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A temporary visa holder exploited by her boss because of her immigration status has called on other vulnerable workers to speak out after winning a court ruling against her former employer…
MEDIA RELEASE The tax backflip on the aged care retention bonus from Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck is a broken promise to residential aged care and home care workers across Australia.
On 20 March…
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Union submits progressive vision to Senate COVID-19 Committee
United Workers Union has today requested the Senate Committee consider seven key recommendations to ensure essential workers of Australia are recognised with action that…
MEDIA RELEASE Another COVID-19 case in an aged care facility has shown the urgent need for the Federal Government to recognise and act on the serious gaps in its measures to protect the…
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Welcome assistance for ACT temporary visa workers – Federal Government must now follow ACT lead
United Workers Union welcomes the announcement from the ACT Government of free medical care in the ACT…
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United Workers Union fights for benchmark pandemic leave
United Workers Union – the union for 150,000 Australians in a range of essential industries – is calling for workers to be supported with…
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“We Can Use This Crisis to Reconceptualize the Economy” - An interview with Tim Kennedy
Interview by Daniel Lopez - Read the full interview on Jacobin
Australian workers are finally being addressed…
As millions of workers across the country face cuts to hours and job losses, United Workers Union has today outlined an emergency plan of what working people need from the Federal Government to…
One of Australia’s largest Aged Care providers has agreed to pay staff two weeks of special “Covid19 leave” if they or their close family have to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus.
The…
The Federal Government has belatedly recognised the importance of an overworked and understaffed workforce in dedicating funding directly to aged carers, the United Workers Union said today.
“The challenge for the Federal Government is…
New restrictions on visitors to aged care facilities represent sensible steps toward addressing the impact of coronavirus on the country’s most vulnerable citizens, United Workers Union said today.
The union’s National Aged Care Director…
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Workers must be supported through coronavirus
United Workers Union – the union for 150,000 Australians in a range of essential industries – is calling for workers to be supported as concerns around…