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ACTU Worksite Harvester Judgement HV McKay

The Harvester judgement and Australia’s minimum wage

July 31, 2015
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In 1907 the Harvester judgement set the minimum wage for the average worker.
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ACTU Worksite for Schools Child Labour

The history of child labour: from farm to factory

August 12, 2014
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Australian Curriculum Links

August 06, 2014
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To help teachers to get the most out of Worksite we are now adding in links to the Australian Curriculum.
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ACTU Worksite old currency

Wages through the ages: a brief history of pay

September 11, 2013
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Everybody who goes to work is entitled to minimum wage, annual leave, sick leave and other conditions. But it wasn't always so.
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Eight hour day: work, rest and play

September 11, 2013
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ACTU Worksite The Bood Vote

Opposing conscription in World War One

August 12, 2013
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Tolpuddle Martyrs 1830

June 29, 2013
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of English labourers who started one of the first unions in the 1830s.
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Shearer’s Strike 1891

May 14, 2013
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The 1891 Queensland shearer's strike was the first big strike in Australia.
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