Sally McManus, Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), is promoting the Change The Rules campaign and calling workers to take part in it. On April 10 the ACTU is taking to the streets with a national political protest for fair wage rises and better job security.
The campaign received a significant boost recently when Bill Shorten, Federal Opposition Leader, committed Labor to replace the minimum wage with a living wage.
Can we count on you to be there?
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An extract from a circular email from Liam O’Brien, ACTU Assistant Secretary:
I want to tell you about Anthony.
Anthony was a stonemason from the Gold Coast who was diagnosed with silicosis in late 2017 after ten years of exposure to silica dust at work.
2 weeks ago, Anthony succumbed to the illness and died. He was 36 years old.
Will you sign our petition calling for a safe silica standard to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else?
Now let me tell you about Greg.
Greg's work regularly exposed him to unsafe levels of silica dust as a consequence of an outdated silica exposure standard. The dust worked its way into his lungs and now as a result, he's been diagnosed with scleroderma: an irreversible and chronic condition.
We're calling on Safe Work Australia to update its Australian Standard for silica exposure, which was written in the 1970s and is incredibly outdated. We need to let them know that we won't stand by and let more workers be exposed to this horrendous substance.
Send Safe Work Australia a message. Sign the petition now. [Megaphone website petition]
Liam O'Brien
ACTU Assistant Secretary
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And ultimately, by exercising our power, we shall save our larger, global community: our planet. If we fail, may God have mercy of us all.
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