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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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Victorian Government's updated wages policy

April 04, 2023

The Government’s updated wages policy significantly improves the outlook for Victorian Public Sector workers, lifting the funding for wage rises from 1.5% to 3% per annum, and removing the cap on wage rises.
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Pay Up! VISY shamed as Workers Rally to demand Pay before Profit 

March 22, 2023

VISY shamed as Workers Rally to demand Pay before Profit. CPI rose 1.9% this quarter, meaning working people are absorbing price increases on everything they buy and spending more of their wages on bills. Meanwhile, company gross operating profits rose 10.6% seasonally adjusted for Dec 2022.
Industrial
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VTHC recognises gig economy standards

October 21, 2022

Victorian Trades Hall Council recognises the Victorian Government’s announcement of new standards and a dedicated support service to protect workers in the Gig Economy.  
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Workers to campaign for sick pay, bad boss ban, career break at state poll

October 20, 2022

Workers to campaign for sick pay, bad boss ban, career break at state poll
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Trades Hall backs Fair Jobs Code

August 10, 2022

Victorian Trades Hall Council welcomes the Andrews Government’s launch of the Fair Jobs Code, ensuring that any business seeking to benefit from government contracts will provide good jobs to Victorians.     Under the Code, an adverse ruling against a business will make that business ineligible for large government contracts.    
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Heritage Victoria recommends saving the Curtin Hotel

July 25, 2022

The John Curtin Hotel has been recommended by Heritage Victoria for inclusion in the Victorian Heritage Register as a place of State-level cultural heritage significance. This follows a joint nomination submitted by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Victorian Trade Hall Council in March, 2022. Executive Director of Heritage Victoria, Steven Avery, assessed the John Curtin Hotel’s culturalheritage significance - and his recommendation met whole-hearted support from Victorian Trades Hall Council, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and City of Melbourne DeputyLord Mayor Nicholas Reece.
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