Local government councils across the country have expressed their alarm at the Federal Government's intention to cut funding to their sector. Their peak body, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), yesterday published the resolution of their National General Assembly calling for the Government to reverse their decision. The concerns mirror…

The ASU advocates for its members in the child care sector and values their work all year round, but Child Care Week 16 to 20 June 2014 allows a special focus on the importance of the work the sector does. With various inquiries into the child care sector ongoing at…

Access, opportunity and investment are the real issues behind youth unemployment, not apathy, said the ACTU. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver called on the Abbott Government to remove their blinkers and genuinely consider the issues around unemployment as rates for under-25s reach three times the level for those over. "Current rhetoric…

Unions and business unite to applaud a historic moment as a new legally binding protocol on forced labour is overwhelmingly voted for at the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. Kate Carnell, ACCI CEO, said that she was pleased there was such a high level of support for…

Hundreds of thousands of workers would lose a significant portion of their pay this long weekend if the Abbott Government and employer groups had their way. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said workers such as nurses, hospitality and retail staff would have upwards of $200 ripped from their wages for working…

In Australia, we know the power of organised labour in raising living standards. And, after the recent federal budget, we are also acutely aware of the need to defend the building blocks of a decent society. Read this on the UAA-APHEDA website Workers in Pacific Island countries and their trade…

Qantas has now decided to extend the time frame for all EOIs that are being sent out today in telephone sales to 1st August 2014. Earlier in the week the company had proposed that there would be 2 cut off dates for the EOIs – 4th July 2014 and 1st…

On Monday 9th June voting commences on EBA 2014. This is your only chance to vote NO to the Emirates proposed EBA that, if approved, will set your wages and other conditions until the beginning of 2017. [Download the full bulletin below]    Emirates Bulletin, 6 June 2014

Australia's 1.5 million low paid workers and their families are facing tough times ahead following the Fair Work Commission's decision to only raise the minimum wage by $18.70 a week. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said the decision is particularly unfair considering today's National Accounts figures show the economy to be…

Since the announcement of the closure of the Melbourne and Brisbane Telephone Sales Centres on 28th May your ASU representatives have been trying to persuade Qantas management that staff need longer than 4 weeks to consider their options after the centres close. Qantas stuck firm on their time frame of…