Job and Income Security will be the Key Election Issue for Working People

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by the Australian Council of Trade Unions The ACTU calls for a real and extensive discussion on job security, following the Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of a date for the federal Election and a commitment to focus on jobs. ACTU President, Ged Kearney, said the PM’s surprise announcement should be the trigger to intensifying discussion around issues Australian’s care about…

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HUNDREDS OF ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKERS TO HAVE THEIR JOBS OUTSOURCED (NSW)UNIONS NSW MEDIA RELEASE

Thursday, 24 January 2013 Hundreds of road maintenance workers to have their jobs outsourced The State Government's lack of respect for public sector workers is clearer than ever, with today's revelation that road maintenance work will be outsourced and the public sector banned from tendering for the work. Hundreds of workers employed by Roads and Maritime Services now face an uncertain future. Unions NSW Secretary…

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January 2013 edition of Women @ Work out now

  The January 2013 edition of Women @ Work is now available here Articles in this edition are: *Linda Barclay-Hales, Womens Council Chair article, *Minister for Women supports cuts to your employment conditions, *Anne Gardiner, General Secretary article, *PSA Womens Conference Dr Marian Baird, *State-wide Stop Work Meeting 8 October 2012, *Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 Consolidation of Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws, *Human Rights Commission…

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NSW Government cuts jobs first, asks questions later

The NSW Government has things the wrong way around: axing 15,000 jobs before looking closely at the operation of the NSW public sector, says the NSW Public Service Association. The PSA has welcomed the release of the inaugural State of the NSW Public Sector Report (www.psc.nsw.gov.au) and its in-depth look at the states public sector workers, which reveals insights including the high level of job…

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Schools job cuts don’t add up

The O’Farrell Government’s plans to cut hundreds of jobs out of education will hit the operation of schools and implementation of learning programs, at a time the government has found a spare billion dollars in the budget, says the Public Service Association. The State Government has begun to roll out its planned 1800 job cuts in education, with nearly 400 to be cut from Department…

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