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Towards a Green New Deal: Economic stimulus that will be good for the planet Tuesday, 2 December 2008
The Federal Government can drive a massive increase in green jobs by combining focused economic stimulus with climate policies like a strong 2020 carbon pollution reduction target, a broad coalition read more...
Liberals are still being evasive on industrial relations laws, say unions Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Malcolm Turnbull has failed to come clean about where the Federal Opposition really stands on restoring key rights for workers that were taken away by WorkChoices.   Mr Turnbull is hedging read more...
Charges dropped: ABCC must go Wednesday, 26 November 2008
The dropping of charges against union official Noel Washington is a victory for common sense and shows why the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) must be immediately abolished. read more...
New IR legislation will be a major step forward for workers’ rights after a decade of attacks Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Legislation to be introduced into Federal Parliament today will mark an historic turning point to restoring workers’ rights after a decade of attacks by the former Coalition Government.   read more...
New Collective Bargaining laws will deliver better wages and conditions for Australian workers Tuesday, 25 November 2008
New industrial relations laws introduced into Federal Parliament today will give working Australians the fundamental right to collectively bargain for better wages and conditions. ACTU President read more...
New union TV ad spotlights Liberals’ choice: support IR laws or put workers last again Monday, 24 November 2008
Will Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberal Party support the restoration of Australian workers’ rights, or will he back a continuation of WorkChoices?   That is the stark question posed by a read more...
Asbestos time bomb still haunts homes and workplaces: National Asbestos Awareness Week Friday, 21 November 2008
Asbestos-related disease remains a ticking time bomb for Australians because there is no nationally consistent approach to asbestos removal and management in buildings and infrastructure and poor data read more...
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...
Climate change is an opportunity to create one million ‘green jobs’: union report Wednesday, 19 November 2008
A new report finds that climate change is both a challenge and an opportunity for workers in industries like electricity, water services, and local government which the Australian Services Union read more...
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