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September 2004

Women and Financial Independence: 22 September 2004
While women have always worked whether it be in the paid or unpaid sectors of the society, over the last few decades the financial position of women in Australian society has shifted. An increase in women�s employment in the formal economy, the decline of the idea of family male breadwinner and changes in the social structure have meant that women�s incomes now make a more formal and important contribution to maintaining their own lives and that of their families and sustaining the community in general.

Pay Equity Action Week 20 September 2004
Public Services International has nominated 4th to the 8th October as Pay Equity International Week. We urge women members to raise the awareness of pay equity and to celebrate the work of women and their trade unions in improving the wages and conditions of women

April 2004

Pay Equity � Activism Reaps Rewards 01 April 2004
On the 25th March, 2004 the Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) held a Pay Equity Conference. The Conference was opened by Karen Batt the Federal President of the Community and Public Sector Union - State Public Services Federation (CPSU-SPSF) and the opening address was conducted by Rob Hulls the Victorian Minister for Industrial Relations. For those attending there was cause for excitement and optimism. The hard work that many women in the Victorian trade union movement had put in was to be rewarded; an investigation into pay equity was to be announced.

October 2003

Survey investigates violence against women 03 October 2003
The Victorian Trades Hall Council Women's Committee has launched a survey investigating the issue of violence against women in the workplace.

September 2003

Columbian Unionists Rights Focus for PSI 05 September 2003
The PSI, our international union for the Public Sector, is joining the international union movement to campaign for human rights in Columbia. Hundreds of unionists, mostly public servants, education and health workers, have been killed in last two years; just for being unionists. International Human Rights Day, is on December 10th 2003.

August 2003

PM slams paid maternity leave 06 August 2003
The ACTU has accused the Prime Minister, John Howard, of abandoning working families by scrapping plans for a major revamp of work and family policies.

May 2003

Federal Government fails families - again 14 May 2003
The Government�s decision not to support working families with any form of national paid maternity leave is sadly disappointing for Australia�s working families, says Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward.

April 2003

Older Women's Network Survey 30 April 2003
Participants are needed for a survey,which will develop a broad map of what older women contribute through their various voluntary efforts.

New report says no equal pay in our lifetime 10 April 2003
April 19 is Equal Pay Day in the US but as a new report states, it's not a day for celebrating.

February 2003

NZ Prime Minister sets the Agenda 18 February 2003
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark outlines how a progressive social democratic government, working with unions, can create a fair and just society.

May 2002

Librarians case sets new benchmark for equal pay 08 May 2002
On the 28th March 2002 the Full Bench of the NSW Industrial Commission handed down a decision that affected State Librarians, Library Officers and Archivists. Below is a summary of the decision and evidence presented.

March 2002

Union wins for all women workers 28 March 2002
A decision by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission today to award librarians a pay rise was a landmark decision that could set a new benchmark for many women's wages, CPSU (SPSF) Federal Secretary, David Carey said today.

Bank boss urges rethink on maternity leave 12 March 2002

February 2002

NSW PSA to launch major mat leave campaign 25 February 2002
The PSA is planning a major campaign for 2002 to improve entitlements for maternity, parental and adoption leave in the Crown Employees (Conditions of Employment) Award. Read on to have your say in formulating the demands and implementing the campaign.

November 2001

Unions step up maternity leave push 23 November 2001
By NSW PSA Women's Unit The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has stepped up its push for maternity leave rights launching a new campaign kit to win 14 weeks paid leave for working women.

October 2001

Overview: Parental Leave Entitlements 04 October 2001
The CPSU/SPSF is committed to ensuring that members are able to balance work and family commitments, and the Union is campaigning for improved parental leave for all workers. A comprehensive table of provisions lists members' entitlements.

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