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Oct 27, 2024 | 
sunjournal.com | Elizabeth Cook |Sally McManus
Every year, about a million people in England and Wales are victims of violent crime. In addition to the harm suffered in the assault itself, they may also experience mental and physical health effects that last far longer. They often need the support of health and victim services, and they might have contact with the police or criminal justice. The effects of violence can also ripple through whole families.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
msn.com | Elizabeth Cook |Sally McManus
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Elizabeth Cook |Sally McManus
Every year, about a million people in England and Wales are victims of violent crime. In addition to the harm suffered in the assault itself, they may also experience mental and physical health effects that last far longer. They often need the support of health and victim services, and they might have contact with the police or criminal justice. The effects of violence can also ripple through whole families.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
bmjopen.bmj.com | Samuel Tromans |Lucy Teece |Catherine Saunders |Sally McManus
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May 15, 2024 | 
actu.org.au | Sally McManus
The ACTU welcomes today’s Wage Price Index data by the ABS which showed that real wages have grown by as much in the past year as under nearly a decade of Coalition Government. This comes as early childhood educators from the United Workers Union spoke today about the importance of a pay rise, welcoming the announcement in yesterday’s Budget that the Albanese government will make provisions for funding a pay increase for early childhood educators and care workers.
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May 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Tony Burke |Paul Fletcher |Sally McManus |Dominic Price |Carolyn Creswell
What’s the future of work? COVID disrupted the office and accelerated the transition to hybrid working. Full-time remote working is a reality for some, but there’s a tension in some corporates who want staff back in the office at least a few days a week. For many Australians, WFH isn’t an option, entrenching social and economic divides between those who can and those who can’t. How will technological advances and the rise of artificial intelligence further exacerbate those differences?
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
actu.org.au | Sally McManus
The Australian Union movement is a movement of peace and respect for all races and nationalities. We oppose war, racism, and oppression. We act in solidarity. The Australian Union movement is horrified by the escalating violence and death toll of civilians in Gaza. The ACTU reiterates its statements and resolution of 19 October 2023 and 23 February 2024 and continues to call for an urgent and permanent ceasefire and the release of hostages and political prisoners.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
actu.org.au | Sally McManus
This year’s International Day of Mourning Service will be held on Monday 29 April 2024 at 12:00 noon, Reflection Park, Little Pier Street, Darling Harbour. International Day of Mourning is held annually to honour those who have lost their lives as a result of a workplace incident or as a result of contracting a workplace disease.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
actu.org.au | Sally McManus
An estimated 11,200 long term casual workers in Tasmania would prefer to be permanent according to a new ACTU analysis of ABS data released today. Despite this strong demand, less than 5% of those casuals have been able to convert to permanent work under the current law. The law reflects the Morrison Government’s flawed changes to casual work in the Fair Work Act in 2021.
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Dec 10, 2023 | 
actu.org.au | Sally McManus
The ACTU expresses its deep sadness of passing of former IEU Secretary John Quessy on Sunday 10 December. John was a passionate trade unionist and campaigner. As IEU Secretary he led highly successful campaigns for pay rises and improved working conditions in the Catholic system sector. He spearheaded the 2012 “Teachers are Teachers” campaign for pay parity for university trained early childhood teachers with primary school teachers.
