ACTU Congress: end hostility to workers, new ACTU secretary says.

• Jurisdiction: Australia
• Date: 01 June 2012

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The incoming Australian Council of Trades Union (ACTU) Secretary has pledged to work with unions to strengthen the rights of all workers, including those of nurses and midwives.

Elected at the ACTU Congress last month, Dave Oliver said he was "determined to combat the increasingly hostile attack on workers' rights by employers."

"I intend to work with all unions, big and small, to put our agenda into action, grow the movement and achieve positive change for workers and...