Opinion
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Reversals, confusion and silence on workers’ rights
Australian Unions do not believe that Peter Dutton’s comment provides any real guarantee that labour hire workers’ wage increases are safe, given his strong track record. Peter Dutton has advised the ...
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Australian Unions go for a 4.5 per cent wage boost
Australian Unions will pursue a wage claim of 4.5 per cent in the upcoming Annual Wage Review. The ACTU’s claim will increase the minimum wage to $25.18 per hour, lifting the annual full-time rate by ...
Opinion
Australian Council of Trade Unions2dOpinion
Response to Trump must be to protect and grow Australian jobs
The measures Prime Minister Albanese announced today highlight the importance of protecting workers’ livelihoods amid global uncertainty.
Opinion
Australian Council of Trade Unions5dOpinion
Coles and Woolies are taking the piss, blaming workers for higher prices
Despite grocery prices growing at twice the rate of workers’ wages, Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, sided with the major supermarkets and last year refused to back Labor’s legislation that would have ...
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Ban on supermarket price gouging welcome
The ACTU strongly supports new measures outlined today that will make it unlawful for supermarkets to price gouge consumers. The Albanese Government has committed to banning price gouging by ...