Trade Unions
SDA cuts penalty rates for retail workers in SA
In March, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) in South Australia negotiated a workplace deal with retail employers......
Minimum wage decision disappoints business and unions
In June the Fair Work Commission managed to disappoint both unions and industry with its minimum wage decision. After looking......
Qld opposition attacks union over violence against nurses
A report has found 17 nurses in Queensland are physically or verbally assaulted every week. In response, the Liberal National......
Police demand better injury compensation
On the steps of South Australia’s Parliament House today, hundreds of people gathered to demand change to the State’s Return......
Traineeships: a tool to exploit workers?
Reports have emerged that On The Run, one of South Australia’s biggest employers, is under investigation for its traineeship program.......
BlueScope steel jobs safe, for now
Australia’s manufacturing industry today had a rare win. BlueScope Australia announced that the Port Kembla steelworks will remain open and......
Dyson Heydon to stay on at Trade Union Royal Commission
Dyson Heydon has dismissed attempts to have him disqualified from the Royal Commission into Corruption in Trade Unions, saying accusations......
Shorten enquiry calls for added transparency to political donation process
The controversy over Bill Shorten’s failure to disclose a sizeable donation from a trade union company in the lead-up to......
Minimum wage decision disappoints business and unions
The Fair Work Commission has managed to disappoint both unions and industry with its latest minimum wage decision. After looking......
Calls for stricter penalties on worker’s memorial day
Australians are lucky to boast strong rights in most workplaces, however this doesn’t make us exempt from work-related deaths. Over......