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Live News Feed: Current StoriesUnions send message to UPS - 01 September 2010The Australian Transport Union Federation (ATUF) will today hold a protest outside the UPS depot in Botany to support and ITF international day of action against the company after it intimidated and sacked workers in Turkey. The Hungry Mile and Barangaroo - 30 August 2010 Sydney artist Jane Bennett has been artist in residence on the Hungry Mile for the past 5 years, documenting the end of an era with the closure of our working harbour Ship of Shame behind oil spill - 27 August 2010 Newcastle oil spill further evidence that Australian shipping needs revitalising Workplace rights a key in election - 22 August 2010 The ACTU today said that Australian people have sent a clear message during this election that their rights at work matter, and they will not support parties that are committed to policies which undermine workers’ pay, conditions and rights. Libs plan to bring back AWAs - 20 August 2010 An Abbott Government will reintroduce individual employment contracts at the earliest opportunity, the Australian Workers' Union National Secretary, Paul Howes, warned today. Vote for Oz shipping, Fair Work - 20 August 2010 On Saturday you will not only be voting on whether you return a Labor Government, you will be also deciding the fate of Australian shipping, Fairwork and job safety. These are 3 crucial issues to maritime workers. NSW cleaners win portable leave - 20 August 2010 NSW cleaners today celebrated the state government's announcement it would set up a portability of long service scheme for all contract cleaners. Time to restart republican debate - 18 August 2010 The major parties are missing an historic opportunity to put the republican debate back on the agenda in the Federal election campaign, according to the author of a new book on Australia’s political origins. MUA's Paddy Crumlin is ITF President - 17 August 2010 MUA National Secretary Paddy Crumlin has become the first Australian president of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) following his election at their quadrennial Congress in Mexico City last week. High stakes election for workers - 13 August 2010 In a last ditch attempt to inform voters of the dangers of a return to WorkChoices and a massive cut to their retirement incomes after the election, unions will hold an urgent series of meetings with workers across western Sydney starting today. Paddy Crumlin is new ITF President - 13 August 2010 Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary of the MUA (Maritime Union of Australia) has just been elected President of the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) at the global union federation's world congress in Mexico City. The Budgie Smuggler ---again! - 13 August 2010 ACTU wins appeal against YouTube censorship of the Tony Abbott ' Budgie Smuggler' advert. MUA leads ITF youth - 05 August 2010 Paul McAleer, MUA Sydney Branch Secretary, elected as the inaugural chair of the ITF Young Transport Workers Committee with Co-Chair Fatima Aguado from CCOO. Abbott fails health workforce - 05 August 2010 Tony Abbott’s plan to fund 2,800 new public hospital beds will create a national nursing workforce crisis and fail to deliver improved health services for the Australian community, according to the Australian Nursing Federation. Time for Tony to tell the truth! - 04 August 2010 Tony Abbott must begin answering some basic questions about his plans for Australian workplaces, say unions. Aged Care plan will create crisis - 01 August 2010 The Australian Nursing Federation said more beds without more nurses will create a crisis in care within nursing homes in Australia. Barangaroo: Safety risk for workers? - 29 July 2010 Every week a building worker is killed and often these workers are not properly covered by insurance. Mine companies wrong on tax - 23 July 2010 The small group of mine companies who want to revive the debate about the Minerals Resource Rent Tax are wrong about the effect on their section of this important industry, AWU National Secretary, Paul Howes, said. They're The Abbott Family - 21 July 2010 They're tricky.. They're sneaky. And they're all together freaky. They're the Abbott Family... Abbott slash and burn - 20 July 2010 Tony Abbott’s plan to slash a further $1 billion from public spending would send the economy in a dangerous direction and threaten thousands of jobs for working Australians. Abbott leaves backdoor open - 20 July 2010 The worst of WorkChoices could return to Australian workplaces through changes to regulations and ‘tweaks’ that do not require legislative amendment. Mine union on Xstrata violence - 18 July 2010 CFMEU calls on public to co-operate with police over Xstrata management incident Rights for workers election issue - 17 July 2010 This federal election is about the rights of all working Australians and the threat of a future return to WorkChoices under the Coalition, say unions. Refuellers to take action - 16 July 2010 The Australian newspaper has reported that refuellers have threatened to proceed with a 24-hour strike at Sydney airport next week, potentially disrupting air travel. Wharfie's plea - no more job deaths - 15 July 2010 "No family should sit and wait at the end of the working day for a loved one who never returns" - Freo Wharfie Ash Huish tells the Howard Sattler show, 6PR NewsTalk, yesterday on learning of the death of a workmate |
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