Jan Marsh, ACTU Industrial Advocate and Bill Kelty, ACTU Assistant Secretary, at the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, Melbourne when employees tried to stop the National Wage Case, 13 Nov 1980

Bill Kelty, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions, 1977-1983; Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, 1983-2000. Jan Marsh, ACTU Research Officer and Advocate, 1979-1988

Unidentified man with group of ladies

Many are undated - the range given is therefore approximate. Most of the dated images are 1986 - 1993

Strike, Iron Monarch crew

Folder includes a DVD-R holding an audio interview of Alwyn Allport by Bryn Griffiths, no date

Wages and wage determination in 2007

In 2007 money wages rose marginally faster than in 2006 but there was no evidence of generalized wage pressures arising from skill shortages. The Reserve Bank raised interest rates twice during the year, further reducing housing affordability. The Fair Pay Commission decision in July temporarily restored the real wages of the lowest paid, but there was further compression of the lower deciles of the wage distribution. With petrol prices continuing to rise, household living standards are under threat, particularly those of workers reliant on the wage adjustment through the Commission whose next decision will not be operational until October 2008. The election of the Labor Government in November led to speculation as to extent to which the Work Choices legislation would be amended