Wages
Fighting for fair wages and better pay for all workers
Union members are leading the fight for fair wages, ensuring that every worker is paid what they deserve. This section highlights how collective action is securing higher wages, stopping wage theft, and pushing for better pay conditions across industries. Through strong advocacy and negotiations, unions continue to improve minimum wage laws, ensure equal pay, and protect workers from underpayment and exploitation.
Securing wage increases and workplace protections
Unions have won key victories that deliver pay rises and safeguard workers’ rights. Whether it’s securing penalty rates, advocating for better award wages, or ensuring casual and part-time workers receive fair treatment, union members are driving change to improve wages and conditions. Learn how ongoing campaigns are making a real difference in workers’ pay packets.
Join the movement for wage justice
Being part of a union means having the power to demand better pay, fight against wage inequality, and ensure that all workers receive fair compensation for their work. Together, we can push for stronger laws, stop wage exploitation, and create a fairer, more just economy for every worker.
Read our articles below for more information about Worker’s Wages.
Workers’ wages and training need a massive boost
August 17, 2022
A new report from the Australian Council of Trade Unions calls for the reinvigoration of Australia’s TAFE by guaranteeing a minimum of 70 percent public funding, as well repairing almost a decade of damage to our apprenticeship system.
Interest rate increases worsens cost-of-living crisis – but workers can turn the tide
August 3, 2022
The interest rate rise of 0.5 percentage points, which brings the cash rate to 1.85 per cent, announced on Tuesday by the Reserve Bank of Australia will worsen the cost-of-living crisis for workers.
Corporate profits are the main cause of the cost-of-living crisis
July 19, 2022
The evidence is in: this cost-of-living crisis could have been prevented if corporate giants had put people over profit.
Workers supported to isolate with COVID sick leave restored
July 18, 2022
Good news for workers without paid sick leave: the Albanese Government has restored the $750 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment.
Australian CEOs earn 100 times more than the average worker
July 13, 2022
How would you like to live like a CEO for a day? We’re certainly putting our hands up.
Big business running same tired scare campaign when it comes to paying increases to workers
July 5, 2022
There are plenty of reasons to celebrate the 5.2% wage increase minimum wage workers will see appear on their pay slips in a matter of days. But it seems big business and conservative politicians aren’t too keen to give workers their fair share.
Minimum wage increase well within the means of Australian businesses
June 22, 2022
“If you said workers should continue to have real wage cuts and pay for an inflation rate they didn’t cause, I think that’s morally bankrupt,” said Sally McManus.
Union win: 5.2% increase to the minimum wage
June 15, 2022
Today, the Fair Work Commission has announced a 5.2 per cent increase the minimum wage from…
Minimum wage workers share stories of “grotesque” hours and low paid work to support a 5.5% wage increase
May 18, 2022
Minimum wage workers have shared stories what it’s really like to live on low paid work, while Morrison dismissed their frontline jobs as a “stepping stone”.
Minimum wage workers need a pay increase but Morrison would rather see real wages go backwards
May 9, 2022
What does it take to make sure we don’t have to worry about being able to pay the bill at the supermarket or the petrol station? The simple answer: higher wages including an increased minimum wage.