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Unions’ fight for hospitality, retail workers’ Sunday penalty rates heads to Federal Court
The Federal Court has heard that the Fair Work Commission made errors of law when penalty rates were slashed, as unions take action to protect workers. Read More »
Unions challenge penalty rates decision in Federal Court
While Labor is promising to overturn the Fair Work Commission’s decision if it wins the next election, the union movement has taken more immediate action. Read More »
Stop the penalty rates cuts today
In less than two weeks, 700,000 working people across Australia are due to have their weekly pay packets slashed by around $70 a week because they have to work on Sundays and on public holidays. Read More »
Penalty rate changes to cost $667m: report
A reduction in Sunday penalty rates means workers across country Australia risk losing more than $660 million each year, new modelling shows. Read More »
Angry about cuts to Penalty rates? Here’s what you can do
Unions NSW has put together of list of things you can do to stand up for Australian workers. Read More »
Sunday rate cuts to increase casualisation of the workforce
Cuts to Sunday penalty rates could hurt the economy and increase business failures and job losses Read More »
Save our weekend
For many Australians — including RTBU members — working weekends is not a choice. Read More »
Productivity Commission recommends unfair changes to unfair dismissal laws
The first copy of the Productivity Report released this work was filled with controversial recommendations, including a recommendation to cut penalty rates and change the unfair dismissal laws. Read More »
Anti-penalty rates campaign flops
The business lobby is trying to get shops to put anti-penalty rates campaign posters in their windows over Easter – but so far their campaign isn’t going very well. Read More »
Union victories
Please take a moment to share your favourite union victory on Facebook – to show your pride and help our union movement to grow. Read More »