ACTU
Holiday care is not a black and white issue for working mums
Carmel Egan Holiday care has fallen through the cracks of Australia's childcare debate but is looming as a flashpoint in workplace relations.
Nurses union boss expected to head ACTU
The Australian Nursing Federation's general secretary, Ged Kearney, is likely to be the next president of Australia's peak union body, the ACTU.
Nurse to take top job at ACTU
Australia's union movement is to have a new public face, with registered nurse Ged Kearney to become the next ACTU president when Sharan Burrow steps down.
ACTU braced for workplace battle
Ben Schneiders Unions will revive the successful anti-WorkChoices campaign against the Coalition if Tony Abbott backs up his rhetoric on industrial relations with policy.
Ferguson snubs ACTU as mere lobby
Mark Davis As a fully paid-up member of the former ACTU presidents' club, Martin Ferguson doesn't normally take public swipes at his erstwhile comrades.
Tough pay equity rules needed: ACTU
Tough government regulations should be placed on business to address the gender pay gap, trade unions say.
ACTU president plans to bow out
Ben Schneiders ACTU president Sharan Burrow, a key union figure in the campaign against WorkChoices, told union leaders yesterday that she would apply for a senior international role.
ACTU president Sharan Burrow set to bow out early
Ben Schneiders ACTU president Sharan Burrow, the public face of the campaign against WorkChoices, is set to leave her role early after she told union leaders today that she would nominate for an international...
ACTU urges quick switch to green economy
Australia needs to urgently shift towards a green economy to help the nation recover from the global financial crisis, trade unions say.
Crack down on tax rorts: ACTU
The ACTU has urged policymakers to crack down on tax rorts and loopholes used by the rich, claiming a double standard that ends up costing everyone else.
PM rejects ACTU's 'Buy Australian' move
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected the union movement's 'buy Australian' campaign, saying such protectionism led to the Great Depression in the 1930s.
Stop delaying green jobs: ACTU tells MPs
Federal politicians should pass the emissions trading legislation as soon as possible to help create one million green jobs, ACTU president Sharan Burrow says.
Proposed OHS laws no good: ACTU
Proposed new national workplace safety laws would weaken workers' legal protection in some states, the ACTU says.
ACTU boss back for fight
Michelle Grattan Jeff Lawrence is set to return to Australia for a last-ditch battle against the retention of coercive powers for the construction industry, when the Government brings in its legislation next week.
Workers need income protection: ACTU
An urgent solution is needed to guarantee Australian workers their entitlements when employers go broke, Australia's peak union body says.
Parents advised to seek work hours arbitration
Kirsty Needham The Fair Work Ombudsman's office is advising new parents who have requests for 'flexible work' rejected to take disputes to the Fair Work tribunal.
Union body wins $10m of Fair Work campaign funds
Ari Sharp, Canberra A $10 million chunk of money earmarked by the Government for explaining its new Fair Work laws will go straight to a union trust fund, outraging small business and the Opposition.
Warning on baby leave
Kirsty Needham Two-year parental leave provisions in new ''family friendly'' workplace laws could unintentionally hurt women's careers, some academics and business groups warn.
New climate war looms after Copenhagen
Cathy Alexander The stage is set for a new war over climate change in Australia after the Copenhagen summit yielded a controversial result and ended in chaos.
Fair Work stacks up well for unions
Ben Schneiders Labor is accused of blatant hypocrisy and stacking Fair Work Australia with union 'mates', with five of its six appointments as commissioners having union backgrounds.
