Victorian Trades Hall Council Press Releases

Statement on Tim Pallas' retirement

December 16, 2024

The Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) congratulates Tim Pallas on his retirement and extends our congratulations for his decades of tireless service and dedication to improving the lives of working people in Victoria. Throughout his career, Tim has been an ally of the labour movement in Parliament, ensuring that fairness, dignity, and respect are at the heart of industrial relations in our state.

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Victorian apprentices will be safer when these changes are legislated.

October 16, 2024

Campaigning by union members and activists at the Young Workers Centre over several years has highlighted apprenticeship issues, including low apprentice completion rates (52.3% in Victoria) and high rates of injury.

Industrial | young workers | Apprentices

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Victoria commits to nation-leading laws to restrict the use of NDAs

August 12, 2024

Victorian Government commits to nation-leading laws to restrict the use of NDAs in workplace sexual harassment

Women

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Media event: Campaign blitz to end junior rates

July 03, 2024

Media event: Campaign blitz to end junior rates

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Call for employers to act on workplace sexual harassment

April 30, 2024

New Research Reveals Alarming Levels of Workplace Harassment: Urgent Call for Employers to Act A recent survey unveiling that 1 in 7 Australians admit to sexually harassing a colleague has sparked criticism of businesses failing to uphold their legal and ethical duties in creating safer workplaces. Victorian Trades Hall Council says that employers are more concerned with silencing complaints than stopping harassment.

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Trades Hall statement on WorkCover changes

March 05, 2024

Quotes attributable to Luke Hilakari, Secretary Victorian Trades Hall Council This Bill represents the worst of Victorian politics. Injured workers are some of the most vulnerable people in our state, and their elected representatives have colluded to strip them of support.

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Victorian Trades Hall rejects changes to WorkCover system

November 01, 2023

Victorian Trades Hall Council continues to strongly reject changes by the Victorian Government that cut injured workers entitlements. Victorian workers need a well-functioning and financially sustainable WorkCover scheme and we believe the path to getting there is through greater prevention - stopping workers from being injured in the first place.

OHS | Injured Workers

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Victorian Unions welcome National Heritage Listing for Victorian Trades Hall

October 11, 2023

The Victorian union movement has lauded the independent Australian Heritage Council for the National Heritage listing of the Victorian Trades Hall building in Carlton. It is a watershed moment for the recognition of working peoples’ history, and we are pleased that it is being celebrated today by the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water and Sonya Kilkenny MP, Victorian Minister for Planning.

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Statue of iconic equal pay protest to be unveiled

May 29, 2023

A bronze statue depicting an iconic act of protest will be unveiled today on the corner of Lygon & Victoria streets, outside Victorian Trades Hall Council.

zelda | Women | equal pay | History | Arts Events

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VTHC celebrates appointment of Oanh Tran to Fair Work Commission

May 12, 2023

Victorian Trades Hall Council welcomes the appointment of our sister Oanh Tran as a Fair Work Commissioner. Oanh has worked at Trades Hall as the Principal Solicitor for the Young Workers Centre since 2019.

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