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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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Who really values education?

Part of the reason Isobel Redmond was forced to step down as Opposition Leader were her comments on the staffing levels of the Education Department. Ms Redmond said there were about 2000 public servants in the SA department and about … Continue reading

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What can South Australia expect from an Audit Commission?

Isobel Redmond’s popularity has been fading in recent months and she has been under fire in relation to her announcements of job cuts to the public sector. In September last year Ms Redmond announced that if the Liberals won the … Continue reading

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Union News – 31/01/2013

Tonight in the news: Craig Thompson arrested Redmond’s gaffes bring her down Pacific National tries to pay workers not to strike Nurses continue negotiations with WA government 9,000 teachers strike in the Solomon Islands Download Audio

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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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Union News – 01/11/2012

In the news this week: Jobs lost at aiAutomotive Armoured vehicle drivers go on strike at Chubb Tasmanian Unions want tender rethink CFMEU fears descrimination in Bowen Basin Queensland Teachers accept government pay offer US unions encourage workers to get … Continue reading

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Kevin Purse explains the new workplace safety laws

A new deal to get workplace safety laws through the SA parliament has been welcomed by SA Unions. It’s taken a few years to get to this point of agreement, with Business initially driving the move to harmonise workplace safety … Continue reading

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Union News – 18/10/2012

In the news tonight: New Workplace safety Laws to pass SA parliament The price for the sale of future harvesting rights revealed ACT Teachers give the Liberals a D Teachers strike in Victoria Federal Government proposes changes to unfair dismissal … Continue reading

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Nurses Union find rural workers in tears

On Your Rights at Night we’ve been following the campaign for better staffing for Nurses in our country hospitals. Elizabeth Dabars, the Chief Executive of the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) took a tour of some of these … Continue reading

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