Taxi industry deregulation does not excuse Uber from ripping off drivers

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The arrival to Canberra of app-based booking services like Uber does not excuse companies like Uber, or taxi companies, from their responsibility to workers and to the community, said UnionsACT today. Globally, Uber not only refuses to collectively bargain with drivers, but maintains the legal fiction that drivers are not Uber-employees. This has the potential […]

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UnionsACT welcomes ACT Govt’s announcement on Easter Sunday public holiday

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UnionsACT today welcomed the announcement by Andrew Barr on Saturday 22 August 2015 that the ACT Government would make Easter Sunday a classified public holiday. Currently, only Good Friday and Easter Monday are classified as public holidays during the Easter period. This announcement will assist those people who work on Easter Sunday by ensuring they

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Independent assessment of light rail jobs figures supports 3,500 number

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An independent assessment commissioned by UnionsACT confirms that over 3,500 jobs will be created as a result of the construction of light rail. More importantly, the assessment finds that the transformation of the Gungahlin corridor will generate thousands of jobs in the private sector knowledge economy and service industry over the long term. The assessment,

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ACT Light Rail: Assessment on Impact for Workers

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An independent assessment commissioned by UnionsACT confirms that over 3,500 jobs will be created as a result of the construction of light rail. More importantly, the assessment finds that the transformation of the Gungahlin corridor will generate thousands of jobs in private sector knowledge economy and service jobs over the long term. The assessment, prepared by

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ACT Still Least Safe Jurisdiction for Construction Workers

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Media Release Safe Work Australia data shows that construction sites in the ACT are the least safe of any jurisdiction in Australia, UnionsACT said today. The SWA report, from May 2015, states that: In 2012–13p the Australian Capital Territory recorded the highest incidence rate of serious claims with 29.0 claims per 1000 workers while Victoria

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