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Live News Feed: Current StoriesDon't risk 2nd rate safety - 03 July 2009New South Wales unions have used the right to prosecute employers in a tactical manner to change the behaviour of employers. AWU welcomes employee share changes - 02 July 2009 The Rudd government has reversed key elements of its crackdown on employee share schemes following strong union lobbying about Federal Budget measures which hurt many AWU members. Hotel workers make history - 01 July 2009 Today at 9 am on Day One of the Fair Work ACT luxury hotel workers made history. They became the first workers to lodge applications with Fair Work Australia under Australia’s new industrial relations laws. The Fair Work Act came into effect today. Time to celebrate new IR laws - 01 July 2009 New industrial relations laws, which begin today, represent an historic step forward for the rights of working Australians and their families. Unions, Telstra OK Principles - 01 July 2009 On the day that the new Fair Work Act has taken effect, the CEPU and other unions along with Telstra have released details of a new Principles Agreement designed to promote a better working relationship into the future (outlined below). Essential service workers get 4% - 01 July 2009 From today New South Wales public sector employees will receive a four per cent pay rise following the success of the Public Service Association’s wage negotiations in September last year. Goodbye WorkChoices, hello Fair Work - 30 June 2009 Hotel workers employed in Australia's luxury hotels are making last-minute preparations to use Australia's new Fair Work Act which comes into effect tomorrow. MUA statement re allegations - 30 June 2009 MUA statement re allegations against former Qld branch union official Government fined $540,000 oversafety - 29 June 2009 The NSW Government has been fined $540,000 for the the failure of the Departments of Education and Juvenile Justice to provide a safe workplace. MUA video of Canberra Iran protests - 27 June 2009 MUA members and officials joined around 300 unionists, workers and members of the Australian Iranian community outside the Iranian Embassy in Canberra, protesting against the repression of workers' rights in Iran. Watch the video by MUA film maker and waterside worker COOPER SILK AWU backs Vic Bushfire class action - 26 June 2009 More than 700 people affected by the Black Saturday bushfire in the Kinglake area, Victoria, have registered as members of a class action against power company SP Ausnet. ABCC bias exposed - 26 June 2009 Recent comments by the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner have blown any pretence of the body’s independence out of the water, say unions. Iran Embassy refuses to meet protest - 26 June 2009 The Australian Workers Union faxed a protest letter to the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ambassador to Australia, Ambassador Mahmoud Movahhedi, after he refused today to meet a union delegation. TWU calls for funds for shot driver - 26 June 2009 The Transport Workers Union will be asking members and people in the industry to donate money to the family of a truck driver killed after being shot as he was driving his truck in Milperra this morning. Jewish backing for Iran protests - 25 June 2009 The leadership of the Australian Jewish community has issued a statement backing protests in Canberra and across the globe tomorrow over the continued persecution and harassment of trade union activists in Iran. Outsourcing an airport risk - 25 June 2009 A yet to be released report by the Australian Crime Commission has again pointed to the problems of outsourced labour at Australia’s airports, allowing people with criminal records access to extremely sensitive areas of the airport. Unions accuse Turnbull of hypocrisy - 25 June 2009 Construction unions have slammed a decision by Malcolm Turnbull to block moves aimed at restraining abuse of the coercive powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) today. AWU win for Tongan fruit-pickers - 24 June 2009 A group of Tongan fruit pickers, who were left unemployed in northern Victoria by the Timbercorp collapse, have secured better jobs after an AWU campaign to properly enforce the Pacific Seasonal Workers Pilot Scheme. Global Day of Solidarity - 23 June 2009 On Friday, June 26, a global day of solidarity will be held, calling for justice for Iranian workers. Four global labour organisations, representing more than 170 million workers, are joining forces to fight for the release of Iranian trade unionists who have been jailed for practicing their democratic rights to form trade unions. Tehran union demands liberty for all - 20 June 2009 Vahed Tehran BusWorker Syndicate says any suppression or threat of civil liberty in Iran must be condemned. Celebrate Int'l Cleaners Day - 18 June 2009 NSW cleaners celebrated June 15's International Cleaners' Day by taking to the streets again - this time targeting cleaning company Springmount Services Pty Ltd to demand a Clean Start. Property developers big winners - 17 June 2009 Big construction companies and property developers are crying crocodile tears over the new building industry watchdog that will benefit them at the expense of workers’ rights, say unions. ILO praises Histadrut-PGFTU alliance - 17 June 2009 A new ILO report on the situation of workers in the Occupied Territories takes the time to praise the historic steps taken towards co-operation between the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions and the Histadrut. Union welcomes WorkCover super pay - 17 June 2009 Victoria's Brumby Government reforms to pay superannuation contributions for injured workers and to increase WorkCover payments by 5% are welcome improvements, AWU Victorian Branch Secretary Melhem said today. Clarify job freeze says PSA - 16 June 2009 The NSW Government must clearly define what it means by ‘frontline worker’ to reassure the public that services will not be compromised by the public sector jobs freeze announced in today’s State Budget. |
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