Luke Hilakari, Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, is coming to Perth to share stories of victory from the recent Victorian election. Luke will talk about the pivotal role Victorian unions played in the ousting of the conservative government. Meredith Hammat, Secretary, UnionsWA, will also provide a briefing on plans by unions in WA to ensure that we defeat conservative governments here in the state and nationally, while ensuring that Labor Governments progress the rights of working people. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP below. Jointly sponsored by...
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UnionsWA has commented on the release today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics of its Wage Price Index series and together with data released last week on living costs for employee households. These highlight a trend of wages failing to keep pace with costs, particularly so for working people in WA on low wages and others on fixed incomes.
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