http://unitedvoice.org.au/newsThe latest news from LHMU.Fri, 18 May 2012 08:13:23 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://unitedvoice.org.au/news/westfield-under-fire-again-over-cleaners-1Westfield Group's treatment of shopping centre cleaners employed through third parties was raised by community service provider Uniting Care at the company's annual general meeting in Sydney yesterday.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/westfield-under-fire-again-over-cleaners-12012-05-16 21:55:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/having-it-both-ways-barnett-budget-breaks-revenue-records-but-premier-stills-cry-poor-on-assisting-low-paid-with-cost-of-livingBarnett Budget contains nothing for United Voice members.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/having-it-both-ways-barnett-budget-breaks-revenue-records-but-premier-stills-cry-poor-on-assisting-low-paid-with-cost-of-living2012-05-16 14:17:27http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/dirty-shopping-centres-less-shoppers-study-findsA new AusPoll Omnibus released today shows dirty shopping centres have a dramatic influence on shoppers’ decisions to shop at their local centres. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/dirty-shopping-centres-less-shoppers-study-finds2012-05-15 21:55:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/community-e-news-victoria-6Latest community news from United Voice Victoriahttp://unitedvoice.org.au/news/community-e-news-victoria-62012-05-15 01:25:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/dirty-shopping-centres-hurting-retailers-auspoll-surveyThe filthy state of some of our most popular shopping centres may be hitting retailers hard by accelerating the shift to online shopping, as shoppers cut short shopping trips to avoid dirty toilets and food courts, damning new research by Auspoll has revealed.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/dirty-shopping-centres-hurting-retailers-auspoll-survey2012-05-13 18:42:48http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/big-steps-in-the-newsOn the 23rd of the April United Voice hosted ACECQA for the ACT Listening Tour, hear what Goodstart Director from Isaac’s Michelle McCabe had to say when ACECQA visited her centre.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/big-steps-in-the-news2012-05-10 23:25:56http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/proposed-productivity-commission-inquiry-into-childcare-2013-risk-of-fiddling-while-rome-burnsWorking families can’t afford the luxury of yet another childcare inquiry says United Voice the early childhood education and care union. Yesterday in the Senate the Coalition voted for a Greens motion for a Productivity Commission inquiry into federal funding of childcare. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/proposed-productivity-commission-inquiry-into-childcare-2013-risk-of-fiddling-while-rome-burns2012-05-10 02:25:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/act-security-officers-lead-the-way-2013-portable-long-service-leave-a-reality-3Security officers in the ACT have made history by becoming the first Australian workers in their industry to win the right to portable leave. “This is a fantastic win by our members,” Lyndal Ryan, ACT branch secretary of United Voice. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/act-security-officers-lead-the-way-2013-portable-long-service-leave-a-reality-32012-05-09 03:25:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/wins-for-workers-in-2012-budgetLouise Tarrant, National Secretary of United Voice says overall the measures announced in tonight’s budget will provide real help to workers and their families. Commenting on the budget, Louise Tarrant said "This is a budget with real heart."http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/wins-for-workers-in-2012-budget2012-05-08 07:45:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/childcare-fees-important-but-workforce-reform-criticalOn the eve of the federal budget United Voice the early childhood education and care union says fees and fee increases are important issues in childcare reform but the key to improving quality is addressing the low wages of childcare educators in Australia.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/childcare-fees-important-but-workforce-reform-critical2012-05-07 02:40:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/teacher-aide-and-school-cleaner-agreementsHere you can find links to the EBA's for Education Queensland TEACHER AIDES and SCHOOL CLEANERShttp://unitedvoice.org.au/news/teacher-aide-and-school-cleaner-agreements2012-05-01 22:48:37http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/workforce-key-to-disability-reformUnited Voice, the disability workers’ union, welcomes today’s announcement that the phasing in of Australia’s long-awaited National Disability Insurance Scheme will begin in 2013. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/workforce-key-to-disability-reform2012-04-30 01:15:01http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/childhood-education-enews-victoria-1Latest news from our Early Childhood Education and Care members http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/childhood-education-enews-victoria-12012-04-22 21:10:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/big-first-step-in-aged-care-reformThe Aged Care Union, United Voice, today welcomed the Aged Care Reform announcement by the Federal Government as a big first step towards fixing the aged care wage crisis.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/big-first-step-in-aged-care-reform2012-04-20 01:42:36http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/childcare-educators-have-a-say-on-national-improvements-to-childcareAround 90 childcare educators, directors and providers from across the sector met in Adelaide on Wednesday, April 18th to have a discussion with the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) about the implementation of the National Quality Framework(NQF) and National Quality Standards(NQS). http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/childcare-educators-have-a-say-on-national-improvements-to-childcare2012-04-20 00:17:09http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/babies-kids-put-at-disease-risk-by-mall-hygiene-crisis-auditBabies and young children risk contracting potentially fatal infections because of extreme levels of dangerous bacteria on high-chairs and in change rooms at some shopping centres, a covert inspection by an independent hygiene expert has found. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/babies-kids-put-at-disease-risk-by-mall-hygiene-crisis-audit2012-04-16 16:30:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/filthy-shopping-centres-a-threat-to-the-public-hygiene-audit-finds-2A major new report released by United Voice and prepared by GETEX, a specialist consulting and testing company focused on Occupational Hygiene, Health & Safety and the Environment, reveals that your local shopping centre may be dirtier than you think—and it could lead to infection and disease. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/filthy-shopping-centres-a-threat-to-the-public-hygiene-audit-finds-22012-04-16 15:15:00http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/spotless2019-internal-audit-unsatisfactoryEarlier today, the Ombudsman said that Spotless has agreed to audit the pay packets of some its 30,000 low-paid employees. But, United Voice, the cleaners' union, believes that this internal audit has very limited validity.http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/spotless2019-internal-audit-unsatisfactory2012-04-12 19:30:31http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/public-holiday-win-for-thousands-of-sa-workers“I am happy to tell our members that our campaign to make Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve part public holidays has been a success,” says David Di Troia, SA Branch Secretary. http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/public-holiday-win-for-thousands-of-sa-workers2012-04-11 02:47:27http://unitedvoice.org.au/news/united-industries-update-victoriaLatest news from our United Voice membershttp://unitedvoice.org.au/news/united-industries-update-victoria2012-04-04 00:10:00