Covid-19

The Morrison government’s scheme for tax deductible Rapid Antigen Tests barely scrapes the surface

Finally, the news we’ve been waiting for has arrived. The Morrison government has made Rapid Antigen Tests needed for work…. tax deductible.

Ultimately, this decision provides no immediate relief for workers who have been so frantically trying to secure themselves RATs.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/02/11/the-morrison-governments-scheme-for-tax-deductible-rapid-antigen-tests-barely-scrapes-the-surface/

Australia needs free, accessible rapid antigen tests. For all.

The Morrison Government must step up to make Rapid Antigen Tests free and accessible to all. That’s why Australian Unions has launched a new television ad calling on the community to help us convince the Morrison Government to make RATs free and accessible for all. We need your help to get this ad far and…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/24/australia-needs-free-accessible-rapid-antigen-tests-for-all/

Free Seminar: Omicron and Workplace Safety – Your Rights

The rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 comes at a time when many workplaces are unprepared. Register for this urgent meeting where Sally McManus and work and health and safety experts will provide advice and support on how to make work safe and prevent transmission.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/21/omicron-and-workplace-safety/

Reassessing workplace safety is crucial to economic recovery

As vaccination rates creep closer to the National Cabinet thresholds for economic reopening in lockdown states, many workplaces are preparing to expand their operations in a new context, writes Lauren Piko

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/15/reassessing-workplace-safety/

Australian workers urgently need JobKeeper 2.0

A new JobKeeper is urgently needed for all workers and should not be open to corporate profiteering. Add your support today.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/25/australian-workers-urgently-need-jobkeeper-2-0/

COVID-19 pandemic leave and payments

What pandmic leave and payments are you entitled to? Check this list prepared by the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/02/covid-19-pandemic-leave-and-payments/

Vaccinations – your questions answered

Australian Unions answers key questions you may have about the vaccination program and your workers’ rights

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/01/vaccinations-your-questions-answered/

What workers need to reopen Australia’s borders

Vaccination is the precondition of opening our borders and supporting the workers whose jobs depend on international travel, writes Chloe Ward.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/21/what-workers-need-to-reopen-australias-borders/

Meet Sherree: one cut from poverty

One shift can make all the difference for aged care worker Sherree Clarke. But in the midst of a pandemic, she actually saw fewer of them.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/10/meet-sherree-one-cut-from-poverty/

International Women’s Day 2021 Report

Reality check for Australian Working Women International Women’s Day is a day to reflect upon and honour the work of all the women who fought for the rights and protections that working women have today. But this year, it’s also a day for a reality check – because this Government has left women behind. The…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/08/international-womens-day-2021-report-reality-check-for-australian-working-women/