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Mar 31, 2026
Peter Riley
@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social
#iww ex-Nurses Aide, orderly and cleaner at public hospitals, ex-Library Assistant at public libraries, ex-tram conductor on public transport, ex-printshop, ex -revegetation, ex-grocers packer. Lived in public housing, squats and rental cooperatives.
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53+ years of #wagetheft Unfair
“Junior pay rates" applied to people below the age of 21, meaning 18-year-olds were paid 70 per cent of the award rate, 80 per cent for 19-year-olds and 90 per cent for 20-year-olds.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/fair-work-comission-junior-pay-rates-retail-fast-food/106514948
(Notes:
1973, Australia’s voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 by the Labor Government.
1 July 2025, National Minimum Wage $24.95 per hour or $948 per week.)
Context:
https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/junior-pay-rates
#Capitalism #juniorpay #minimumwage #wages #workingpoor
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@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social
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Apr 24, 2026
Peter Riley
@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social
#iww ex-Nurses Aide, orderly and cleaner at public hospitals, ex-Library Assistant at public libraries, ex-tram conductor on public transport, ex-printshop, ex -revegetation, ex-grocers packer. Lived in public housing, squats and rental cooperatives.
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Fair Work Commission finally - 53 years late - abolished junior rates of pay in retail, fast food and pharmacies industries. Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union #RAFFWU, on calling for the scrapping of the junior rate of pay, how the system continues to be rigged against young workers.
https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/junior-rates
Junior Wage (small) Change https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/workplace-laws/award-changes/major-award-changes/junior-wage-changes-to-retail-fast-food-and-pharmacy-awards
#LivingWage
https://raffwu.org.au/campaigns/industry/living-wages/
#3CR #CommunityRadio. #JuniorPay #minimumwage #workingpoor
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