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Australia's minimum wage will be reduced to 44% of average weekly earnings, wiping off $136 per week in today's dollars, if the Commission of Audit recommendations are accepted by the Government. ACTU President Ged Kearney said this radical move represented the biggest attack on Australian wages since the Great depression.…

The Federal Government's Commission of Audit report released today in Canberra recommends a real cut to the minimum wage every year for a decade, and then for it to be scrapped. The ACTU attacked the Commission of Audit report as a blueprint written by the big business lobby for the…

Changes to the Fair Work Act proposed by the Abbott Government will saddle workers with unfair individual contracts, potentially cut take home pay and significantly diminish workplace rights. ACTU President Ged Kearney said "These proposals go much further than those indicated in the Coalition's pre-election policy and amount to yet…

  The Australian Services Union's global affiliate Public Services International (PSI) has today released a new report that reveals secret trade negotiations may threaten public services across the globe, including in Australia. The ASU, as the principal union in local government and utilities (water & energy) is alarmed at findings…

The rate of work injuries and deaths in the workplace will increase - bringing loss and heartbreak to families and communities - should life-saving regulations be rolled back nationally as they have been in Queensland. ACTU President Ged Kearney said, today, Worker's Memorial Day, was a sobering reminder of why…

A $27 wage rise per week for our lowest paid workers is essential if Australia is to avoid creating an underclass of working poor, unions say. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said that new research contained within the ACTU submission to the Fair Work Commission's Annual Wage Review shows that if…

The ASU is pleased the Federal Government has heeded concerns from the union movement, superannuation funds, seniors groups, consumer group Choice and financial advisors themselves, amongst many others, about their plans to change Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) consumer protection laws. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann announced yesterday that he will…

The ACTU applauds a decision by the Fair Work Commission to scrap the 90 per cent pay rate for 20-year-old retail workers. The application by the SDA was supported by the ASU with a submission, as clerical and administrative workers are also covered by this decision. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver…

Laws to remove consumer protections in financial services being introduced to parliament by the Federal Government today would see working people get ripped off by big banks, unions said today. >> Sign the petition to Tony Abbott ACTU President Ged Kearney said the Abbott Government's move to water down the…

As the call to action goes, Strong Unions Need Women. Now more than ever it is true that your contribution will mean strong communities can be supported by strong unions. The ASU wishes all its women members and friends a happy International Women's Day for 8 March! The legacy of…