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The long fight for superannuation

The long fight for superannuation

Published: 01/07/2022
Category: Working life

Though we may be used to superannuation now, only 29% of workers received super prior to this campaign win in 1992. This was by no means an easy win, but a decades-long, uphill battle met with fierce opposition from businesses and the Liberal Party. 

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Working towards a strong future and decent retirement: Collective action is the only answer

Working towards a strong future and decent retirement: Collective action is the only answer

Published: 01/07/2022
Category: Women To The Front

Employers didn’t offer up super contributions with unprompted goodwill – the right to superannuation was entirely union member driven and won. Today the whole nation benefits. That is the power of collective action.  

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Goodbye superannuation threshold, hello stable retirement

Goodbye superannuation threshold, hello stable retirement

Published: 29/06/2022
Category: Super

It’ll soon be time to check those pay slips because you may be one of the workers soon to have a permanent boost to your superannuation.

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Hospital patients and rising cost of living front of mind for nurses and midwives on strike

Hospital patients and rising cost of living front of mind for nurses and midwives on strike

Published: 29/06/2022
Category: Workers rights

Going on strike in any industry is a last resort. But NSW nurses and midwives have had to do it not once, not twice, but now three times this year.

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Landmark ruling a huge win for gig workers

Landmark ruling a huge win for gig workers

Published: 28/06/2022
Category: On The Job

The net has started to close on big-tech companies who have denied their workers’ rights with sophisticated sham contracting, following a landmark workers compensation decision in Sydney. Xiaojun Chen died while delivering food for the Tech platform Hungry Panda. He has been recognised as an employee of the company under New South Wales workers’ compensation scheme. 

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How your Super savings are shaping the economy

Published: 26/06/2022

Australia's industry super funds have become one of the country's biggest and most powerful forces in determining investment decisions and the shape and nature of our economy.

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