The Turnbull Government’s Productivity Commission has recommended cutting Sunday penalty rates for retail and hospitality workers.

This is a blow to hundreds of thousands of workers and their families, who will struggle to make ends meet if the Government adopts the Productivity Commission’s recommendation.

United Voice has called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to immediately dismiss the recommendation.

The Federal election will be held some time next year and penalty rates will be a major election issue. We need to be on the front foot to stop the Turnbull Government and business from taking away the pay some United Voice members rely on when working overtime and weekends.

The first step in defending penalty rates is to attend a Save Our Weekend training session.