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Union News – 13/12/2012

Tonight in the news: Ramping ramps up at Flinders SA Unions call for labour laws to protect children from exploitation Santos GLNG accused of not employing enough local indigenous workers The AEU blames funding for poor education results The ITUC … Continue reading

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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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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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Union News – 8/12/2011

In the news: SA Government supports better pay for ASU members More westfield shopping centres to face strike action The AMWU welcomes quiet win(d) Family violence spills over into workplaces Australian unions to investigate labour rights abuses in Fiji Download … Continue reading

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Baiada / Lilydale chicken workers picket their worksite A $300M lifeline to the (struggling) Australian steel industry A new decree bans Fiji workers’ basic rights Listen: Download Audio LINKS from the show: http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/ http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/

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Union News 1 September 2011

Union news from around Australia and the world. Women take 63 days to catch-up to men’s wages this year Fiji unionists face court tomorrow Liberals promise big business, WorkChoices like changes Download audio

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Fiji cracks down on unions

The Fiji Trades Union Congress (FUTC) was to hold its national council meeting on Saturday at a local hotel. The meeting was abandoned after police intervened and dispersed delegates, saying the permit to hold it had been revoked. FUTC national … Continue reading

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Union News 21 July 2011

Union news from around Australia and the world Report announces that over fifty thousand illegal workers work in Australia Unions support job-creating elements of the carbon price package Electrolux comes under fire for disregard of workers’ rights Special Minister of … Continue reading

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