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McManus on US trip ahead of ACTU Congress

The Australian ambassador in Washington DC, Kevin Rudd, has revealed a high-level but under-the-radar visit to the US by ACTU secretary Sally McManus.

Hospital operator wins injunction after "misleading" ANMF claims

Ramsay Health Care has used competition laws to win orders restraining a ANMF advertising campaign, after the Federal Court accepted it had an arguable case that the union made false and misleading clams that might damage the company's reputation and scare off patients.

SJSP clause dropped from Aldi deal at last minute: SDA

The SDA says its challenge to a Victorian/Tasmanian Aldi deal on the basis that it tries to circumvent new "same-job, same-pay" laws has prompted the company to quietly ditch similar provisions from a proposed SA deal immediately before an unsuccessful ballot.

TWU pushing Aldi to sign national road transport deal

The TWU says it will campaign for Aldi to sign a national road transport enterprise agreement and if necessary will use new Closing Loopholes provisions to force the retailer to the negotiating table.

TWU piggybacking on new FWC powers to build membership

The TWU says it will "deploy significant and focussed resources" on a campaign to recruit more gig workers, as the FWC prepares to exercise its new powers to set minimum standards in that sector and in road transport.

Unions pushing for reproductive health leave in NES

Queensland's peak union body will push the Albanese Government to add paid reproductive health leave to the National Employment Standards in its next term, and has released a model clause to advance the claim in bargaining, as part of its "It's For Every Body" campaign.

NTEU's Indigenous employment gains set union "benchmark"

The NTEU has contributed to a doubling of Indigenous employment in tertiary education over the past two decades, by creating a "unique" union structure and using collective bargaining to establish employment targets and other Indigenous-specific provisions in enterprise agreements, an academic says.


Fels to run ACTU "price gouging" inquiry

The ACTU has ramped up the prosecution of its case that profits rather than wages are fuelling inflation, securing former ACCC chair Alan Fels to conduct a public inquiry into "price gouging" and unfair pricing practices.

NTEU threatening to escalate Victorian industrial action

NTEU members have voted to escalate industrial action, including another state-wide strike, if Victorian universities maintain their refusal to of union demands to replace most casual jobs with permanent positions.