Not-so-Super withdrawals to leave women worse off post-pandemic
For comparison purposes, August 28 marked the date which commemorates Equal Pay Day, where a total of 59 more days would constitute how many more […]
Articles by William Olson
ACTU taking jobs-based plan into overdrive
Believe it or not, the reading of the Morrison government’s federal budget lies just six weeks away. As Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, […]
One million jobless – unprecedented, and out of control
The Morrison government released its latest unemployment statistics on Thursday, and the immediate interpretation from the numbers possesses a deadly truth: it’s unprecedented, bound to […]
Low wage growth confirmed (again) – critics say plans are needed
While the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has been calling out the various LNP governments since 2013 for stagnant wage growth, statistics reveal that […]
Marginalised workers short-changed in JobKeeper revamp, says ACTU
The Morrison government responded to public pressure on Friday to expand the JobKeeper payment scheme to a greater volume of workers, as well as extending […]
Early childhood workers left out in support package, says ACTU
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) president Michele O’Neil has hit out at the hypocrisy of the Morrison government’s committal of funding geared to support […]
Paid pandemic leave campaigns intensify
A bipartisan attack led by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and followed through by a key Labor minister has been launched towards putting […]
KPMG’s blunder an obstacle in industrial relations reform talks
As both the union movement and the business lobby continue to maintain their poker faces in the ongoing industrial relations reforms discussions in Sydney and […]
ACTU fires warnings over state of superannuation
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) have put the Morrison government and its economic experts on notice over the current state of the nation’s […]
Aged care workers to get paid pandemic leave – will others follow?
On Monday evening, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) extended paid pandemic leave to workers in the aged care sector, in an attempt to help quell […]
Shadow ministers slam priorities in Fox Sports “handout”
Opposition communications ministers have called out the Morrison government’s continued hypocrisy in its funding of its broadcast interests – granting $10 million of public to […]
Progressives fear welfare cuts may deepen poverty lines
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has come out with a two-minded approach to the Morrison government’s announcement to upcoming changes to the JobKeeper […]
ACTU proactively reveals jobs plan, even if government won’t
Days after the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) hit out at the Morrison government for not having a vision to reinvigorate the nation’s economy […]
ACTU: JobTrainer scheme latest in poor government plans to cut unemployment
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has heightened its calls for the Morrison government to extend the existing JobKeeper and JobSeeker schemes beyond their […]
Report finds gig economy workers ‘deliberately’ abused – Sally McManus
Fresh on the heels of a study and report released by the State of Victoria, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus has […]