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ACTU Youth Congress: get involved, fight for your rights at work

CFMEU ACT Branch Assistant Industrial Officer, Josh Stephenson, represented the Union at the ACTU’s Youth Congress in Sydney this week. Here is his report:

The First ever ACTU youth congress was held on Monday 14th May 2012 at Unions NSW to discuss how to get young unionists, Delegates and the youth of Australia a fair go and to give them a say in this country, in spite of their age.

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ACTU Congress 2012 - live on the web and social networks

About 1000 delegates representing Australia’s union movement converge on Sydney today for the three days of the ACTU Congress which starts Tuesday, May 15.

Effectively a parliament for working people, the ACTU Congress is held every three years. The theme of the 2012 Congress is Secure Jobs, Better Future.

Join the ACTU Congress 2012 online.

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Jobs under threat if Green Building Program axed

The Gillard Government must not put construction jobs in jeopardy by scrapping the promised Tax Breaks for Green Buildings program.

CFMEU Construction National Secretary  Dave Noonan said the program, due to start on July 1, is critical and would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving the energy efficiency of older commercial buildings and create thousands of jobs in the construction industry.