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A new survey of teachers across the Gilmore, Whitlam and Cunningham electorates finds more than three-quarters (76 per cent) are concerned Peter Dutton will scrap a historic funding agreement for public schools, while two-thirds believe the funding is critical to support students who have fallen behind in literacy and numeracy. As part of a new … Continued
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Hi, Please see below a media release from the Australian Services Union. MEDIA RELEASE 2 April 2025 __________________________________________________________________________________ Some of Geelong and the Bellarine’s most vulnerable older people will be without the care and support that keeps them out of aged care facilities after the Geelong Council suddenly announced it was withdrawing services … Continued
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The Australian Services Union (ASU) has today announced the launch of the Skilled, Respected, Equal Alliance – a coalition of sector organisations committed to securing better pay, career pathways, and government support for social, community, and disability sector workers. For three decades, workers in the social, community, and disability services sectors have been let … Continued
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The Australian Services Union (ASU) has hailed the departure of Sydney Water Managing Director Roch Cheroux as a victory for workers, calling it a long-overdue opportunity to reset the workplace, end wasteful spending, and restore fair treatment for workers. Cheroux, who led the publicly owned utility since 2019, was appointed by the former NSW Coalition … Continued
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The Australian Workers’ Union stands in solidarity with the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union in condemning the decision by the Queensland Government to remove worker representatives from the board of Manufacturing Skills Queensland. Comment attributable to AWU Queensland Secretary Stacey Schinnerl: “No one understands the skills we need to support the manufacturing sector in Queensland more than … Continued
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Australian National University staff have overwhelmingly supported a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the Chancellor, The Hon Julie Bishop, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Genevieve Bell. More than 800 ANU staff participated in the vote, which was open to all union members. Of those, more than 95 per cent voted ‘No’ to the … Continued
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The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has endorsed the Federal Budget handed down by the Albanese Labor Government, describing it as a long-term boost for workers. AWU National Secretary Paul Farrow noted the budget locks in critical investments for the nation’s manufacturers under the Future Made in Australia initiative, shoring up Australia’s manufacturing capabilities well into … Continued
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Police Association members have delivered a landslide re-election victory to incumbent president Wade Burns. The Australian Electoral Commission results show President Burns received nearly 70% of the votes ahead of rival candidate Trevor Rea. The result came after President Burns led the association to a landmark enterprise bargaining outcome last December after only five months in … Continued
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Unions NSW is making a concerted push to secure reproductive leave in state awards, ensuring hundreds thousands of public sector workers get the workplace rights they deserve from the nation’s largest employer. A wide ranging new report – Reproductive Leave, It’s for Every Body! – exposes how the absence of reproductive leave is forcing workers … Continued
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Following the ‘State of the State’ address in parliament yesterday, RTBU Secretary Byron Cubit has today called on Premier Jeremy Rockliffe to abandon any considerations to privatise Metro Tasmania. “This is an admission the Tasmanian Liberal Government has no real answers to issues of its own creation and has abandoned governing the state,” Mr Cubit said. “Metro is … Continued
