The passing of new legislation that would get wages moving and help restore the rights of working people is being blocked in Parliament following a shameful campaign by big business.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Sectary Sally McManus said the Closing Loopholes Bill should be urgently passed in its entirety to provide cost-of-living relief to workers.
“However, big business has spent tens of millions of dollars to influence politicians not to pass changes that are widely supported by the public,” she said.
