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High youth unemployment, plummeting apprenticeships will get worse if Liberals return to power
The plummeting of apprenticeship numbers that has occurred under the Liberal Government’s watch since 2013, are set to worsen if Malcolm Turnbull is elected according to CFMEU National Secretary, Michael O’Connor. Referring to new data released by the Department of...
93 jobs a day gone under the Liberal Coalition Government
Employment figures released today show that Australia has hemorrhaged 93 jobs a day in the manufacturing and mining industries on Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull’s watch. The ABS Labour Force Detailed Quarterly statistics show there are 44,000 fewer manufacturing...
Win for workers as spotlight turned on casualisation
In a big win for the campaign for good, steady jobs, Labor today announced their intention to review the definition of casual work. Labor is the first major party to respond to the Steady Jobs campaign, which calls for a comprehensive plan to minimise the harm caused...
Report demolishes claims that union wages are blowing out construction costs
Report demolishes Turnbull’s claims that union EBAs are curbing investment in infrastructure Claims made by Liberal politicians and the Master Builders Association that wage increases for construction workers is inhibiting infrastructure investment has been totally...