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Wage Freeze For 1.6 Million Low Paid Reveals Govt Hand - 24 June 2005
THE Government's intention to cut the wages of 1.6 million award workers has been revealed in an announcement today that there will be a six month wage freeze in the transition to a new minimum wages system....
Workers Force Howard To Think Again On Working Hours - 22 June 2005
The Australian Council of Trade Unions, today said that the Prime Minister's back down on his Government's plans to increase the standard working week to 40 hours was a win for Australian workers and their families. ...
Positions Vacant - Executive Officer & RTO Compliance Officer (Melbourne) - 22 June 2005
The ACTU is seeking a full time Executive Officer to be based in the Melbourne office....
Govt Hypocrisy Over Individual Contracts & Minister Plans Longer Working Week - 21 June 2005
Yesterday, the Workplace Relations Minister, Kevin Andrews, criticised the ACTU's TV ads on the grounds that he didn't think they represented reality, and that he thought they were misleading and deceptive....
Big Name Reality TV Makes Big Bucks Out Of Sweated Labour - 21 June 2005
Reality TV is a sweatshop for the hundreds of script writers employed to make it a success – according to the Hollywood union representing the screen writers....
Govt Threats To ACTU Ads Are An Attempt To Stop Real Story Of IR Laws Being Told - 20 June 2005
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has described the Federal Government's threats against the union movements' advertising as an attempt to hide the real story of the Government's proposed industrial relations changes....
Advertising campaign puts human face to work changes - 19 June 2005
The ACTU and Australian unions will today launch the first phase of an $8 million advertising campaign designed to sheet home the human costs of the Howard Government's industrial relations changes....
Adverts On TV Soapies And Footy Games To Help In Big IR Fight - 19 June 2005
The TV and radio advertisements, to run in all capital cities and regional areas, are designed to raise awareness of the human costs of the work changes....
National Manufacturing Officer - 18 June 2005
Applications are sought for the above position within the National Office of the LHMU in Sydney....
Job Vacancy - Occupational Health & Safety Support Officer - ASU - 18 June 2005
The ASU Victorian Authorities and Services branch invites applications for the position of Occupational Health & Safety Support Officer based in our Melbourne office. ...

Campaign Updates.

Minimum Wages
AIRC Summary of Safety Net Review – Wages 2005
Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) today handed down its decision of the Safety Net Review – Wages 2005.
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Minimum Wages
Unions Win $17 A Week Pay Rise For 1.6 Million Award Workers
The union movement is very pleased to achieve a wage increase of $17 a week for working people reliant on minimum wages but are very concerned that the changes recently announced by John Howard will threaten future pay increases for low paid workers.
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Minimum Wages
Minimum Wages Case Result — June 2005 ACTU Fact Sheet
On Tuesday 7 June 2005, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) provided a $17 a week pay rise to Australia’s 1.6 million award workers — lifting the federal minimum wage for full time adults to $484.40 a week.
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Minimum Wages
Govt Minimum Wages Plan A Step Backwards For Australian Workers
A Federal Government plan to scrap the annual minimum wages case would mean a reduction in the living standards for working Australians and their families says the ACTU.
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Minimum Wages
Minimum Wages Case — April 2005 ACTU Fact Sheet
The ACTU will seek a $26.60 a week increase in minimum award pay rates in its 2005 Minimum Wage Case in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. The case would lift the Federal Minimum Wage from $12.30 to $13.00 per hour. This would increase the full time Federal Minimum Wage from $467.40 per week to $494 per week, or from $24,370 a year to $25,757 a year.
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Workers Online Newsfeed. >ALP Front Bench an Insult to Workers - 25 June 2005
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>Victory for aged care staff - 24 June 2005
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>SMS aged care boss: demand decency - 23 June 2005
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>Senate backs unions' IR campaign - 23 June 2005
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Labourstart International Union News. The 5 latest top LabourStart headlines:

Global IBM hiring 14,000 in India - as it cuts almost same number of jobs in USA and Europe 25-Jun-2005

South Africa Cosatu vows to bring country to a standstill over job losses 24-Jun-2005

Global Trade unions call for decent work to be centre of UN reform agenda 23-Jun-2005

USA Academic conferences reconsider S.F. conventions during hotel union boycott campaign 22-Jun-2005

Greece Unions call general strike over planned pension and labour reforms 21-Jun-2005


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