The militant unionist’s bid to oust former construction watchdog Stephen McBurney from his AFL job is backed in by his national CFMEU counterpart. But the ACTU chief refused to comment.
Unions have vowed to use the minimum wage rise to push for higher pay in industries dominated by women as the Fair Work Commission announced a review into pay equity.
The union “nun” talks about Albanese,Dutton,pizza,and why she has grudging respect for Michaelia Cash.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is calling for the significant pay boost to be applied to awards in largely feminised occupations.
Whether it is Scottish castle libraries,plunge pools,executive trips to Henley regattas or the latest comparison between the obscene amount of money spent by a few private schools on capital works and entire state school funding,it is clear that the current funding model is failing students.
The right to disconnect has been law for less than a week,but the Albanese government is already facing a battle with its own staffers on work-life boundaries.
Parliament has just approved the third major workplace reform bill in the life of the Albanese government,but it’s just part of a much wider ‘fairness’ agenda.
Days after accusing Dubai without evidence of trying to bully the government into intervening in the wage dispute,Sally McManus appeared in a video to talk about human rights.
The ACTU’s Sally McManus said Dubai’s royal family wanted to pressure the federal government not to stand by working people in the dispute on Australia’s ports.
The NSW government is doubling penalties for operators using the deadly silica stone benches without providing adequate safety protection for workers.
The RLPA receives $3 million from the NRL each year,but that funding is under scrutiny as the long-running CBA dispute between the organisations continues.