
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Tag Archives: ACTU
The Union Movement’s Agenda for 2013
As you would all know, it is an election year. So it was timely, after the announcement by Julia Gillard that the election would be held on September 14th, that the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Dave … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 Federal Election, ACTU, Dave Oliver, Janet Giles, sa unions, Secure Jobs
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The Key Election Issues For Working People
Just how will the Coalition Government be better for Australian families and can workers trust them on your rights at work such as Low Income Super Scheme, Insecure Work and Penalty Rate Payments for working unsociable hours. Catherine Zengerer spoke … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTU, Ged Kearney, insecure work, Low Income Super Scheme, Penalty Rate Payments
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Union News – 22/11/2012
In the news this week: South Australia Remembers Rex Munn Carter Holt Harvey cuts workers 700 jobs go Railcorp Gillard asks Business and Unions to work together The ILO slams Fiji for trade union abuses Download Audio
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Tagged ACTU, ausunions, BCA, Carter Hold Harvey, Catherine Zengerer, CFMEU, Dave Oliver, fiji, ilo, Julia Gillard, Railcorp, Rex Munn, sa unions, Tony Shepherd, union, union news, unions, your rights at night, yran
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Union News – 15/11/2012
In the news this week: The Government opens up $27m for timber milling businesses in the State’s south-east Nurses find evidence of understaffing in Naracoorte 200 Ford workers to be fired in Victoria ACTU voices concer about employers interfering with … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTU, AMWU, ANMF, Carter Holt Harvey, CFMEU, Country Health SA, Dominic Mugavin, Europe, ford, forrests, Maxine Winkley, mount gambier, Naracoorte, SA Health, union news, unions, your rights at night, yran
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WIMDOI 2012
The bi-annual National Women in Male Dominated Industries (WIMDOI) Conference 2012, hosted by the ACTU, is being held in Adelaide this week. The 2012 Conference will focus on skills development for women activists in male dominated industries and occupations, including … Continue reading
Union News – 05/07/2012
Many full-time workers not receiving penalty rates Nurses and construction workers campaign for their rights in Victoria 36000 Public service workers get a pay rise in Victoia ex Ansett workers finally receive their superannuation entitlements Download Audio
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Tagged ACTU, ANF, Ansett, ASU, Baillieu, Catherine Zengerer, CFMEU, FWA, Maxine Winkley, union news, unions, Victoria, your rights at night, yran
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Union News – 28/06/2012
In the news this week: The Red cross moves jobs from Adelaide to Melbourne Dads and partners get parental leave Unions ask for a National Asbestos Authority Australian banks are the most profitable in the world for second year running … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTU, AMWU, Andrew Forrest, Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights, Banks, Chevron, Clive Palmer, Colombia, Dave Oliver, Doug Cameron, Gina Rinehart, Guatemala, IRC, ITUC, Labor Party, MUA, National Asbestos Authority, NSW, paid parental leave, red cross, teachers
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Fiji continues fight for union rights
Australians unions are up in arms about the actions of the International Organisation of Employers who refused to allow discussion about any cases of abuse of labour rights, including those occurring in Fiji at the the International Labor Organisation’s annual … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTU, ACTU congress, Catherine Zengerer, fiji, Frank Bainimarama, ilo, unions, your rights at night, yran
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Union News – 07/06/2012
SA Unemployment down on latest figures Unions call for the Banks to pass on rates cuts O’Farrell turned his back on ASU members Turkish government’s no strike plan condemned by unions Download Audio You can help aviation and banking workers … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTU, ASU, Maxine Winkley, O'Farrell, sa unions, SAparli, teachers, turkey, union news, unions, wearred, your rights at night, yran
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