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Unions have commended the first Budget in more than a decade to be handed down without a cap restricting the wages of essential workers. Critically, today’s Budget creates a substantial $3.6 billion fund, dedicated to higher wages for vital workers. It also sets aside $3.5 billion for 15 new schools, $3 billion for Western Sydney … Continued
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Radiation therapists at Canberra Hospital will walk off the job and protest for an hour from 2:45pm this afternoon, as the Government refuses to negotiate a pay deal that will keep them in Canberra. Queensland has recently awarded radiation therapists an interim 25 per cent wage rise as they wait for the determination of a work … Continued
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Mining & Energy Union members will begin protected industrial action at the Kogan Creek power station this Thursday the 21st of September. The union representing the majority of workers at the Kogan Creek power station attended the Fair Work Commission on Tuesday and were granted orders to take protected industrial action after negotiations dragged … Continued
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CFMEU ACT has welcomed proposed building and construction reforms but warns the government must do more to make the industry safer and fairer. Minister for Sustainable Business and Construction Rebecca Vassarotti on Thursday will introduce a bill to the ACT Legislative Assembly. The bill includes: * Changes to security of payments laws to make it … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union has condemned ACU management’s plan to scrap more than 32 full-time equivalent jobs, pushing total positions lost this year past 110. ACU senior management has released a new draft paper, which reveals the equivalent of 32.4 full-time equivalent academic roles would be cut. The new plan is in … Continued
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Staff at UQ’s Gatton campus have expressed shock at the university management’s proposal to outsource the jobs of over a dozen cleaners. UQ management have been aggressively advocating the need for the university to remain “competitive” in recent months. UQ has annual operating revenue of over $2 billion a year. “It is not … Continued
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The Electrical Trades Union is ramping up its campaign for a ‘Yes’ vote at the coming referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament, releasing a new video of rank and file members explaining their support. ETU member, Yunguubadijarri Yanner, is among those who feature. “I’m voting yes because I believe in the … Continued
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MEDIA ALERT Paramedics rally for recognition Embargo: Tuesday 12 September 2023 Paramedics will rally in Martin Place as their campaign for professional rates of pay expands and intensifies. The skills and value of paramedics has skyrocketed over the past decade as they have taken on increasingly clinical and public health functions. Paramedics now … Continued
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National Tertiary Education Union members at James Cook University will deliver the Save the JCU 30 petition, signed by more than 600 staff, students and community members, to the Vice-Chancellor in Townsville tomorrow. A delegation of staff members will meet outside the Chancellery building at 9am before delivering the petition. NTEU Academic Vice-President Associate Professor Simon … Continued
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Beginning and top-of-scale teachers in NSW will become the nation’s best paid from October 9, helping tackle the statewide teacher shortage after the NSW Teachers Federation council this morning endorsed a new agreement with the NSW Government. The agreement varies the current award and runs until October 8 next year. It represents the most significant … Continued
