01,11,22 | Collective bargaining, Jobs Summit, Union win, Workers' rights
Big business and employer groups’ pushback on legislative changes designed to improve wages and balance out the bargaining process smacks of hypocrisy following their decade-long failure to protect workers. IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said employer and big...
01,11,22 | Jobs Summit, Workers' rights
It’s a tough time for Australian workers, with most facing the current cost-of-living crisis with record-breaking real wage cuts and insecure jobs, forcing thousands to work through injuries and illness. Real wage cuts set new record Working people have struggled...
31,08,22 | Jobs Summit, Workers' rights
The federal government’s Jobs Summit kicking off in Canberra on 1 September could herald in a new era for workers. With a touted agenda of improving working conditions, boosting wages, addressing skills shortages and closing gender gaps, the summit provides the real...
30,08,22 | Equity, Jobs Summit
Taking action on gender inequity could create a $111 billion windfall for Australia, according to a new report released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). In its Delivering Respect For Women At Work report, released ahead of this week’s Jobs Summit, the...
29,08,22 | Jobs Summit, Workers' rights
Unions and employer groups have reached consensus on skills and training reform ahead of the landmark Jobs Summit later this week. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Ai Group and the Business Council of...
17,08,22 | Jobs Summit, Workers' rights
The union movement has signalled support for expanded migration if key reforms are implemented. Wages growth and investment in skills and training for Australian workers must be prioritised alongside expanding the yearly permanent migration program to 200,000 places,...
16,08,22 | Jobs Summit, Workers' rights
Ensuring full and secure employment should be the top macro-economic goal of the federal government’s upcoming Jobs Summit. A paper released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) ahead of the September summit outlines how the economy could be overhauled in...