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Unions back recommendation to jail dodgy employers for wage theft

Queensland Unions have backed an in-principle recommendation to jail dodgy employers who deliberately or recklessly underpay workers. The recommendation was one of 17 contained in the State Government’s response to a Parliamentary committee inquiry into wage theft released today. Queensland ...
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Workers at Qld Children’s Hospital Rally for Fair Pay

A rally by Queensland unions was held at midday outside the Queensland Children’s Hospital in South Brisbane in support of United Voice workers fighting against wage theft.
Queensland Council of Unions General Secretary Ros McLennan said the stand taken ...
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Morrison government caught short on “permanent casual” case

Queensland Unions say the Morrison government cannot be trusted to change industrial relations to the benefit of workers. Queensland Council of Unions General Secretary Ros McLennan joined condemnation of the plan being floated today by federal Jobs and Industrial Relations ...
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Twenty thousand Brisbane workers rally to Change the Rules

Tens of thousands of workers turned out today in Brisbane in a show of community support to change the rules to address growing inequality in Australia. Queensland Council of Unions General Secretary Ros McLennan said Queensland workers were concerned that ...
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Working for Labour Hire? – know your rights.

New laws mean that all Labour Hire companies operating in Queensland must be licensed and operators will need to pass a ‘fit and proper person test’ to establish that they comply with all relevant laws and that their business is ...
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Wage theft inquiry report calls for criminalisation

Queensland Unions have welcomed today’s Parliamentary inquiry report which recommends criminalising wage theft and changing laws to make it easier for workers to reclaim stolen wages. Queensland Council of Unions General Secretary Ros McLennan said the scourge of wage theft ...
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Ad campaign in Queensland building to national rallies to Change the Rules

The peak body for working people has launched a month-long advertising campaign calling on Queenslanders to join national action for change. Television and radio ads started yesterday in Queensland electorates, with regional rallies in October culminating in a major Brisbane ...
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Are we all prepared to pay the price for proper wages? (SMH)

"In a fragmented industry largely unencumbered by regulators or unions, there appears to be little fear of being caught out doing the wrong thing." ...
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elected officials

Rohan Webb

Honorary President

Ros McLennan

General Secretary

Michael Clifford

Assistant General Secretary

affiliates

  • Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union
  • Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Employees
  • Australian Institute of Marine Power Engineers
  • Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
  • Australian Maritime Officers Union
  • Bacon Factory Union of Employees
  • Communication Workers Union
  • Community & Public Sector Union
  • Electrical Trades Union
  • Independent Education Union
  • Maritime Union of Australia
  • Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance
  • National Tertiary Education Union
  • National Union of Workers
  • Professionals Australia
  • Queensland Nurses & Midwives' Union
  • Queensland Police Union
  • Queensland Teachers' Union
  • Rail, Tram & Bus Union
  • Textile Clothing & Footwear Union of Australia
  • The Plumbers' Union
  • The Services Union
  • Together Union
  • United Firefighters Union (QLD)
  • United Voice (QLD)

sponsors

  • Union Shopper
  • Dowd Publications
  • Maurice Blackburn
  • Australian Super
  • Hesta
  • Intrust Super
  • ME Bank
  • QSuper
  • Slater & Gordon
  • TUH Health Fund
  • Turner Freeman
  • CBus
  • MGI
  • Sunsuper

contact

Office hours are:
8.00am – 5:00pm Monday – Thursday
8.00am – 4.30pm Friday

Closed on Public Holidays.

Telephone: (07) 3010 2555

Email: [email protected]

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Website: queenslandunions.org.au

Queensland Council of Unions
Level 5
Trades and Labour Council Building
16 Peel Street, South Brisbane Q 4101

Media enquiries
Brett Young, Media Officer
Telephone: 0400 080 099
Email: [email protected]

Authorised R McLennan, General Secretary Queensland Council of Unions. (c) 2019.