Trade Unions
Governments, business argue for minimum wage ‘restraint’
The Fair Work Commission is currently reviewing the minimum wage and businesses and conservative governments are calling on the Commission......
SDA cuts penalty rates for retail workers in SA
In a landmark agreement, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) in South Australia negotiated an EBA with retail......
Unions announce campaign for the rights of insecure workers
With the Abbott government’s review into workplace relations looming, the Australian Council of Trade Unions is fighting business’s push to......
Union campaign to oust Tony Abbott
The Your Rights at Work campaign in 2007 saw unions come together over three years to successfully remove John Howard......
Union Declares Victory in Dandenong
When workers in the Dandenong factory who make the flavours that go into your chips and soft drinks were told......
The Wire Summer: Industrial Relatione
Despite Tony Abbott promising that Work Choices was “dead, buried, cremated”, the first year of the Coalition’s rule saw them......
Union for flight crew’s safety
The Transport Workers Union of Australia has raised concerns about workplace safety for flight employees after MH17 was shot down......
Repeal Day cuts threaten worker safety
Tony Abbott’s “biggest bonfire of regulations in history” has the Electrical Trades Union worried about other fires. With the Pink......
New royal commission will investigate union corruption at the top
A witch hunt or a much-needed corruption crackdown? Prime Minister Tony Abbott today announced a royal commission into union corruption,......
Unions outraged by workplace awards review
Workplace awards, including penalty rates, will be under review according to an announcement from the Abbott Government today. Employment Minister......