Work Health and Safety
Ensuring safe and healthy workplaces for all
Union members are driving the fight for stronger workplace safety laws, ensuring every worker has access to safe working conditions and fair health and safety protections. This section highlights how collective action is pushing for better work health and safety (WHS) standards, stronger workers’ rights, and employer accountability in creating safer workplaces.
Protecting workers from unsafe conditions
Every worker deserves to feel safe on the job. Unions are leading efforts to prevent workplace injuries, enforce occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations, and eliminate risks such as exposure to hazardous materials and unsafe work environments. Campaigns focus on improving mental health support at work, strengthening safety training, and ensuring that workers are not put at unnecessary risk.
Join the movement for workplace safety
By becoming a union member, you gain the power to demand better workplace protections, fight for fair compensation for workplace injuries, and hold employers accountable for maintaining safe working environments. Together, union members are making real progress in creating workplaces where safety is a right, not a privilege.
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Tanya Plibersek MP, says investment in cheaper, cleaner renewable energy is a “no brainer”
November 30, 2020
Shadow Minister for Education and Training, the Hon.Tanya Plibersek MP, says investment in cheaper, cleaner renewable energy is a “no brainer” as we begin our COVID-19 recovery.
Behind the Mask – meet some of the hidden heroes of the crisis
September 6, 2020
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Got questions about your work rights during COVID-19?
August 17, 2020
When business restrictions were introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19, Amy* found herself amongst the thousands of workers in Australia without work.
“It all changed so quickly. One week I was told to work from home and then the next week, I was stood down,” she said.
Paid pandemic leave – what is it and why do we need it?
August 10, 2020
In what’s been an already devasting year, it’s fair to say Victorians have had an especially rough week.
In Conversation: Young Workers
July 22, 2020
Michele O’Neil interviewed young workers and how they were affected by COVID-19.
Paid pandemic leave for all
July 9, 2020
After tribunal rejection, ACTU doubles down on paid pandemic leave for all.
With IR reform ahead, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus says a crucial lesson from the COVID-19 crisis is the importance of working together.
June 17, 2020
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Australian unions warn against push for effective pay cuts amid Covid-19 recovery
June 1, 2020
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Is it fair for a casual employee to have annual leave? What unions and business want from Scott Morrison
May 28, 2020
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