AAP General News (Australia)
02-27-1999
AAP Internet Bulletin 1830 Saturday, Feb 27, 1999
[A][WAGE][FED]
ACTU push for wage rise
The ACTU will step up its latest push for a wage rise for low paid workers next week when
the union body presents its Living Wage submission to the Australian Industrial Relations
Commission (AIRC).
The ACTU will argue for an increase in the Federal Minimum Wage from $373.40 to $400 a week
-- an extra $26.60 a week for low paid workers.
ACTU assistant secretary Greg Combet said that the increase was affordable.
"Our submission to the AIRC simply asks for a …
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