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Jacob Shteyman

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Unions urge five per cent pay rise as inflation bites | History Defined

The ACTU is pushing for a five per cent pay rise for the nation's lowest-paid workers. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Nearly three million low-paid workers would receive thousands more in annual wages under a union push for a five per cent pay rise.

The ACTU will ask industrial umpire the Fair Work Commission to increase the minimum wage to $26.19 per hour, up from $24.95, in its submission to the annual review for minimum and award wages.

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