Actu in a sentence

A year later, Hawke was recommended to the President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) to become a research officer, replacing Harold Souter who had become ACTU Secretary.

THE annual minimum wage for Australia’s low paid workers should rise by seven per cent, the ACTU says.

ACTU secretary Sally McManus said achieving equal pay for women needed systemic change and targeted pay rises in industries traditionally dominated by women.

But a new report from the Labor-aligned ACTU says the gender pay gap is shrinking, and at a faster rate under Labor than the previous LNP administration.

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The reform is a massive step forward in holding perpetrators accountable, ACTU president Michele O’Neil said.

In what is not seen as another inadequate response, a government spokesman declined to comment on the ACTU proposal for workers, saying bushfire victims were eligible for ‘a range’ of support payments.

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The ACTU also called for increased payments for volunteer firefighters, many of whom have been unable to work for weeks owing to their firefighting commitments.

The ACTU Chairperson, Mrs Remi Ekundayo, appreciated the CG’s support, encouragement and confidence in the new team.

The ACTU declined to comment.

The ACTU secretary, Sally McManus, said the union movement – which represents 1.6 million workers across all industries – “will be working to support our members … to ensure we lock in fair working from home arrangements”.

This included targeting ACTU president Michele O’Neil and secretary Sally McManus.

ACTU secretary Sally McManus said occupational health and safety regulations needed to be updated to recognise the impact of global warming.

Despite of Labor’s post-election performance of late, the ACTU stresses that Labor has taken a "strong stance" on this legislation, as it understands what this bill means "for Australian workers and their rights".

One of the items on the to-find list was ACTU president Bob Hawke.

ACTU secretary Sally McManus is right that, "Big business has too much power, Australians don't have secure work, pay rises are at record lows".

Despite a resurgent campaign from the ACTU’s charismatic Sally McManus, the reality is that union power in Australia is at a post-war low, and shows little sign of reviving.

After graduating from the University of Oxford in 1956, Hawke was allowed to join the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) as a research officer.

Although Keating was able to win the support of a reluctant Cabinet, Hawke believed that the opposition from the public, the ACTU, and the business community would be too great.