18 Jul 2018 | Archive
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Congress missed an important opportunity this week to show that unions understand what Australians want from their work and to deliver positive ideas for the future of work in Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said today.
Australian Chamber CEO, James Pearson said:
“Australians need to work together to tackle the key challenges we face:
“Cooperation, not militancy, will drive productivity, competitiveness, jobs and higher wages.
“The ideas coming out of the ACTU Congress are not going to deliver jobs, economic sustainability, or wages growth, or help tackle the real issues facing working Australians and their families:
“If the ACTU’s agenda to rewrite our workplace laws succeeds, Australia’s key export in a few years’ time will be our jobs.”
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