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'Out of date': calls for wage boost for junior workers

An influential union official says 18 to 21-year-olds in retail and fast food jobs should be paid the full adult wage, rather than a junior rate.

AAP · Oct 2, 2024

Union leader warns of backward step for workers

ACTU president Michele O'Neil has hit out at coalition plans to review changes to workplace laws if the opposition wins next year's federal election.

AAP · Sep 16, 2024

Power to the 'energy underclass' as Australia retools

The energy change "can't be about Teslas in teal seats", unions and community leaders tell a forum, with many households struggling to pay their power bills.

AAP · Sep 10, 2024

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CFMEU administrator moves for ‘clean sweep’ of union super fund directors at Cbus

Exclusive: former national construction union secretary digs in, while ETU suspends Labor and ACTU contributions in protest of ‘trial by parliament’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2024

Australia gives workers right to ignore bosses’ after-hours calls, emails

The country is the latest to pass legislation granting a ‘right to disconnect’ outside of work hours.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2024

Australian right-to-disconnect laws come into effect

Australian workers will have the right to disconnect from work outside of paid hours but businesses have concerns while a HR expert fears many aren't ready.

AAP · Aug 24, 2024

Economic lifeline for energy workers as plants close

Workers at coal and gas-fired power plants that are set for closure will be offered a raft of support including paid retraining and redeployment under new laws.

AAP · Aug 22, 2024

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Harassment victims may get relief on legal fees

Unions and advocacy groups are urging parliament to pass a bill which will prevent federal courts forcing harassment victims to pay their opponents' costs.

AAP · Aug 19, 2024

Reproductive leave push to end 'culture of silence'

Paid leave entitlements for menopause and fertility issues would boost female workforce participation and prevent early retirements, unions say.

AAP · Jul 29, 2024

Hunter workers join ACTU push for net zero authority support in Canberra

The Net Zero Economy Authority legislation is before the Senate.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 1, 2024

Call to expand reasons to ignore boss in new work laws

The workplace umpire should increase the reasons an employer needs to consider before contacting staff outside of work hours, the peak union body argues.

AAP · May 19, 2024

Unions fear unemployment figures are hiding job losses

Though the jobless rate has held steady, thousands of Australians lost their jobs in December with many entering part-time and insecure work.

AAP · Jan 18, 2024

Unions sink calls for government role in port pay clash

A union chief has brushed off suggestions the federal government needs to step in to prevent a maritime workplace dispute worsening.

AAP · Jan 10, 2024

Industry and unions demand deeper view of trade deals

New laws are needed to make sure workers and businesses can have their say on trade agreements Australia negotiates, unions and and industry say.

AAP · Nov 2, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023

Qantas delivers record $2.47bn profit on back of soaring demand and high ticket prices

CEO Alan Joyce hails ‘remarkable turnaround’ for airline whose results were a stark change from a year earlier, when it fell to a $1.86bn loss

Newcastle Herald · Jun 25, 2023

Simon Crean, Labor 'loyal servant', dead at 74

Australian Labor is mourning the death of Simon Crean.

The New Daily · Jun 25, 2023

‘Leader of conviction and courage’ Simon Crean dead at 74

The Australian Labor Party is mourning the death on Sunday of Simon Crean, a Labor prince who never became king.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023

Cambodia condemned after union leader jailed over casino strike

Chhim Sithar found guilty of ‘incitement’ over strikes that began in 2021 when NagaWorld fired more than 1,300 staff.

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The New Daily · May 23, 2023

Unions slam ‘obscene’ record profits for Qantas

A record smashing annual profit forecast by Qantas could be just the start as the national carrier cashes in on a post-pandemic gold rush.

The New Daily · May 4, 2023

McDonald’s operator admits to union-busting campaign

The former operator of a McDonald's franchise in South Australia has agreed to pay $275,000 to end court action over an anti-union campaign.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2023

Labor’s instinct is to indulge what it thinks middle Australia wants. It could try simply doing what works

In areas such as migration and jobseeker the government’s rhetoric is timid, when it could boldly go bigger on both

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023

‘It can’t be left to the market’: the closure of Liddell power station and uncertainty of the future

In the second of two features, we look at the plan for the site that became ‘history’ before being implemented, and what lies ahead

The New Daily · Mar 31, 2023

ACTU: Coal-to-renewables transition needs to be ‘with workers, not to workers’

As Australia edges towards its 2050 net zero emissions target, the question of how to support workers and communities affected by the decline of fossil

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2023

ACTU digs in on nuclear-free policy in headache for Labor over Aukus subs

Coalition seizes on Michele O’Neil’s comments, claiming they send a ‘confusing signal’ on $368bn nuclear submarine acquisition

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2023

Labor’s $10bn social housing bill in limbo as negotiations with Greens deadlocked

Greens drew support at a rally outside Parliament House, also attended by independent senator David Pocock

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