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Sally McManus elected Secretary of the ACTU

Sally is the 10th elected ACTU Secretary in the organisation’s 90-year history and the first woman to hold the prestigious position. She fills the rol...

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Australian workers are getting poorer and the Turnbull Government is doing nothing

2 Aug 2017 Working Australians are struggling to keep up with the soaring cost of living, while the Turnbull Government hands out $65 billion in tax cuts to big corporations. The results of The University of Melbourne’s Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (Hilda) survey found all Australians are being hurt by stagnant wages, with household incomes going backwards since the Global Financial Crisis.

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Liberals hand Hotels Association $10 million

1 Aug 2017 Employment Minister Michaelia Cash’s announcement this morning that the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) will offer 10,000 PaTH “internships” is a crippling blow to those currently working, or hoping to work, in the hotel sector. Under PaTH, businesses receive $1,000 for every ‘intern’ they take on, meaning the Turnbull Government has handed over at least $10 million to the AHA.

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Government could not be more out of touch with working people

1 Aug 2017 Just 12 per cent of Australians think inequality is improving, the results of a new poll show, despite assurances from the Treasurer Scott Morrison. The latest Essential Media Polling, released today, shows most Australians think inequality is getting worse (52%), with a quarter of Australians saying it is a severe problem.

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Anti-Corruption Commission

13 Feb 2017 The best way to weed out corruption is to have a national Anti-Corruption Commission with the powers to investigate all areas of society. Establish a Commission now!

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Support Family Violence Leave for all wokers

13 Feb 2017 Union members are asking the Fair Work Commission and Governments to giveeople subjected to family violence a minimum of ten paid days away from work. It is the responsibility of our whole community to end family violence, and to support people experiencing violence right now.

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Australian Senate Vote Down the TPP

26 Oct 2016 The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (or TPP) is a dangerous trade deal with the potential to destroy thousands of Australian jobs. The deal was negotiated by Malcolm Turnbull behind closed doors and allows corporations to sue our government just for making laws in the public interest. The TPP risks our jobs, our health and our democracy.

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